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Props: Rihanna at VS Fashion Show!

Now that everyone has seen the VS Show, here is a revisit to my post a month ago! Rihanna gets my nod of approval!

BRAND NEW: Styled By Adora Page!

Happy to announce the brand new "Styled By Adora" page which showcases just some of our shoots! Check it out!

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Adora’s Diary: After Surgery

Before surgery

Backstory

Hello everyone, I am pleased to be writing again after my recent surgery! I’m alive and I have been celebrating ever  since! But I am grateful I had the surgery, and I don’t feel super terrible, and I spent lots of time with my grandma! So for readers who don’t know, a quick recap:

• I had seriously painful (out of the norm) periods starting in January and getting progressively worse each month
• I had already lost a good amount of weight by this time (possible why I was in more pain)
• Dr. put my on birth control, didn’t help
• Had surgery to look for endometriosis, negative, found scar tissue gluing my organs together (Adhesions) instead and cut them
• Each month still pain, told to take BC continuously to avoid period, no change when I decided to let myself have a period
• All has led up to an Abdominal Myomectomy to remove 2 fibroids (at least)

 Post Abdominal Myomectomy, Day 8

I have been in bed for 8 days, on Percocet and contracted a mild case of Cabin Fever. At first when the surgery was over, I woke up in recovery and I was in pain, my throat was dry and rough (they had removed my breathing tube) My mouth was dry, I could feel pain in my  pelvic area, and I asked them for pain meds. They gave me some IV drug and a Percocet. But I still felt it, I drifted off to sleep I think, they gave me another pill. They asked me if I wanted to stay overnight, I said yes, and they got me a room. I was so lucky to have my VIP there, he brought me a panda bear and a card :D The panda was adorable, his eyes are super big and he is super soft! And then my roommate ,Lu, came to the room, my dad and his ex came to visit me , so I was quite happy and loved. They stayed til like 10 and the nurse asked me to get up and walk around (I was  panicky, make sure you get good drugs!) But I did it and I wasn’t so bad. You will be “sore”.  I didn’t sleep much because when I sleep, I get woken up easily by the pain when the pills wear off, I suggest asking for IV pain meds, they can be continual through the night. But even still, the nurses wake you up at 3am to check your vitals and they came in at 5am to draw blood!! Ugh pray you get a good and quiet roommate! But this is also why you should bring things to do, like a book, a laptop or tablet, here is a good list to consider when packing to stay overnight in a hospital:

 

1. Lap top or Tablet, E-reader- These are great sources for hours of entertainment, make sure you pre-download ALL books, movies, tv shows you think you would like to view  because your hospital may not have public internet, in my case, it was dirt slow.
2. Ipod , MP3 player, Headphones- DO not forget to bring headphones if you have musical devices, heck even for the laptop! Your roommate will appreciate it and you can block out excess noise and relax.
3. Juice- may sound weird, even though I could call and order juice and soda from the cafeteria, having that bottle of juice right at my bedside was a lot easier, especially at 3am. I chose V8 Smoothie, rather my dad so kindly brought me, it has a full serving of fruits and vegatables in every 1 serving of juice! Water is boring.
4. Chargers- Don’t forget the chargers for your entertainment gadgets plus your phone!
5. Snacks- choose light non-perishable snacks to have bedside for late night cravings. I recommend nothing that can give you gas, it’s the most painful thing after surgery, your doctor may restrict your diet, so nothing too high in sugar
6. Hope- keep your mind and expectations positive, this encourages healing and keeps your spirit fighting!

 

Staying at a hospital is never fun, but what happens when you leave? Make sure you have these following items in arrangement:

1. Stay with a friend, family member or spouse that has MOST if not all of the day off, you will need lots of help, especially with eating
2. 2 weeks if possible, you should take off of work. Driving is out of the question, sitting up will still be difficult and walking will still make you exhausted, the last thing you need to do is worry about working
3. Make sure you have transportation in case you need to return to the hospital or Dr’s office… I have a stick shift car and VIP doesn’t drive stick shift.. Do not drive, its horrible!
4. Have someone fill your post op prescriptions, you need to go from the hospital straight to your bed when coming home.
5. No prolonged sitting or standing for two weeks, think about the places you try to venture out to, is there a place you can lay down? Probably not.

SO I went to my grandma’s house and it was great, she did everything for me and we spent time together talking about love. But I was in pain, taking Percocet every 4ish hours. Here is a list of the pains I experienced the past 8 days:

1. Burning
2. Numb on incision
3. Pinching
4. Sharp pains on side
5. Muscle soreness
6. Swelling around incision and general pelvic region
7. Tenderness to the touch
8. Gas pain
9. Nausea relived by going to the bathroom
10. Fatigue
11. Cramps
12. Bruising
13. Dry throat

 

Thankfully my cut was only about 3 inches long across my pubic bone and Percocet seems to dull a lot of these, but 8 days later you will still be in pain. I tried to avoid taking Percocet everytime and my dr said I can alternate between Percocet and ibuprofen. But since I stupidly drove my stick shift muscle car, the soreness from that exercise has me back on Percocet.

So originally we thought I had 3-4 fibroids, when my dr came into my room and showed me the picture of 5 Fibroids I was SHOCKED! And relieved! Finally I had proof to myself and others that I was indeed abnormal. 23 years old with 5 fibroids that cause pain, I am quite young to have that many and they cause pain because most do not cause women pain! That is what most sites will have you believe. I do have some contributing factors though:

1. Family history- talk to the women in your family, ask them about fibroids, cysts, cancer, child birth complications
2. African American- Black women are 30% more likely to develop fibroids

If you have any of these contributing factors that puts you at higher risk, be sure to pay attention to your body and seek treat.

 

Week 2

 I am now able to drive a car, not my car but I haven’t tried yet. My scar is healing up nicely, better than my first surgery; it might actually blend into my skin! I can describe the way I have felt the past week, I would say it felt like a very intense lower ab workout, I have a swollen bump surrounding the incision; it has shrunk from my whole low ab area. I have stopped taking all pain meds though. Mentally I feel a weight has been lifted and I am enjoying life more even in my limited state. I am hungrier, I wake up a lot earlier,  but I experienced an abnormal amount of stress and anxiety with this journey, so the fact that it’s over relieved a lot of ailments. I miss going dancing, because I cant do it of course I want to! I tried dancing today  but its not the same yet L. I have my post op appointment this week, dr will most likely give me  the go  ahead that I am free and clear of this fibroid crap. But remember, fibroids can grow back, apparently birth control stops them from growing by regulating your hormones. Fibroids are caused by high estrogen, I think I will ask my Dr. for a hormone test when I come in. I believe it is a blood  or urine test. I will update after my post-op appointment, until then, I am still taking it easy and learning to relax again!