Day 2 started out with me waking up at 4 am after sleeping at 1 am. These meds have me idling high. After pacing the room for a few hours, I decided to have breakfast and a mini spa day. You know I love my skincare regimen. So, I spent some time rubbing in my… Continue reading What About Me?! I’m a Medical Marvel!!
Category: Surgery Updates
Blown away…
I'm done! Surgery is over, and I feel incredible! Thank God. A huge thank you to everyone who reached out. I am grateful for the outpouring of love, support, and prayers. I am of the firm belief that those make an impact on the surgical outcome. Being surround by love and kindness and care is… Continue reading Blown away…
Post Surgery Update – 10 18 22
Hiba wanted to share that she is out of surgery and recovering comfortably at the surgery center. She thanks everyone for their continued love, support, and prayers. Hiba and her family members will continue to provide updates via this medium, on her blog site. She's looking forward to reconnecting directly with friends and family when… Continue reading Post Surgery Update – 10 18 22
It’s time!!
I'm at the surgery center waiting to be taken back. I've received the loveliest and most thoughtful messages. Thank you for the well wishes. They mean the world to me. If you see this between the hours of 7-11am PST, please send up some prayers and healing thoughts. They are much appreciated❤️❤️
It’s the final countdown…
I started this last post last night, and fell asleep before I posted. I'm a lightweight when it comes to medicine, and was knocked out shortly after taking the pre-op meds. This morning I went to a hyperbaric oxygen treatment that's recommended by the surgeon. You're placed in this pressurized chamber, and they pump in… Continue reading It’s the final countdown…
All the way in my feelings…
I feel like I need to add that disclaimer 🙂 I was determined to spend some time outside of the apartment today. I started by taking a lovely stroll through the neighborhood to a cute little coffee spot. I sat outside and enjoyed a coffee while just soaking up the serenity of the morning. I… Continue reading All the way in my feelings…
When the spreadsheets and to-do lists become a reality…
I'm a planner. I love to make to do lists and figure out the details and all the moving parts. Traveling to the other side of the country for major surgery definitely deployed my inner project manager. I have spreadsheets on spreadsheets, and my daily itinerary of my trip to LA is a thing of… Continue reading When the spreadsheets and to-do lists become a reality…
And so it begins…
If you're here, you know that I am having my first surgery on Tuesday, October 18th. I fly out to LA on the 15th to relax, get a few things set up for recovery, and to complete my pre-op appointments. So, what exactly am I having done? Short story...I'm having lipedema nodules extracted from my… Continue reading And so it begins…
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