Wish me luck...

Well tomorrow's another big day for me, so I figured I would do a post updating everyone on my situation. I'll give a quick recap, but just so you know this is practically a novel and there aren't any fun pictures to go along with it.


In January I had a laparoscopy done to check my ovaries/uterus because I've been having these sharp stabbing pains sporadically for the past year and a half. Before that it was off and on for a couple years. My doctor kept brushing it off, saying it wasn't a big deal and nothing like a cyst was showing up on an ultrasound (except once, a tiny one a couple years ago that has been taken care of). He thought the pain was maybe ovulation pains or something. Yet we still haven't been able to get pregnant (and I didn't know if that was related or not). So and after quite a few doctor visits, I just asked if I could go see a specialist to get another opinion.


So in January I saw a great ObGyn and he did a laparoscopy to check things out. He took a bunch of pictures with the scope, and determined, that part of my uterus isn't formed properly. Apparently, when women are growing and forming in the womb a uterus starts out in two parts, and grows together. Well, mine didn't attach together properly so the left side continued to grow and form normally and the right side stayed small and gimpy. It doesn't have much blood flow to it, so that's why it's been getting agitated and causing me sharp aching pains.The doctor said that the small right part of my uterus needs to be removed and it was scheduled the end of April to be done laparoscopically. My doctor called me a couple weeks ago and said that as he's been looking over my case, and studying the pictures he wants to go in with a proper incision and do an actual surgery to remove the piece of uterus.


He explained that because it is obviously such an important part, he'd rather go in with his hands and be able to make sure everything is okay and we don't miss anything. That way everything will be stitched together perfectly so it can heal well and I have the best chances of being healthy and being able to carry a baby someday. The doctor does assure me that everything should be fine and we should have no problem getting pregnant later. We just need to take care of this first so I will have the best environment for a baby to grow in, and of course for me to get rid of those pains.


So now it's actually going to be quite the ordeal and I have to take a month off of work to recover. It's considered major abdominal surgery, kind of the equivalent of a caesarean but with additional cutting and stitches inside (and obviously without the baby to bring home).The surgery is scheduled for tomorrow, May 7, and I have to be up before 5am to be at the hospital by 6am! I'll be in the hospital until Sunday then just relaxing at home for a few weeks. My Mom is coming up on Friday, and will be here until Wednesday to keep me company and take care of me. I'm really excited for that, and for the fact that I'll get her all to myself on Mother's Day even though we won't be doing much.


If anybody actually made it to the end of this ginormous post, I give you props. Thanks for listening to me blabber on about myself ;) I'll update next week once I'm back home again. Wish me luck...