Today was the long awaited Dr's appt. Unfortunately I still have very few answers, but do feel closer to a resolution. It seems that all of my blood work was in the "normal" range and my ultrasound was seemingly normal as well. It did show some slight endometrial thickening but was within the normal range for where I was in my cycle.
So he really didn't have an answer as to why I have so much pain, such long cycles, and we're not pregnant. Other than he's almost positive I have Endometriosis, despite the previous doctor stating I didn't have it. When I brought this up he said "you had your last laproscopy in 2004, your symptoms have gotten worse and you have developed new ones. It is possible that you now have it"
So where do we go from here? Well 1st I needed to decide which route I wanted to try and fix first: getting pregnant or stopping my painful/long cycles. With the decision I was given 2 options: One option is to start keeping track of my Basal Body Temp for a month to see if I am ovulating. If it shows I'm not then I would start on Clomid to induce ovulation. If it shows that I am then that would mean that there may be another issue and option 2 would need to be done anyways. Which is to have another laproscopy and D&C. During this he would also do a hysterosalpingogram, which is where they put the dye through your fallopian tubes to make sure there isn't any blockages. Usually this is done at the radiologist dept. while you are awake. But since he would already be in that area he could do it all at once. Much nicer for me.
I went with option 1, the much less invasive route. I decided that even if we did the laproscopy we wouldn't know if I was for sure ovulating. And although that probably wouldn't matter if we were to find something else during the procedure, it still would be nice to know before hand. So naturally why not start there, and if I am then we will proceed with the lap. Also I've had this done twice and even though it's only a week recovery it's not the most pleasant week - just ask my husband.
So I start taking my temp in the morning, and have a follow up appt. on July 15th. I will find out then if I am ovulating and will either schedule surgery or start clomid. I'm not sure which way to hope for. If I hope I am ovulating then I have to have surgery, if I hope I'm not so I can take clomid then I'm hoping my body isn't working right.
Seems like a lose-lose situation to me.
5 comments:
I know your appt didn't provide you with the "answers" you were looking for but I'm glad you have a good starting point and a good idea of where things are going to lead you from here on. Sending positive thoughts your way my dear!
i am sorry you have this stress melissa. honestly, i would not hope for anything specific other than, whatever the route may be, getting healthy and getting pregnant. i will be thinking of you! xo
I just stumbled upon your page when I saw you had a post about infertility. I have PCOS and struggle with not being able to get pregnant. I've done follistem shots and haven't been successful. I've also done the dye through my tubes as well. It's all a very long process but hopefully you will get results. I, on the other hand, am still not pregnant. I don't normally ovulate on my own (except for last month). My DR says this is probably because I've recently lost 35 lbs. He hopes that I will start on my own again this month but it's highly unlikely. So therefore, I will be put on provera then chlomid. I know how you feel. And people say that all the time. But if I can be of any help...I would love to share my story. Good luck with everything!
I read your comments on BlogFrog in regards to endometriosis which I do have. If you'd like to e-mail me we could talk about it if you'd like. My e-mail:dogmom.ms@gmail.com.
I can't believe they still don't have a firm diagnosis for you. I have endo and it can be very not fun at times. I hope you get some answers and everything works out soon!
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