Thursday, June 7, 2012
Saturday, November 19, 2011
New Plan
Last month I had the HSG procedure which showed there were problems with both fallopian tubes. Thursday I had the laparoscopic procedure to determine what is really going on on the inside of my body. It seems there is a lot of scar tissue and bowel adhesions attached to my uterus. These are causing my tubes to be blocked, which has prevented us from being able to become pregnant. This was caused by my previous surgery. So, my surgery last year to remove my septum and fibroids fixed one problem, but caused another.
My new doctor, Dr. Gibbons http://www.bcm.edu/obgyn/?pmid=11872 could not fix the problem without causing more harm. He has been doing this a long time and I trust his judgement. He wanted to make sure that a child(ren) would be possible for us in the future. However, we won't be able to do it the natural way...we'll have to do IVF (in-vitro fertilization).
I'm sad that it has to be this way, but I also know that it's just a small step in the grand picture. It is a long and tedious process that involves classes for both Matt and I, and taking a lot of medications and a lot of Dr. visits.
So, to my family and friends. To lessen my anxiousness and stress, I will not be talking about the process. When it happens and we are blessed with a pregnancy, we will let you know.
My new doctor, Dr. Gibbons http://www.bcm.edu/obgyn/?pmid=11872 could not fix the problem without causing more harm. He has been doing this a long time and I trust his judgement. He wanted to make sure that a child(ren) would be possible for us in the future. However, we won't be able to do it the natural way...we'll have to do IVF (in-vitro fertilization).
I'm sad that it has to be this way, but I also know that it's just a small step in the grand picture. It is a long and tedious process that involves classes for both Matt and I, and taking a lot of medications and a lot of Dr. visits.
So, to my family and friends. To lessen my anxiousness and stress, I will not be talking about the process. When it happens and we are blessed with a pregnancy, we will let you know.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
No news...is NOT good news
Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but I really have had nothing to say.
I just don't understand why this has been so hard for us. God, what are you trying to teach me? Which direction do you have us going? Please lead us and give us a clear mind to listen.
Monday, May 2, 2011
March of Dimes Walk
We did the March of Dimes Walk yesterday. I bought a butterfly in memory of our babies lost. It was in a butterfly garden to honor babies lost, born premature, and healthy. Our's was almost right in front. Instead of making me sad, it gave me comfort to know that we were walking to help other babies like her, so that they may make it to a healthy (full term) birth.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Things you should never say to someone who has had a miscarriage/pregnancy loss/infant death...and things you should do or say...
What NOT to say...
1. "Do you have kids?"...I know this is a honest question EVERYONE gets, but to someone who has lost babies and/or trying to have a baby, this is a difficult question to answer. I want to say, "Yes, I have a daughter, but she was too precious to stay with us." When Matt and I get this question we just look at each other with sadness and say, "No". I get this question a lot from my patient's parents. I guess they want to make sure I have the same compassion they do while I'm sticking their kids for an IV. I had one mom ask this and when I said no, she said, "Why not, you don't want kids?" I almost starting crying right there.
2. "At least you know you can get pregnant"...this doesn't help when the last image I have of our daughter is lifeless on the monitor. It doesn't help when I go in to the hospital pregnant and come out with empty arms and an empty heart. Yes, I can get pregnant...one day I hope to take that baby home.
3. "I'm ready to get this baby out" or "I'm sick of being pregnant"...I would love to have morning sickness, feel uncomfortable, have incredible heart burn, etc., because you know why...because that means you are pregnant and have a wonderful being growing inside of you!!! Yes, I can sympathize with pregnant women and I can understand how uncomfortable it can be. But, when you are having these thoughts and before you say it out loud, think about all the women who are trying so hard to have a baby. Think about all the women of babies born too soon and having to spend almost half of their gestation in a warm box instead of warm inside of their mother's womb.
4. "It was God's way of taking care of 'it'"...Ummmm NO!!! "There must have been something wrong"...I think of it this way...It was God knowing our baby was too precious to stay here on earth with us. Yes, our baby had Down Syndrome, but she was OUR baby and we would have loved her and wanted her more than life itself.
5. "At least it happened early"...this is not a good thing to say to someone who has had an early loss. My second loss was early, but the moment you see the words "Pregnant" on that home pregnancy test, you are a mother and you have an instant love for that baby.
6. "You can always adopt. There are lots of children who need good homes"...It's not that I'm against adopting...esp. since I have several adopted cousins...but everyone deserves to experience pregnancy...everyone deserves to experience child birth...everyone deserves to imagine what YOUR child will look like.
7. "It's been ___ amount of time and aren't you over it yet? It's time to get on with your life"...Our first loss happened in October 2009 and there still isn't a day that I don't think about it. There are daily reminders of what I lost or what I don't have. Now, I don't cry everyday. In fact, now, I have more good days than bad, but that doesn't mean I don't get sad or don't think about it.
8. "I know how you feel"...You REALLY don't know how they are feeling. Even when someone else has had a miscarriage, pregnancy loss, or lost a child, NO ONE knows exactly how you are feeling. I have had friends have miscarriages since our losses and even I don't know what to say. All you can do is be there for them.
9. "Everything will be fine next time"...I sure hope so, but as a person who has lost two pregnancies, I know that sometimes it won't be. That is what I thought after my first, but then I lost another. So, it wasn't fine the next time. What if it isn't fine the third time either?!?!
10. "You can always try again"...For someone who is still greiving the loss of her child, another baby and/or pregnancy is not going to replace the other. Each loss is different and she needs to start trying again on her own time and when she is ready.
Here are some things you CAN DO or SAY...
* Give a hug...I think a hug says and does the most. You don't even have to say anything.
* Be there...Don't ignore the couple just because you don't know what to say or do. I took 4 weeks off of work after my first loss. The hardest time was when I was alone. I spent a lot of time crying. When I was around family and friends, I felt comfort...even when no one was talking. But, also don't get your feelings hurt when she wants to be alone.
* Encourage crying, sadness, anger...these are normal and healthy responses.
* If you are pregnant or just had a baby, don't get your feelings hurt when that person does not want to talk about your pregnancy or isn't overly excited to hear about how your baby is doing. She isn't mad at you for being pregnant or you having your baby, she's sad for herself. When I'm around pregnant women, even now, I stare at her belly and wish I was in her position. When I see other babies, I wonder what milestones my baby would be hitting now. I wonder what she would have looked like. Since my due date, I remember how old my baby should be and what she should be doing at that time. I love my niece and nephew to death, but every time I look at them, I think about how we all would have had babies all in 2010 and how cool it would have been for our child to have cousins all around the same age and they would be playing together right now. I have a good friend who was due the same day as me. The best thing she did was allow me time away and let her know when I was ok to be around her again. Not 2 weeks before my loss we were shopping for maternity clothes together. It took me some time to see her growing belly, since I knew I should be growing at the same rate.
* Don't change the subject when she tries to talk about her miscarriage or loss, know matter how difficult or uncomfortable it may be for you to hear.
* Listen and know when to be silent.
* Try to remember dates such as due dates, date of the loss, etc. Send a card, send a text that just says, "Thinking about you today", or call just to see how they are doing. Because, believe me...they remember!!!
1. "Do you have kids?"...I know this is a honest question EVERYONE gets, but to someone who has lost babies and/or trying to have a baby, this is a difficult question to answer. I want to say, "Yes, I have a daughter, but she was too precious to stay with us." When Matt and I get this question we just look at each other with sadness and say, "No". I get this question a lot from my patient's parents. I guess they want to make sure I have the same compassion they do while I'm sticking their kids for an IV. I had one mom ask this and when I said no, she said, "Why not, you don't want kids?" I almost starting crying right there.
2. "At least you know you can get pregnant"...this doesn't help when the last image I have of our daughter is lifeless on the monitor. It doesn't help when I go in to the hospital pregnant and come out with empty arms and an empty heart. Yes, I can get pregnant...one day I hope to take that baby home.
3. "I'm ready to get this baby out" or "I'm sick of being pregnant"...I would love to have morning sickness, feel uncomfortable, have incredible heart burn, etc., because you know why...because that means you are pregnant and have a wonderful being growing inside of you!!! Yes, I can sympathize with pregnant women and I can understand how uncomfortable it can be. But, when you are having these thoughts and before you say it out loud, think about all the women who are trying so hard to have a baby. Think about all the women of babies born too soon and having to spend almost half of their gestation in a warm box instead of warm inside of their mother's womb.
4. "It was God's way of taking care of 'it'"...Ummmm NO!!! "There must have been something wrong"...I think of it this way...It was God knowing our baby was too precious to stay here on earth with us. Yes, our baby had Down Syndrome, but she was OUR baby and we would have loved her and wanted her more than life itself.
5. "At least it happened early"...this is not a good thing to say to someone who has had an early loss. My second loss was early, but the moment you see the words "Pregnant" on that home pregnancy test, you are a mother and you have an instant love for that baby.
6. "You can always adopt. There are lots of children who need good homes"...It's not that I'm against adopting...esp. since I have several adopted cousins...but everyone deserves to experience pregnancy...everyone deserves to experience child birth...everyone deserves to imagine what YOUR child will look like.
7. "It's been ___ amount of time and aren't you over it yet? It's time to get on with your life"...Our first loss happened in October 2009 and there still isn't a day that I don't think about it. There are daily reminders of what I lost or what I don't have. Now, I don't cry everyday. In fact, now, I have more good days than bad, but that doesn't mean I don't get sad or don't think about it.
8. "I know how you feel"...You REALLY don't know how they are feeling. Even when someone else has had a miscarriage, pregnancy loss, or lost a child, NO ONE knows exactly how you are feeling. I have had friends have miscarriages since our losses and even I don't know what to say. All you can do is be there for them.
9. "Everything will be fine next time"...I sure hope so, but as a person who has lost two pregnancies, I know that sometimes it won't be. That is what I thought after my first, but then I lost another. So, it wasn't fine the next time. What if it isn't fine the third time either?!?!
10. "You can always try again"...For someone who is still greiving the loss of her child, another baby and/or pregnancy is not going to replace the other. Each loss is different and she needs to start trying again on her own time and when she is ready.
Here are some things you CAN DO or SAY...
* Give a hug...I think a hug says and does the most. You don't even have to say anything.
* Be there...Don't ignore the couple just because you don't know what to say or do. I took 4 weeks off of work after my first loss. The hardest time was when I was alone. I spent a lot of time crying. When I was around family and friends, I felt comfort...even when no one was talking. But, also don't get your feelings hurt when she wants to be alone.
* Encourage crying, sadness, anger...these are normal and healthy responses.
* If you are pregnant or just had a baby, don't get your feelings hurt when that person does not want to talk about your pregnancy or isn't overly excited to hear about how your baby is doing. She isn't mad at you for being pregnant or you having your baby, she's sad for herself. When I'm around pregnant women, even now, I stare at her belly and wish I was in her position. When I see other babies, I wonder what milestones my baby would be hitting now. I wonder what she would have looked like. Since my due date, I remember how old my baby should be and what she should be doing at that time. I love my niece and nephew to death, but every time I look at them, I think about how we all would have had babies all in 2010 and how cool it would have been for our child to have cousins all around the same age and they would be playing together right now. I have a good friend who was due the same day as me. The best thing she did was allow me time away and let her know when I was ok to be around her again. Not 2 weeks before my loss we were shopping for maternity clothes together. It took me some time to see her growing belly, since I knew I should be growing at the same rate.
* Don't change the subject when she tries to talk about her miscarriage or loss, know matter how difficult or uncomfortable it may be for you to hear.
* Listen and know when to be silent.
* Try to remember dates such as due dates, date of the loss, etc. Send a card, send a text that just says, "Thinking about you today", or call just to see how they are doing. Because, believe me...they remember!!!
Monday, March 28, 2011
March of Dimes
I am the team captain for the Texas Children's Health Center in Sugar Land. I’m walking for stronger, healthier babies! Join me in March for Babies and help prevent serious problems like premature birth and birth defects.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Injection Anxiety and Sadness...
The week of my EDD of our first baby and the weeks leading up to it has been really hard. I've been getting things in the mail, and email for 1st birthday parties, toys and things for "my toddler", etc. When I'm around kids and seeing how happy they are and how much fun they're having, it kills me. I just imagine us having a 1 year old and watching her crawling around and learning to walk, planning her first birthday, taking her to the rodeo, and playing outside in this beautiful weather we've been having. Instead, we have empty arms and hearts and all I can do is dream.
The week of my EDD, I was also taught how to draw up and inject medication (like I didn't already know how) to "increase my chances" of having a baby. I did one injection and regretted it immediately. I prayed about it, thought about it, talked to many people about it. I even paged my doctor on the weekend to talk to him about it. In the end, it was my decision. I decided, it was a huge step and if I wasn't 100% about it, and if I was having so many doubts, I knew it wasn't the right thing to do...right now.
I did order one of the medications I would take during the cycle (there are 3). The co-pay for a 10 day supply was $150!!! So, it's nothing to take lightly. If I'm going to do it, my mind has to be right because I don't want to be doing this for many months and feel like I'm wasting money.
I decided to stop taking my temperature every morning and just take the next few months as "whatever happens" months. If trying not to stress about it doesn't work, then we'll start talking injections again.
Well, the first month I stop taking my temps and not stressing about it, seems to have turned in to an anovulatory cycle (not ovulating). Uggghhhh!!! I talked to my doctor about it, who didn't seem too concerned, and said, "some people don't ovulate every month." I did ask him about my weight and if that could be affecting my cycles. He said, "Yes." So, my goal is to wake up early, get on the treadmill, watch what I eat, and eat healthier.
The week of my EDD, I was also taught how to draw up and inject medication (like I didn't already know how) to "increase my chances" of having a baby. I did one injection and regretted it immediately. I prayed about it, thought about it, talked to many people about it. I even paged my doctor on the weekend to talk to him about it. In the end, it was my decision. I decided, it was a huge step and if I wasn't 100% about it, and if I was having so many doubts, I knew it wasn't the right thing to do...right now.
I did order one of the medications I would take during the cycle (there are 3). The co-pay for a 10 day supply was $150!!! So, it's nothing to take lightly. If I'm going to do it, my mind has to be right because I don't want to be doing this for many months and feel like I'm wasting money.
I decided to stop taking my temperature every morning and just take the next few months as "whatever happens" months. If trying not to stress about it doesn't work, then we'll start talking injections again.
Well, the first month I stop taking my temps and not stressing about it, seems to have turned in to an anovulatory cycle (not ovulating). Uggghhhh!!! I talked to my doctor about it, who didn't seem too concerned, and said, "some people don't ovulate every month." I did ask him about my weight and if that could be affecting my cycles. He said, "Yes." So, my goal is to wake up early, get on the treadmill, watch what I eat, and eat healthier.
Monday, January 31, 2011
It's been a while...
I haven't posted in a while. We've been doing well. I turned 37 this year. My life has turned out much different than I had imagined. Good...but different. Christmas and New Year's came and went. We had a good time in Louisiana for Christmas. I'm enjoying my new job....I've been there for almost a year. I miss the hospital and my friends, but it's been a great change.
We are still on our journey of trying to have our first child. I almost hit a road block by developing Pericarditis, which is an inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart. It started by some chest pain and since I now work in a clinic and have access to an EKG, echocardiogram, and a pediatric cardiologist, I decided to look in to it. Thank God I did...the pediatric cardiologist found fluid around my heart. I then went to see an adult cardiologist who started me on some medication for the inflammation. I was afraid he would tell me we had to wait until it cleared....but he didn't!!! The chest pain has gotten better and I see him again in 2 weeks to re-evaluate.
This is Valentine's weekend. Matt says he doesn't believe in it, but it turns out he made reservations for tonight. He won't tell me to where though. He trys not to be a romantic, but a little bit always comes out....like, making reservations at the very first restaurant we ever ate at together, booking a private room for our anniversary...stuff like that. A couple weeks ago he got me flowers for taking care of him when he was sick. So sweet!!!
Billy Donovan's Secret Sorrow | ThePostGame
It's amazing and touching to see guys have such a stong bond over somethng a lot of people hide their feelings over. This is a story of 3 friends, and SEC basketball coaches who each lost their babies too soon. The best quote of the story, "What gets me through each day is that I believe God thought my child was so precious and so important that he took her directlyto Him...."
Billy Donovan's Secret Sorrow ThePostGame
Billy Donovan's Secret Sorrow ThePostGame
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
D&C scheduled
So, after my numbers never got about 100, Dr. Heard wanted me to stop all of my Progesterone and Lovenox. Allison said if I don't start bleeding in a week to call them and they would redraw my labs. Well, I didn't so I called and went in for labs the next day. The crazy thing is that my HCG went from 95 to 878!!! There was a glimmer of hope. Then 2 days later I went in for an u/s and more labs. There was a sac measuring 2 weeks behind and my labs went to 1499. More hope!!! We went to Louisiana and watch LSU beat Alabama and went back to the doctor Monday morning. I was so nervous about this appt because I knew it would be the make or break appt. The sac measured exactly the same as it did on Friday. Dr. Heard said he wanted to see my HCG at least 3000 and if it didn't then we needed to start talking about a D&C again. I got a call that afternoon from Allison that my HCG only went to 2262. We scheduled my D&C for Friday, November 12th.
I'm ok, but sad. I never let myself get excited about this pregnancy and I hate that. I knew from the beginning that this was a possibility, but it never really hits you until they say those words..."we need to schedule a D&C."
Just once I would like to check in to the hospital and come out with a baby instead of an empty inside.
I'm ok, but sad. I never let myself get excited about this pregnancy and I hate that. I knew from the beginning that this was a possibility, but it never really hits you until they say those words..."we need to schedule a D&C."
Just once I would like to check in to the hospital and come out with a baby instead of an empty inside.
Friday, October 29, 2010
2 losses in 2 years...both in October
After getting several negative tests, I never started, so I decided to test one last time. I took a line test and thought I saw another negative, so I went back to bed for a little bit since I was sad. When I woke up, I had left the pregnancy test out. This time I saw a slight line, so I took a digital totally expecting to see "Not Pregnant", but I didn't!!! I couldn't believe it. I went to Dr. Heard's office that afternoon. He drew HCG, Progesterone, and Estrogen.
I got home from Dr. Heard's office and said to Matt, "I really hate it when you are right." He said "what?" as I'm smiling. I said, "you were right, you do have 'super sperm'." He laughed and said, "you're pregnant?!?!?"
I got a call the next day from Allison, Dr. Heard's nurse. She said, "Congrats, you're pregnant". But, she said that my progesterone was low so they were calling in medication for me to start right away. The pharmacy had to order it so I would start the next day.
After 2 lab draws, Allison called me back first thing the next day. She said, "we need you to come in ASAP to get a shot of Progesterone. I went in between my own patients. I was told I had to give myself injections of Progesterone. Matt called me while I was in the office and when he said, "Are you ok?" I started crying...I was so scared.
I went in every other day for lab work. But, instead of being excited to go in for lab work to see how this pregnancy was progressing, I was growing sadder and discouraged about the pregnancy not progressing as it is supposed to.
My HCG kept going up, very slowly, but Allison told me to go ahead and start taking Lovenox injections. Giving my first shot to myself was very strange.
At my last lab draw, Allison and I went in to the office. I asked what the plan was. She said if this lab didn't show a significant increase then I would stop all the progesterone and Lovenox. In my heart, I knew what the answer whould be. She called me that afternoon...it was over. My HCG never got above 100 when it should be in the thousands. She said, "this isn't a normal pregnancy."
I have since stopped all the extra medications and lab draws. Now I'm waiting to miscarry.
I got home from Dr. Heard's office and said to Matt, "I really hate it when you are right." He said "what?" as I'm smiling. I said, "you were right, you do have 'super sperm'." He laughed and said, "you're pregnant?!?!?"
I got a call the next day from Allison, Dr. Heard's nurse. She said, "Congrats, you're pregnant". But, she said that my progesterone was low so they were calling in medication for me to start right away. The pharmacy had to order it so I would start the next day.
After 2 lab draws, Allison called me back first thing the next day. She said, "we need you to come in ASAP to get a shot of Progesterone. I went in between my own patients. I was told I had to give myself injections of Progesterone. Matt called me while I was in the office and when he said, "Are you ok?" I started crying...I was so scared.
I went in every other day for lab work. But, instead of being excited to go in for lab work to see how this pregnancy was progressing, I was growing sadder and discouraged about the pregnancy not progressing as it is supposed to.
My HCG kept going up, very slowly, but Allison told me to go ahead and start taking Lovenox injections. Giving my first shot to myself was very strange.
At my last lab draw, Allison and I went in to the office. I asked what the plan was. She said if this lab didn't show a significant increase then I would stop all the progesterone and Lovenox. In my heart, I knew what the answer whould be. She called me that afternoon...it was over. My HCG never got above 100 when it should be in the thousands. She said, "this isn't a normal pregnancy."
I have since stopped all the extra medications and lab draws. Now I'm waiting to miscarry.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Rough Week
Thursday was the one year anniversary of losing our baby girl. I have also gotten negative pregnancy tests. It is so hard. It is so hard when you do everything right, try to pinpoint the exact time when you are the most fertile and you try...and fail. All I can do now is hope and pray and leave it in God's hands.
Sweet baby girl...we love you and think about you every day.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Faces of Loss, Faces of Hope
I have added my story of our loss to this website. It felt good to tell my whole story. Here is the link.
http://www.facesofloss.com/2010/09/allyson-mom-to-baby-jackson-october.html#more
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Trying and waiting begins...
Since my surgery I have not had a "normal" cycle on my own. I've been on birth control, Estrogen and Progesterone since. My last cycle was a short one with NO ovulation. My Reproductive Endocrinologist (RE) is concerned and monitoring my follicles closely. This cycle (hormone free) seemed more normal to me, so I'm hoping that my body is starting to react on it's own.
I have started to take my temperatures in the morning and using ovulation predictor tests to make sure I am ovulating. If I don't, my RE wants to put me on Clomid...a drug used to induce ovulation. Matt is finally getting used to me having to go to frequent doctor visits, beeping thermometer on the weekends, and using all of the new medical terminology.
I'm only a couple of weeks from the year anniversary of losing our baby girl. Never thought I would have issues and have to wait so long for the baby I've longed for for so long!!!
I have started to take my temperatures in the morning and using ovulation predictor tests to make sure I am ovulating. If I don't, my RE wants to put me on Clomid...a drug used to induce ovulation. Matt is finally getting used to me having to go to frequent doctor visits, beeping thermometer on the weekends, and using all of the new medical terminology.
I'm only a couple of weeks from the year anniversary of losing our baby girl. Never thought I would have issues and have to wait so long for the baby I've longed for for so long!!!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
FINALLY got some GOOD news!!!!
I had my hysteroscopy this morning. When I woke up Dr. Heard gave me the best news!!! He said, that where the fibroid was and he thought was irregular, was actually smooth with NO scar tissue. He did find that there was part of the septum still left over, so he removed it then.
I hope to only hear good news from here on out!!!
I hope to only hear good news from here on out!!!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Another test, Another day...Still waiting
Well I had another HSG (xray with dye) on July 29th. Dr. Heard said, "your have an irregularity in your uterus. It is not healing like I had hoped." Where the fibroid was is not smooth like the other side. So, he put me on Estrogen for 2 weeks then he will do a Hysteroscopy this Wednesday to look at my uterus from the inside. He also mentioned "smoothing it out." So, this means I will have to wait even longer to try again. This wasn't what I wanted to hear....I was expecting, "you are healing great, you can start trying again!!!" So, it looks like we can't even try again until at least October, which is when we lost our little girl.
But on the brighter side. I'm an aunt!!! Ruby Jane LaBorde was born on July 21st and she already loves her aunt!!! Here we are!!!
But on the brighter side. I'm an aunt!!! Ruby Jane LaBorde was born on July 21st and she already loves her aunt!!! Here we are!!!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Surgery Complete!!!!
My surgery was on June 3rd. It was supposed to a day surgery, but I ended up spending 2 nights in the hospital. Dr. Heard had to do a more extensive surgery to get the biggest fibroid out. He said it was almost the size of my uterus and took up my whole right side. With the septum in there, getting pregnant and/or staying pregnant would have been difficult. I had a Hysteroscopy with Laproscopy to remove my uterine septum. I had a Myomectomy to remove the fibroids. Now I have a 5-6in c-section scar. I will have to have c-sections with any future pregnancies.
When I woke up from the anesthesia, I freaked out because no one had talked to me yet about what went on, and I felt the huge dressing from one side of my abdomen, to the other. I asked the nurse who was taking care of me in recovery, "what did they do to me?"
I'm doing good. I can roll out of the bed on my own, but I still need help to get out of the reclining position. I will be out of work for 2 weeks and I can't drive until my follow-up appt this Monday.
Dr. Heard still only says I have to wait 2 months until we try again.
When I woke up from the anesthesia, I freaked out because no one had talked to me yet about what went on, and I felt the huge dressing from one side of my abdomen, to the other. I asked the nurse who was taking care of me in recovery, "what did they do to me?"
I'm doing good. I can roll out of the bed on my own, but I still need help to get out of the reclining position. I will be out of work for 2 weeks and I can't drive until my follow-up appt this Monday.
Dr. Heard still only says I have to wait 2 months until we try again.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
In honor of Mother's Day (a little late)
Mother's Day was a little tough....it would have been my first.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Surgery Scheduled
I met with the Reproductive Endocrinologist who will be doing my surgery to correct my uterus and remove my fibroids (if possible). We have scheduled surgery for May 19th. I will know a little more when I have my pre-surgical visit 2 days before.
He told me I should only have to wait one complete cycle before we try again...not 3 months like we thought!!! He will be following me until I get pregnant. He only wants to give me 6 months to try until we try something else.
He told me I should only have to wait one complete cycle before we try again...not 3 months like we thought!!! He will be following me until I get pregnant. He only wants to give me 6 months to try until we try something else.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Finally getting there!!!
They have finally decided that I have a Septate Uterus. It is completely split in two. I also have 3 fibroids, one being much, much larger than the other two. Monday I have an appointment with a Reproductive Endocrinologist/Infertility Physician who will hopefully be able to fix my uterine problems.
My OB/Gyn said best case senario is that we would have to wait 3 months after the surgery to try again. I'm just so happy that after all of my tests I finally have some answers and hopefully closer to having our own baby.
My OB/Gyn said best case senario is that we would have to wait 3 months after the surgery to try again. I'm just so happy that after all of my tests I finally have some answers and hopefully closer to having our own baby.
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