update

So we had our appointment this morning with Dr. Pelligrini.

Basically he feels that after we’ve done 4 cycles with only the first resulting in a pregnancy that before we move forward with trying again, he wants to do a complete exam of my pelvis area to rule out any endometriosis, scar tissue, cysts, polyps, adhesions, etc. that would cause the tube not to pick up the egg. John and I agreed that it’s only a waste of time and money to not get some things checked out before trying to proceed…not to mention the emotional aspect of it.

I have surgery scheduled for Thursday 3/18 at the SurgiCenter at Spring Ridge for the following procedures: Laparoscopy, Tubal Perfusion, Probable Laser, Hysteroscopy and D&C.

I’ll be completely knocked out with a tube down my throat and the surgeries will last anywhere from 1 ½ to 2 ½ hours. I’ll be off of work that Thursday and Friday and John will be home with me.

Once the surgery is complete, Dr. P will meet with us before I head home to let us know what he found (if anything).

He laid it out for us today that if they find nothing wrong, then we are looking at an egg quality issues or a sperm quality issue (John’s being retested just to rule it out, but Dr. P doesn’t see this as being the cause of this) and we would need to move straight to IVF (not an option at $13,000 +meds as he confirmed today).

If they find something and it’s fixable (which he would take care of during the surgery), then we would be allowed to try 3 more (and only 3) cycles of the injectible meds as we’ve done the previous 4 times. If after those 3 cycles, we still had no success, then it’s IVF (again, not an option), or we are done.

To say I feel like our window is closing would be an understatement, but at the same time, John and I wouldn’t be the ones making the decision to stop, and that makes this all a little easier. For some reason, someone else telling me it’s time to stop, makes it a little easier than having to say it out loud myself. It’s always been out of our hands and certainly if the Dr.’s try everything their able to, and we’ve tried everything we’re able to and can afford, then it is completely in God’s hands and he will see us through whatever the outcome may be.

On a positive note, I'm down 16 pounds from last year this time!!