We were recommended to Dr Ann Tan by a dear friend Paullyn. She knew of someone who was an ex-intern doctor at Dr Ann's. We decided to make an appointment to visit her on 10th March 2015.
Both Lips and I knew about my fibroid condition so seeing Dr Ann was like a second opinion. When we met her, we both felt the same assuring feeling. We felt we could entrust my health into her hands. She spoke with a certain calmness and assertiveness. Yet, she also gave us time to make our own decision which of course most of the time we would still trust her recommendations. Everyone will have their own doctor whom they feel at ease with and ours was and is Dr Ann Tan.
At her clinic, she did the usual ultrasound scans and also found many fibroids. The scan can only show a vague number of fibroids. She mentioned that we definitely have to do something about it. There was no way I would be e able to carry a baby till full term with so many fibroids especially at the cavity area. It is like building a tree on rocks, there is no way the roots can run deep.
She suggested that we do a myomectomy which is a cut, almost like a C-section procedure. We wanted key-hole surgery however because of the number of fibroids and how deeply rooted they were on my lining, she had to do a full cut instead. After discussing with lips, we decided and arranged for the procedure to be on 6th May 2015.
2015 was really a year of procedures after procedures, scans after scans. It was a rough year for Lips and I but we thank God for His grace each time. I will share more in the following posts.
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