So now guys, we come to the Easter season. Let's pose for a moment and ponder on the thought that He Gave up His only son so that we may be saved. He died to save us from eternal condemnation. As we take a break from the busy life(well, those of us who are lucky enough to), let us be thankful to God and just take time to whisper a prayer, for ourselves, for our families and even our friends. I get to spend like five full days with my children and family, I will miss him...but he is with us in spirit....(sob, sob).
So today we were in theater, doing a tuboplasty operation. This lady is married for the last three years, has tried in vain to get children with no luck whatsoever. Husband has been subjected to all manner of tests (even the closed door one,magazines...dudes you know what I mean) with no baby in sight! So all her hope lay in us as we went in to do some "magic" and grant her her wish! So in we go, scalpel in hand, methylene blue dye in another, retractors, sutures the full battalion!
What we get is just heart wrenching to say the least. Her tubes are thickened, tortous, with so many adhesions we couldn't possibly tell what lay where and when! her uterus is small and 'fixed' adhesions all over the place, her ovaries a mixed mish mash of tissue and more adhesions!
How many times have we sat back and truly thanked God for the little things we have? I jokingly call my kids brats, but how many people out there are struggling to just give forth a new life to just nurture and watch grow? am left with the difficult task of letting this lady know that she needs to look for other options of getting a child(IVF and the like which is like un-affordable) or adoption(Quite another challenging option).
So ladies, gentlemen seek treatment for those discharges that come every so often for some or once in a lifetime in others, you could just save yourself and your future progeny! God gave his only son for us, Do you appreciate the chance he has given you in raising your kids...current and future ones?
Blessed Easter!
When I was an intern, I remember during one of the gyn clinic...there was this lady who wanted to undergo a tuboplasty and from all the investigations she had done, there was no hope yet when she told me what she had undergone, I choked up.
ReplyDeleteCouldnt agree less, dear. Saw this lady at the clinic, poor woman has had recurrent PID, but someone was managing just the pain telling her its normal. She is married 3years, no child yet, been trying but still no sign. Now she presents with PUD, depression, brokeness, husband cheating on her bcoz of the situation. Its soo sad to reveal to her that she has infertility bcoz of something that could have been treated with simple antibiotics and that someone could have told her exactly what she had. Poor woman cant afford tuboplasty. So people we need to tell our clients early treament is best, and ofcourse right drug for right diagnosis. That way u save a life and a famo. Happy easter
ReplyDeleteKasera, very heartbreaking. Mwende, yeah sometimes I think its better to actually overtreat and use antibiotics and save fertility! and guys should also not shy from seeking treatment.
ReplyDeleteso sad how you dunno what a miracle kids are till you cant have them..and on a different note, at least now i know what a tuboplasty is - heaven bless google :)
ReplyDeletein other news, you realize all your blogs start with the word 'so'? hahaha yes am that observant!
I really feel wonderful and blessings lots of them for believing and giving so much of ones time to share with others of wonderful job that's done for the poor in Kenya. So many abandoned children in many cities in Kenya. what's up with adoption?. Sure you want to have your own flesh and blood but, families in Kenya should be encouraged to adopt this orphans. I'm from Boston and will be traveling to Nakuru HOPE center may be that's my call. What are your calls? pity for those who are trying to have babies.
ReplyDeletehi Dave, are you coming to adopt a child? all the best in your travel. here adoption has not caught on...yet it is a very fulfilling option, too many kids lying around with no one to love them.
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