Wow...it has been a long time since I updated this blog. I thought that when I started this blog I could at least squeak out one post a week. I guess not....I'll try harder :o)
As an update to the last post - I had all of the necessary testing done that the doctor requested. All of the testing fell on Saturday's or Sunday's. What a relief. The only day of work missed was for a follow up appointment - I didn't have to spill the beans.
All of the blood work came back normal - they tested for more things that I can possibly list, but it was all normal. I had an internal ultrasound done around the time that I should have been ovulating. The ultrasound showed a few ovarian cysts and a strange "mass". A small mass but none the less, when your doctor tells you that they found a mass and you need further testing .... it is scary. I had to go to Magee Hospital for a follow up ultrasound at the beginning of December. The point was to get a second opinion from another Doctor and to see if this mysterious mass had a blood supply of its own. Apparently blood supply = bad.
The second ultrasound revealed that the mass does not have its own blood supply. That is a good thing. As of right now, no further testing required. They will keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't get any bigger. The doctor that did the second ultrasound seems to think that I may have some fluid in my tubes. If that is the case, we won't be getting pregnant without help.....ever. The only way to confirm if this doctor was right is to have exploratory surgery. As of right now, I have elected to not go that route.
Where do we stand? After meeting with the fertility specialist and going over all of the test results she would like to try IUI (Intrauterine Insemination). This will put the sperm as close to where it needs to be as possible. http://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/iui.html
She is willing to try 3 months of IUI at that point if we are not pregnant it we will have to move on to the exploratory surgery to see what is going on or move to IVF (Invitro Fertilization).
Provided that everything works as planned, we will be trying the first IUI around the middle of January. Fingers crossed.
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