I have some exciting news ya'll. Get ready.
This month we met with our doctor who has been helping us through our fertility journey so far, and since it's been a year since we've been trying, we were referred to a specialist who would help us figure out what the next step was.
We met with a doctor at a woman's clinic, who assessed us and determined that I qualified to have a scope surgery for women with endometriosis! Normally of course, I wouldn't sound that excited to get a surgery. In fact, I've never really had one before except when I got me wisdom teeth out. But this scope surgery sounds amazing! Let me explain...
The scope surgery is done by doctors inserting a camera through one side of your lower abdomen, and a scraping tool through the other side. What they do is, they'll assess how bad the damage is from the endometriosis, and scrape out all the scar tissue that's causing painful cramps and blocking us from conceiving. Sounds gruesome, I know. BUT the surgery will not only diminish the severity of my monthly visitor, it will improve our chances of conceiving dramatically! Yay!
The surgery is out-patient, but is still pretty invasive, so I'll basically be on bed rest the entire week after the surgery. I'm feeling that nervous/excited type feeling again, but I mostly feel grateful for this new hope that's come into out lives. Finger crossed that this surgery will truly make a difference in our journey to parenthood.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Saturday, December 28, 2013
One Year Later...
Well here we are. It's been a year since we've been trying to get pregnant and still no baby. Which officially means...we're infertile.
We've kept the fact that we've been trying for a baby to ourselves for the most part, mostly because I didn't want people constantly asking us if we were pregnant yet. But with the year mark approaching, Thomas and I thought it was time to tell our families.
We started with my family first. After presents on Christmas day, we broke the news officially that we had been trying for about a year, that we weren't having much success, and that my endometriosis was a big factor in that. It was an emotional conversation that had a few of us bringing on the waterworks. I know, I know, you're probably thinking, Gee Tyff, buzz kill much? Well believe it or not, the conversation was really uplifting and brought us all a little closer. It felt so good to finally be out in the open with our pregnancy struggles with my family. Sure, we cried, but we also got a lot of support from them, and of course my ever intuitive mother thought she knew something like that was going on all along.
We of course told Thomas's family soon after, and told both families that we were going to have to go into the doctor's the following month to get a consultation and possibly get some testing done.
So that's where we're at. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous about our fertility status, so I won't say that (because nobody likes a liar right?!). I will say though that I'm excited to possibly finally get some answers and some help with our fertility journey.
We've kept the fact that we've been trying for a baby to ourselves for the most part, mostly because I didn't want people constantly asking us if we were pregnant yet. But with the year mark approaching, Thomas and I thought it was time to tell our families.
We started with my family first. After presents on Christmas day, we broke the news officially that we had been trying for about a year, that we weren't having much success, and that my endometriosis was a big factor in that. It was an emotional conversation that had a few of us bringing on the waterworks. I know, I know, you're probably thinking, Gee Tyff, buzz kill much? Well believe it or not, the conversation was really uplifting and brought us all a little closer. It felt so good to finally be out in the open with our pregnancy struggles with my family. Sure, we cried, but we also got a lot of support from them, and of course my ever intuitive mother thought she knew something like that was going on all along.
We of course told Thomas's family soon after, and told both families that we were going to have to go into the doctor's the following month to get a consultation and possibly get some testing done.
So that's where we're at. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous about our fertility status, so I won't say that (because nobody likes a liar right?!). I will say though that I'm excited to possibly finally get some answers and some help with our fertility journey.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Confusion Update
So if you read my last post (found here), then you know that I've had a confusing couple of weeks, missing my period but still getting multiple negative results on pregnancy test.
Well the monthly visitor came and once again, I'm still not pregnant. I'm glad to know either way. I guess my cycle was changing. Who really knows at this point, and it doesn't really matter does it? I just went from hopeful, to confused, to back let down.
Lately, against my better judgment, I've been feeling a little bitter and jealous towards women who have been able to have babies no problem. I know I shouldn't, but it's hard when you hear these stories about people trying and conceiving right away, or people getting pregnant without really trying at all. I guess that doesn't bother me as much as those women who are so blessed with healthy, beautiful babies, but who complain constantly about their kids and openly bash the fact that they have them. I've ran into some women like that lately and it really hurts me. They don't seem to appreciate what they have, when millions of women, including me, are just dying to have what they have. It's just hard to watch. But, at the same time, it reminds me to not take for granted the blessings it would be if I ever do get the privilege to raise a family.
Well the monthly visitor came and once again, I'm still not pregnant. I'm glad to know either way. I guess my cycle was changing. Who really knows at this point, and it doesn't really matter does it? I just went from hopeful, to confused, to back let down.
Lately, against my better judgment, I've been feeling a little bitter and jealous towards women who have been able to have babies no problem. I know I shouldn't, but it's hard when you hear these stories about people trying and conceiving right away, or people getting pregnant without really trying at all. I guess that doesn't bother me as much as those women who are so blessed with healthy, beautiful babies, but who complain constantly about their kids and openly bash the fact that they have them. I've ran into some women like that lately and it really hurts me. They don't seem to appreciate what they have, when millions of women, including me, are just dying to have what they have. It's just hard to watch. But, at the same time, it reminds me to not take for granted the blessings it would be if I ever do get the privilege to raise a family.
(this pretty much sums it up)
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