Ready...Set...Surgery!

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.