6.5 Months Post Fibroid Removal Surgery!

I have updates on my post laparoscopic myomectomy surgery! Plus, I was featured on Health Magazine discussion Thyroids and Fibroids!

Make sure you email me for more information and support on Heal Your Inner FLY Girl: drea@browngirlfromboston.com

Article: http://health.com/thyroid/working-out...

From Surgery to Self-Healing: RIP To My Fibroid

From Surgery to Self-Healing: RIP To My fibroids. I am celebrating my week post surgery healing today! I want to educate, advocate, and support everyone who are healing from surgery, afraid of their mind post surgery or helping the lovely woman in their life heal and transition into healthy and clean eating, alternative healing, love, and rebuilding self-esteem.

Healing items mentioned above:

Side Sleeper Pillow

Lip chap

Red Raspberry Tea

Colace for Stool Softner

Queen Afua: Colon Inner Ease

Vitamin E and Shea Butter for scarring

Extra Strength Pain Reliever

For self-esteem and holistic health coaching, contact Drea at bodybydreandmay@gmail.com or schedule your free coaching session: bit.ly/coachingwithbrowngirl

RIP To My Fibroid

#HealingMyInnerFLYGirl: From surgery to self-care, I am being extra gentle and loving with myself. Going through a major surgery in which you are under hours of anesthesia, getting incisions to being in pain; you are fragile.

I've repeated positive affirmations, breathe and visualize myself healing while going through the healing process:

1. I am on the road to healing to becoming the best version of myself.

2. Everything I am going through is a process of my growing progress.

3. I am courageous for sharing my story and having the ability to receive the surgery.



During this healing process, I have learned that I am courageous and stronger with each day going by. I refuse to think negative thoughts or receive negative vibes. Negativity doesn't help or heal anything. Negativity keeps you stagnant, unhealthy and not healed. I have been smiling, laughing, and did cry once. That's progress over perfection. I realize that accepting help from family and friends and standing still is the strength within itself.



Oh, and I am finally eating, y'all! Eating crackers, drinking broth, water, tea wasn't fun but remember progress over perfection. I want to Big Up to everyone who sent prayers, well wishes, text messages, and calls. I am on the road to recovery to be the best version of myself.

Please reach out to me if you have any questions about fibroids, clean eating and your options in the comment section or email me at drea@browngirlfromboston.com



Peace, Love, and Fitness

Dre

Part 1 of My Life With Fibroids: Pre- Laparoscopic Myomectomy Surgery

I am going through two major life transitions at the same damn time...1. I am packing up my entire home and relocating Down South, and I am finally getting my fibroids removed. Lawd have mercy on my uterus, vagina, and reproductive organs. I am one of millions of Black women who are of childbearing age who suffer from heavy menstrual cycles, unexplained weight gain, long and miserable periods, pelvic pressure, frequent urination, depression, anxiety, lowered self-esteem, and more. I am very thankful that these fibroids will be gone from my life.


According to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 80-90% of African-American women will develop fibroids by age 50. Some may have no symptoms but hundreds of thousands like myself will deal with symptoms. If this is you, please seek immediate attention. If your gynecologist doesn't listen, fire him/her and get answers from another professional. I live in Providence and had to go all the way to Massachusetts General Hospital and hire Dr. Douglas Brown to help solve my issues, and he will be my surgeon. Check out the Fibroid Study at MGH. Also, don't allow any physician to tell you that you need a hysterectomy, especially if you don't have any children. They can remove fibroids and keep your uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. If you are a Black Woman, they will try to push that on you due to decreasing the number of Black Babies being born, take your cells like Henrietta Lacks, and do God knows what. You can get a myomectomy, a surgical procedure that removes the fibroids while leaving the uterus intact. It is a minimally invasive surgery with 4-5 incisions via your belly button and other areas of your stomach.


I will show you and explain more during Part 2 of my Post-Laparoscopic Myomectomy Surgery!


This is part 1 of my video about dealing with submucosal fibroids, which wreak havoc on your entire beautiful life. Come check out how I have coped for two years and what led me to finally say enough is enough.
I have been suffering from submucosal fibroids for about two years along with hypothyroidism. I am finally getting my laparoscopic myomectomy surgery at Mass General Hospital in Boston, MA. No more suffering with fibroids. If you are suffering from fibroids, this video is for you.

If you reside within the New England Area, please check out Dr. Brown at the 
MGH Fibroid Study: www.massgeneral.org/fibroids

Supplements Used during PMS and shrinking fibroids. 
Liquid Vitamin D
SSS Tonic/Geritol
Heating Pad with Castor Oil
Moon Cycle Tea by Yogi
Eliminate dairy
Red Raspberry
DIM
Pau d'Arco tea
Black Cohosh herbs
Mangosteen Juice