He was kindof weird on the phone. He's the one who said surgery was my only option and if my ovary was, in fact, starting to slowly twist from the tightness of the scar tissue - he wanted to do it soon. But when he called last night, he was all "so, what exactly are you wanting me to do? Just laser off any endo/scar tissue? Remove your tube/ovary? uterus?
Um. Yeah. I didn't go to medical school. I want to ~not~ be in any pain (it's really not that bad now) so go ahead and do what you need to do.
So. He's going to remove righty. Tube and ovary. I'll be 1/2 of the woman I was. ~wink~ Surgery is May 13th - a whole month away! yay! A bit more time to chill the hell out.
Oh - he also mentioned (seriously) that while he's in there, he can go ahead and take out my appendix. Heh. I find that a really funny offer.
... Once (and still) Infertile, but still Schnarky as hell. This blog is dedicated to the daily ramblings from the mind of Nancy. It isn't about anything profound in the grand scheme of things, but it ~is~ about things in my life, schnarkiness always included. I have a second blog, listed in my profile, but the blogs will continue to remain separate.
"I'm aiming for heaven, but I'll probably wind up down in hell"
About Me
- nancy
- I am a 39 year old woman. I am the mother of two beautiful daughters and a handsome son. I am a career woman. As for my TTC world, it certainly doesn't seem like I am "infertile", but I fought for my pregnancies and my TTC/IF history is on the sidebar. I have two blogs, which are both listed in my profile. One focuses on my daily life - including IF, TTC, pregnancy, delivery and even some "children mentioned" posts. The second blog is ~soley~ posts directly about being the mother to my three children.
Belly Pics for #3 only.
Click stick figure to see the consecutive pictures from this pregnancy only.
My TTC History
- Jul 01 ~ married
- Jan 02 ~ First cycle off bcps and opk shows ovulation!
- Dec 02 ~ Went to pcp for RE referral
- Jan 03 ~ Testing commences. S/A perfect. HSG clear.
- Feb 03 ~ Lap #1. All clear.
- Apr 03 ~ Clomid cycle #1. BFN.
- May 03 ~ Clomid cycle #2. BFN.
- Jun 03 ~ Clomid cycle #3. BFN.
- Jul 03 ~ Supposed to be IUI#1, but we missed cd3 so natural cycle
- Aug 03 ~ BFP on C18.
- Apr 04 ~ Ella born.
- Oct 04 ~ decided to ttc #2 and went off minipill to see if I am ovulating. I am. Will start next month.
- Nov 04 ~ TTC#2 starts. BFP. Holy Crap. No freaking way. No way.
- Aug 05 ~ Allison born
- Oct 06 ~ IUD removed. TTC#3
- Jan 07 ~ Large cysts found.
- Feb 07 ~ Femara cyle #1
- Mar 07 ~ Started w/ RE. HSG #2 showed R tube blocked. S/A normal.
- Mar 07 ~ more cysts, up to 9cms.
- Apr 07 ~ more cysts, 3 @ 7-9cms.
- May 07 ~ IUI #1 cancelled due to more cysts
- Jun 07 ~ IUI #1 (take two) w/ Clomid. BFN.
- Jul 07 ~ HSS showed scar tissue in 70% of uterus. Diagnosed with Asherman's Syndrome. Uterine surgery #2
- Aug 07 ~ HSG #3 showed clear tubes.
- Aug 07 ~ IUI #2 w/ Femara. BFN.
- Sept 07 ~ Monitored w/ hCG trigger. BFN.
- Oct 07 ~ HSS #2 showed scar tissue in 30% of uterus. Uterine surgery #3.
- Dec 07 ~ HSS #3 showed tiny amount of scar tissue. Uterine surgery #4.
- Jan 08 ~ HSS #4 showed clear uterus.
- Jan 08 ~ IUI #3, C16. BFN.
- Mar 08 ~ IVF #1, Transfer Cancelled due to lining. Out of 15 eggs, 9 were mature and all 9 fertilized. I have named my 9 embryos "The Mod Squad" and they are in the freezer, waiting for mommy to be ready.
- Apr/May 08 ~ FET #1. C20. 4 embryos "The Fab Four" transferred on 5/05. BFP!!! Very Low Beta (15 at 11dp3dt) but the numers continued to double every 48 hours. Told it was "most likely not viable" and later "most likely ectopic" but we beat all the odds.
- May 16, 08 ~ 11dp3dt (4w0d), beta #1: 15
- May 19, 08 ~ 14dp3dt (4w3d), beta #2: 43
- May 23, 08 ~ 18dp3dt (5w0d), beta#3: 213
- May 27, 22dp3dt (5w4d), beta #4: 1,073
- Jun 08 - Ultrasound showed one heartbeat at 7 weeks.
- Jul 08 - Had CVS testing. Chromosomes are normal and it's a BOY!! EDD: 1/23
- Aug 08 - Jan 09 ~ High risk due to: 1) Velamentous Cord Insertion, deemed biggest risk 2) Previous Placenta Accreta 3) Previous rapid degraged placenta 4) IVF alone can create weak placenta 5) AMA - Advanced Maternal Age. -- All resulting in almost 30 u/s and lots of testing, which ended up saving my life.
- Jan 09 (38w0d) ~ Karl is born! -- Crazy 3 days in hospital. Manual version to flip baby from breech to head down, Labor, Delivery, Emergency surgery due to cord detaching from placenta, Scary heart issues from losing over 40% of my blood supply, and then a blood transfusion due to the extreme loss of blood. Whew!
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24 comments:
Seriously, with your luck, I'd get the appendix removed and see if he can go for the gall bladder while he's in there!
Good luck!
Good gracious, Nancy! This had better be the end of wonky medical issues for a VERY long time. You've fulfilled more than your quota for he next couple of years.
And umm...don't tease me about coming here for a visit, woman. Do you know the kind of shit we could get into if you came here? :)
Nancy, I think there's only one thing you can do.
Ask for a Tenth Surgery Free punch card.
Then pay your out-of-pocket surgical fees (copay, etc.) with a credit card that earns air miles or something.
If you're going to be your doctor/surgeon's golden ticket, you might as well get to enjoy some of the benefits, right?
Seriously though, I'm sorry you have One More Thing to deal with. And here I was thinking that three kids, a full-time job, a life and roller derby were plenty for one person...
Thinking about you!
Wowzers, When we did our egg retrieval I super hyper stimmed and end up in the hospital because my oveary twisted in the middle of the night. I was on the floor screaming in pain I swore I was it was a ectopic pregnancy and my tube burst. But no it was jusr my enlarged ovary (9cm) rocking back and forth twisting up on me.
I wish you luck, mine dissappeared as the hyperstimming went down. But they were the worst days of my life. Down with OHSS!! LOL
Kym - I'm NOT kidding. Seriously. I will come visit you within, let's see, due to baby, 2 years time. Hopefully sooner rather than later.
Hehehe, can't believe he actually offered to remove your appendix too. No more weird medical shit allowed...either for you or for anyone in my house. And, if you go to visit Kym, y'all better let me know.
Is someone going to refund half of what you paid for your sterilization procedure? Because that's only fair...
My friend's grandmother can't have any more abdominal surgeries, because there's nothing left to take out. I used to wonder what that meant, until I read your medical history.
Score! Buy one surgery get one free...although it won't be free. You just saved big bucks (maybe for insurance, they thank you) on the appendix being thrown in! Congrats.
Seriously, I'm sorry you're dealing with this with all that's going on. Hope it goes well!
Bree - It's funny that you wrote that because when I got my boobie job, I had the cash but paid w/ my discover card to get 3% cash back.
Yea... I had my left ovary removed 5 years ago because it twisted on itself.
That hurts... like a bitch.
Have them take it out.... not like it was very nice to us anyhow ;)
OMG! This one and the previous post...Lady you have seen the operating table way too many times!
How about taking a break? Wink!
All the very best for the May surgery...
Umm...appendix with the ovary? He has got combo offers?
Are. You. Serious? I think it's time to place a nix or a hex on surgery for you. Truly. xxxx
Oh my word, I can't believe he actually asked you what you wanted him to do... Ass!
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I don't understand doctors asking us what THEY should do. WHO went to medical school here? I would have been like, "Uh....." dead silence. LOL
I hope this is the END of all your medical procedures!!
When my mom had her hysterectomy they took out the appendix too. Funny how they do maintenance work while they are in there!
Have you had problems w/your appendix? If yes, might not be a bad idea to get it out. As long as your liver & spleen are still being nice to you!
I like the idea of a punch card! :^)
Can't believe your doc asked you what you wanted to do - duh. Hope this is the last of your medical issues for a long long long time
Good God lady!!! What else could go wrong? (never mind I'm sure you don't want to find out) If I were you, I would just get your apendix out as well.
Good luck and I hope you are on the mend soon!! oh and stay that way!!
Sounds like he know's you. One less surgery in your life if he can kill two birds with one stone. =D
Seriously, I'd go ahead and get the appendix out too, save yourself from surgery #20, right?
I'll ask if you ever get a break, but I think the Universe might take that as a challenge....
Nancy...WTF?! Seriously...you are some ridiculous medical nightmare. Is this lots of bad Karma? Whatever it is, it needs to stop! Sheesh!!
Man oh man- your medical tax write offs will be awesome this year!
But the 2 for 1 special being offered by your doc- awesome...
I'm sorry you have to do another surgery though- I really wish you could have avoided it. xoxo
Oh ok...two for one...that's weird but ya have to wonder if the dr. is just wanting to get more money out of the insurance company.
I hate doctors that sit there and ask..so what do you want me to do?...umm yeah..Take the PAIN away!! I'm in that boat right now and it majorly sucks! At least you have a reason for it!
How long have you been living with endo?
Hope the surgery goes off without any problems and you start feeling better!
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