Thursday, April 21, 2005
Appt Good & Bad...
Yesterday, while I was getting ready to go, I started feeling really nervous. I felt like we were going to be interviewed to see if we were worthy of parenthood, which kind of upset me because there are plenty of people who definitely shouldn't be parents & seem to have no problem. Anyway, I was fine when I got there & they were very nice.
I can't say that the appointment was horrible or great. We really liked the doctor. We had a long talk & I told her about the blood work the gyno did & how he said that my hormone level was low. She talked about different possibilities and about monitoring my progress on clomid (the most popular fertility drug). Then she did an ultrasound & found that I have quite a few cysts. One of them is almost definitely endometriosis. It is bigger than the size of a quarter. She kept asking me if I was sure that I didn't have horrible cramps. She told me they will probably need to operate to remove it & any scar tissue it has caused. She kept staring at me funny - then said you seem to be taking this well, most women start crying. I'm not overly emotional - remember that I don't have hormones??? Just kidding. Actually, I would rather have them find something that is causing it & we can start working on that then having some unknown reason.
I have to go in tomorrow for blood work. Steve has to do his little thing in the cup next week. Then in about two weeks, I have to go in for the most horrible test called hysterosalpingogram. I have heard horror stories about how painful it is. One of my friends said it hurt worse than child birth. Fortunately, it only lasts 5 minutes. I am glad they are going to do it though, because that will tell them if I have any problems with my tubes. I might have to get those lasered out in the surgery too. Did you know that they go in through the bellybutton for the surgery?
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For people who don't know me, I come from a big family (3 brothers & 1 sister). We moved around a LOT, so I am not really from one particular place. I like to call Katy, Texas my home though.
Recent news, my Dad & Mother-in-Law were diagnosed with Terminal Cancer in April/May of 2005. My dad passed away 5-Dec-05 .
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