First RE Appointment

It went great! Hubby and I were in high spirits for some reason and laughed our way up to the office and in the waiting room. Hope we didn't upset any of the ladies waiting. I can only pray that I always maintain this positive attitude and strength from God as I face this.

I really, really like our doctor. You can tell he has been doing this a LONG time. We had a lengthy conversation where we went over my TTC history, he looked through all of my paperwork and explained to me the options he typically recommends. He went over everything in detail, included success rates for people in my age range and wrote down the cost of each treatment. I am very blessed to have excellent infertility coverage. He basically told me that he didn't envision it running out, and that they would pay for everything and all I have to do is pay co-pays of $30 each time I come in. (I work for one of the biggest companies in a large metropolitan area, so he knows this from past experience.) Let me just say, I know how huge this is. I am so grateful to God for this - it is one less thing to worry about as I go through treatment. I wish it was this way for everyone. At the same time, I am still going to be cautious which treatments we choose, because insurance can change very quickly.

After our initial meeting, we did an ultrasound. Almost immediately the doctor picked out something nobody has been able to do - he thinks I have Endometriosis. He saw some areas in my uterus that caused him to believe this, and it is something I have suspected for awhile due to my extreme pain during AF and spotting before and afterwards. He wants to see me on Day 3 of my next cycle. If the things he saw in the ultrasound are still there, he wants to move forward with laparoscopic surgery before doing any treatments, so that he can assess how severe it is and remove any adhesions. I am excited about this approach, but also nervous as I don't like surgery and I am worried about how much work I will have to miss. For those of you who have done this, can you share your experience?

I also had some bloodwork done for a few panels that haven't been run yet. Doc wanted to check my progesterone since I am 8DPO today, and he also wanted to run AMH since he couldn't see very many antral follicles on my ovaries. Normally, this would really, really worry me. But he thinks he couldn't see more because BOTH ovaries had giant cysts on them. He knows one of them is the corpeus luteum, but the other is most likely related to endometriosis or something similar. I hope he is right! Having low ovarian reserve at 27 feels like a death sentence to me.

So, that's it for now! I should start AF in the next few days-week, so next steps are right around the corner. I already know I am not pregnant this cycle, because I couldn't see anything that looked like an egg on the ultrasound. So I had a big Dr. Pepper and a cookie at lunch, a rare treat! We are heading up north for a friends wedding this weekend and will be doing some fun stuff in the city while we are there, so hopefully that will help get my mind off things for awhile!