HSG Results Part 2

I just got off the phone with Nurse C, and she said that Dr. K found some adhesions that needed to be removed, and he was suggesting having a laproscopy done. Nurse C said that Dr. K still wanted to talk to me, but he's on call and at the hospital right now. So he would try to call me back tonight or tomorrow to talk about it in more detail.

Now I'm freaked out! Any and all laproscopy experiences are needed!!!!!!!!!

Update...
I just talked with my doctor, and he thinks the reason I haven't gotten pregnant again is because of the scarring. He said he would have his pre-op nurse call me to get it scheduled. He wants to do it early in the cycle so he knows I'm not pregnant, but we're not going to be able to try that cycle. He said we would have to wait until the next cycle (if the lap wasn't too invasive.)

I'm Ba-ack!!!

Hey girls...I'm finally back home! The trip was awesome!!!! I miss the weather...cool, no humidity, absolutely beautiful. It was hard to step off the plane here and feel the humidity slap you in the face.

I think I o'd, but I don't think it was a strong one. Our timing was GREAT...just a "wait and see" game now. I realized when I got to the hotel in Canada that I had forgotten to pack my FertilityBlend. Guess it's a good thing...that stuff makes me nauseated. While I was gone my doctor (not his nurse) called and told me to call him so we could discuss my HSG results and figure out what to do next. That kind of makes me nervous...he and the radiologist both said everything looked good the day of my HSG. He's since gotten the radiologist's report so I'm wondering if he found something later or if this is just a formality. We decided the day of the HSG that we would see what happened with this cycle, and if it didn't work then we would go back to the old routine until Jan. Now, I'm not sure if that's the plan or not. When I get to talk to my doctor I'll let y'all know!

I really missed you guys!!! I have a lot of catching up to do!!!!

HSG Verdict

Okay first...OUCH!!!! I've never been in that much pain before...thank God the valium took a little bit of the edge off. Dr. K had to numb my cervix with lidacain so he could dilate it because it was being difficult (typical). That part just about brought me off the table...sticking that long epidural needle up my hoo-hah and into my cervix...I just about let out a few explitives! Fortunately it was fairly quick and everything went smoothly. Everything is open and clear. No blockages in the tubes or scarring in the uterus that he could see...woo hoo! Thanks so much for prayers and good thoughts!

Now...let's see if I can get a good O this weekend or early next week and take advantage of this supposed increased fertility! Dr. K called our trip to Canada a procreation vacation...let's hope he's right.

Appointment Update

Yet another appointment filled with lots of laughs. I love that my doctor is so personable. When he walked into his office he said, "Well, I'm not really sure what I'm going to do with y'all, but I'm sure y'all are wondering what to do with me." I told him I wasn't really upset that the second IUI didn't work. I was more mad at J's swimmers for not finding the target this cycle, so I told him before my next cycle starts I wanted him to install neon signs in my uterus pointing them in the right direction. Dr. K died laughing and said, "Well, I've never had that request before." Then he said, "Yeah, your egg's just sitting there waiting on the suckers." Then he looked at J and said, "It only takes one", and gave him a wink. He said there really was no reason he could think of as to why the IUI’s haven’t worked. He said that J’s analysis was just fine. I told him what the lab tech said about his concentration being so much lower this time, and he said, “But it’s still within normal limits. Guy's concentrations vary all the time. She shouldn't have said that to you. That's just the difference in hearing it from a doctor rather than a lab tech. Nothing against lab techs though."

I asked whether he thought something had happened since my D&C that could have blocked my tubes. He said he didn't think so because it's typically viruses, appendicitis, and STD's that block tubes, none of which I've had. He doesn't think the HSG will find anything, but he said he would do it if I wanted it done. He told me I had his blessing to go see an RE if that's what I wanted to do. I told him I need to feel like I've had him do everything he can possibly do before I go to an RE. I didn't care how much poking, prodding and testing I had to endure because insurance covers all tests diagnosing an IF problem 100%. He was fine with that. I made a deal with him that once he had done all the procedures he could do and I still wasn't pregnant by December then I'd go to an RE in Jan. He thought that was a good plan.

So, I have an HSG planned for tomorrow at 1:00. He doesn't normally like to wait this late to do it, but since I haven't O'd yet he felt like we could get it in before I do.

Honestly, I think going to an RE is really not going to do anything for us. We're not going to do injectables or IVF because it's not covered by insurance, and I just can't throw that much money down on something that's not guaranteed to work. I'm sure there are a few things that an RE might do before suggesting injectables, and we'll do a few Clomid or Femara with trigger cycles, but that's about as far as we're willing to take this. I have a feeling our journey to parenthood the conventional way is just about over. I need to start preparing myself for that fact.