Life Update

Hey World!! So much has been going on since I last posted. Work, Joaquin's birthday party and doctor visits. So let's jump in to where I've been shall we?? When I was pregnant with Joaquin at my very first ultrasound the technician told me that I had a fibroid. I immediately panicked of course, and thought the worse. When I finally got the see my doctor he said that it was nothing to worry about that is common and he also informed me that it was the size of a small lime (key lime??). At 27 weeks I ended up going to the ER and stayed overnight because I was bleeding. The doctors where prepared for the arrival of Joaquin I remember a team of pediatricians came to my room to talk to me of how they would care for him and just to stay calm. By nighttime my contractions where gone the bleeding had stopped and I was out of the woods for early delivery. They also informed me then that the fibroid was the size of an orange. At 8 Months the fibroid was the size of a grapefruit and husband and I talked it over with my doctor and all came to terms that C-Section was the best way for me to deliver Joaquin (also the location of the fibroid). The day I arrived at the hospital to have Joaquin I remember tons of doctors and residents coming over to do a sonogram of my very large fibroid. It was kinda weird I wont lie but I knew that them seeing and somehow studying the way it was would help another mommy to be. During the surgery I did bleed a little more than normal but the doctor was able to keep it under control and all went well. After I had Joaquin I started bleeding right away for about 4-5 months straight (yes I was breast feeding) I remember calling my doctor and he said it was because of my fibroid. From the time I had him, March 2012, until now I have had my period last about 16 days every month. I have really low iron so I am on Iron supplement, I am always tired, and not to mention that I pretty much don't have a life during those days. Well I went to the doctors about 2 weeks ago and began the process of removing my fibroid. After many sonograms and ultrasounds the doctors came to conclusion that my uterus could stay (they feared that the way it was positioned and all that it had to go). I know that keeping the uterus means that other fibroids might grow but I am really hoping and praying that I can have another child. I have faith that all will go well and that very wanted child will come soon. I will keep you all informed..til then God bless.