Friday, January 26th was a day that I dreaded for what felt like months, but in reality was only a few weeks. We discovered on January 4th that I had a polyp in my uterus that had to come out. If we had left it in, and we got pregnant, it could have caused a miscarriage. So we scheduled to have it removed. While she removed it, she wanted to finish the procedure from the 4th (the hysteroscopy), do the polyectomy, and perform a D&C. (Note: I have not had a miscarriage but she wanted to scrape my uterus to biopsy it, just to make sure all was well).
My biggest concern was how nervous and worked up I can get. So anytime people asked what they could be praying for, I replied to pray for calmness and peace. Over and over again that was my prayer and the prayers of many others around us. God answered that prayer more than I ever could have imagined. We had to be at the hospital at 8AM. When we got there I was so calm. Joseph prayed for us in the elevator (since we knew it would be the quietest time we would have all morning). We got registered and into our hospital room. The nurse came, helped me change into my hospital gown, and hooked up my IV. My parents showed up soon after we got situated, and this helped distract me (and Joseph!) Shortly after 10 they came and wheeled me to the operating room. I don't remember much at this point. They had me shift to a different bed, put a mask on me and that was that. About 1.5 hours later I begin to wake up. I was in a lot of pain, but the nurse said that everything went well. I was teary, but so worn out. I kept asking over and over again if I could see Joseph and if my parents were still there! She was so patient with me and kept adjusting my pain medicine until I finally was semi comfortable.
They wheeled me back to my room with my parents & Joseph. That may have been the best part of my entire day! Once back there they told me that Dr. Malizia said all went well and looked beautiful. A new nurse came in and she gave me good pain medication. Mom and Dad left while I was resting and then Joseph and I got to leave to come home around 2:15. I am still sore. I spent all weekend resting but the pain just hasn't quite gone away. We will go for my post-op visit on the 12th of February. But until then, I can't lift, push, or pull anything heavy. Everything just has to take time to heal!
We are anxious to get the ball rolling again but are so relieved at how God has answered every prayer up to this point! (Including financial prayers - everything has been cheaper than we expected!)
Monday, January 29, 2018
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Infertility Journey update
I haven't updated in awhile, mainly because I am still attempting to process everything these days. Back in October I made two appointments, with two different doctors. I ended up really liking the first one I met, so I canceled the 2nd appointment and decided to stick with the first doctor. At first visit, we chatted, (Joseph came with me), she did an exam, took lots of blood and scheduled an appointment for an ultrasound in three weeks.
Joseph was able to go with me to the ultrasound appointment. Everything look ok and we talked with Dr. M again. At the first visit we discovered that my thyroid is off, so I am now on medicine for hypothyroidism. My cycles are not regular at all, so I got a progesterone shot that day with a plan to take Letrozole once My cycle started. Poor Joseph. He is so patient, but being an already emotional person, the extra hormones make me even more emotional!
Once the cycle began, I was to have another ultrasound. At this one we discovered that I have a polyp in my uterus. We had to put taking the Letrozole on hold. If I were to get pregnant while having the polyp, it could potentially cause a miscarriage.
I go this Thursday for a test called an Endosee. The doctor will go into my uterus with a tiny camera to look around. I wish I could say that I wasn't worried, but I am. It is possibly similar to the HSG I had 2 years ago, which did not go well for me. At this point, they may go ahead and biopsy the polyp. Then we will decide if/when I will have surgery to remove the polyp.
We covet any and all prayers. Pray first, that Thursdays test is not horrible and that it goes off smoothly. Pray that I do not become anxious, as being tense can exasperate the pain! Also, pray that the biopsy results are good. It is very unlikely that the polyp is anything but a polyp, but we will continue to pray that is the case!
I am so thankful for the support system that I have through this infertility journey. I cry a lot, and most days I am not sure how to really handle and process everything. BUT the thing I do know for sure is that God is GREAT and MIGHTY and is in all things and all situations. Love you all.
Joseph was able to go with me to the ultrasound appointment. Everything look ok and we talked with Dr. M again. At the first visit we discovered that my thyroid is off, so I am now on medicine for hypothyroidism. My cycles are not regular at all, so I got a progesterone shot that day with a plan to take Letrozole once My cycle started. Poor Joseph. He is so patient, but being an already emotional person, the extra hormones make me even more emotional!
Once the cycle began, I was to have another ultrasound. At this one we discovered that I have a polyp in my uterus. We had to put taking the Letrozole on hold. If I were to get pregnant while having the polyp, it could potentially cause a miscarriage.
I go this Thursday for a test called an Endosee. The doctor will go into my uterus with a tiny camera to look around. I wish I could say that I wasn't worried, but I am. It is possibly similar to the HSG I had 2 years ago, which did not go well for me. At this point, they may go ahead and biopsy the polyp. Then we will decide if/when I will have surgery to remove the polyp.
We covet any and all prayers. Pray first, that Thursdays test is not horrible and that it goes off smoothly. Pray that I do not become anxious, as being tense can exasperate the pain! Also, pray that the biopsy results are good. It is very unlikely that the polyp is anything but a polyp, but we will continue to pray that is the case!
I am so thankful for the support system that I have through this infertility journey. I cry a lot, and most days I am not sure how to really handle and process everything. BUT the thing I do know for sure is that God is GREAT and MIGHTY and is in all things and all situations. Love you all.
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