Well, yesterday was very stressful for me. After all was said and done, nothing different from what I had suspected. I really need to keep my stressing in check. Last night, after the muscle relaxants wore off, my stomach was not happy at all, that is the first place stress shows for me.
Well back to the appointment in general. It was supposed to be a quick appointment. But, it wasn’t. First off they did the follicle count again. This time I got to see things, as they had a monitor on the wall for me to watch. Today, I had 5 on my left, and 9 on my right for a total of 14 (last time I had 15). Even though one less, I’m still above normal, so good to go on that front.
The SHG was a little different from what I had thought. I thought the ultrasound was put into the uterus, but the catheter is just to add fluid so they can see the uterus better with the tranvaginal ultrasound; same wand that is used for the follicle count. They once again saw the probably polyp. Once they were finished looking, my doctor told me to go over to his office across the building and tell the receptionist that he wanted to see me. I told him I had to pay for additional parking. My appointment was supposed to be 10-15 maybe 20 minutes. I was all ready at an hour between waiting, change into gown, waiting, test one, waiting, test two.
Once more parking was paid for I went to my doctor’s office. He explained what he saw, they polyp looked to be 8 mm in its highest diameter, with an average of 5mm. He said it isn’t too big. Now normally his patients, are people having issues with fertility, in which, a polyp might be a hindrance. But the only reason he is our doctor, is the fact we are missing the crucial item, sperm. Many people have polyps and get pregnant, and have no issues and deliver a perfectly healthy baby. However people with polyps do have a higher rate of miscarriages.
He then went on to tell me the surgery procedure, a little scary, and what the possible complications or issues could be, although small rates of issues. The way he explained things, it was very detailed, but also very understandable, so that was nice, and I felt I had all the information to make a good decision. He then asked if I wanted to have the surgery. I told him I would follow his recommendation. The doctor then asked me “If I weren’t to give you a recommendation, what would you like to do?” and I said “Have it removed.” He had mentioned what I had been thinking, every time we tried to get pregnant (at a hefty cost each time), and didn’t succeed, I would be thinking, is the polyp the cause?
End result, I should be getting a phone call in the next couple days to schedule surgery.
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