The hospital bed that changed my perspective

An image of me

Of recent, I've been so sick and exhausted from things to do, and I had to take herbal treatment to at least subside the illness. Little did I know that I was slowly harming myself.

I didn't have an idea that scent leaf could have such a strong effect on the body, and I definitely didn't know my blood level was already dangerously low.

So, on Sunday afternoon, I crushed scent leaves, pawpaw leaves, and other leaves, into a paste form and took it. Thereafter using the toilet, I became so weak that my whole head felt empty, I could feel my heart pounding painfully in my chest and legs became too weak to carry me, and my hands were trembling.

At first, I thought, "Ahh, this thing is effective ooo!" 😂

But I was wrong.

I tried eating so I could regain some strength, but it didn't work. The last thing I remember was drifting into what felt like a deep forest of sleep and then waking up in a hospital bed.

An image me

"Ahh, what's actually wrong?" I asked.

The doctor looked at me and said, "What did you take?"

I told him

Then he asked, " We ran a few tests on you and did you know that, you had about less than 19% blood level in your system? and you almost killed yourself."

I was shocked tho

He continued, "Before I proceed with any treatment, you need blood supplements, blood tonics, and proper nutrition."

That moment taught me something I want to share with everyone....

•Never ignore what your body is trying to tell you, you know for weeks, I had been tired, weak, and constantly exhausted, but I kept pushing myself because there was always something to do. I treated the symptoms instead of finding out the actual problem.

•Find the problem before any treatment

• I also learnt that, not every herbal remedy is harmless. Just because something is natural doesn't mean it is safe for everyone, especially when you don't know what is going on inside your body

• Most importantly, I learnt that health should never be an afterthought. Yes, we work hard, chase goals, meet deadlines, and care for others, but sometimes we forget to care for ourselves.

So, stay healthy fam, eat well.
Rest when your body asks for it, please go for proper medical checkups.

And please, don't self-medicate when something feels seriously wrong. Don't abuse herbs at the same time

And the goodnews is that, I'm getting better now