Well, good news friends, I am home from the doctor!
The biopsy went well. It did hurt, alot, but not as bad as I had anticipated. Dr. Reshef is confident that the results will come back benign. At the most he expects to find pre-cancerous cells, but finds that very unlikely. I should know the results on Thursday or at the latest Friday. I was surprised to know it would be that soon. I thought it would take weeks.
If the results come back with findings of any pre-cancerous cells, he said we have several options, but he did not want talk about them until the results come back.
If the results come back with no abnormal findings, we will simply continue the fertility treatment. Meaning, he will restart my cycle, and start fertility medicine again. He is thinking of switching my medicine from Clomid to Femarra, but other than that the methods will pretty much be the same.
I have faith everything is going to be okay, and soon I will get to see a heartbeat on the ultrasound monitor. I know it will happen. I have faith in my God.
The lining of my uterus has actually thinned out since last month, which is a very positive thing considering I didn't cycle this month! If I had cycled, a biopsy may have not been necessary. It's proof my condition is improving.
I have to say thank you to Johnathan Paul Muller. I could not have done it today without him beside me holding my hand. He is the best husband ever. He is not only my God given partner in life, he is my best friend. He is a constant in my very stressful life. Second to God, he is the best thing in my life. I love him so much. Thank you babe, for driving me, holding my hand, and letting me rest all the way home. You are amazing.
For now, I have some "discomfort," but with a little rest, I am going to be fine. I am going to take a Tylenol pm and rest the evening away so I can be good and rested for work tomorrow.
Please continue to pray for me and I will update you with the results later this week!
Love you all and God bless!
Monday, August 29, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Is No news really Good news?
*SPOILER: MAY CONTAIN TMI. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK*
So after a month of waiting to see if it happened again, I finally have my answer. It is possible that I did ovulate again; however very unlikely since my cycle did not start and we know for sure (3 negative pregnancy tests) that I'm not pregnant. Beverly, Dr. Reshef's AMAZING nurse, confirmed it today.
The next plan of action is to come in and have an ultrasound and to go ahead and have a biopsy. They are very concerned about the thick lining around my uterus. They are worried it is pre-cancerous. They are concerned about my health, and unless I am healthy, the possibly of a healthy pregnancy is lower. If the ultrasound shows that my lining has thinned, due to the last cycle which was 10 days, then I won't have to have a biopsy. But, if it is thick, he will do it. I am supposed to take 3 Ibuprofen before the biopsy due to some "discomfort" as she put it. So, I'm guessing there's some mild pain. Mild pain + a two and half drive = pain. Beverly suggested that I cut down on the stress. The only reply I can come up to with that is that is "easier said than done." I'm a natural stressor...and with so much going on...it's not possible to not stress....
After he gets the results back, we can come up with a plan of action to attack this infertility issue. Beverly was fairly certain we would go back to the same plan that worked in the past. I PRAY this is what he decides.
I'm not going to lie....I'm pretty worried...I'm worried it is going to hurt, but I'm also worried that maybe it's something major. I feel like my eggs aren't getting younger and I'm getting that much closer to 30. I want three kids and spread apart, I'm starting to worry that's not going to happen.
So after a month of waiting to see if it happened again, I finally have my answer. It is possible that I did ovulate again; however very unlikely since my cycle did not start and we know for sure (3 negative pregnancy tests) that I'm not pregnant. Beverly, Dr. Reshef's AMAZING nurse, confirmed it today.
The next plan of action is to come in and have an ultrasound and to go ahead and have a biopsy. They are very concerned about the thick lining around my uterus. They are worried it is pre-cancerous. They are concerned about my health, and unless I am healthy, the possibly of a healthy pregnancy is lower. If the ultrasound shows that my lining has thinned, due to the last cycle which was 10 days, then I won't have to have a biopsy. But, if it is thick, he will do it. I am supposed to take 3 Ibuprofen before the biopsy due to some "discomfort" as she put it. So, I'm guessing there's some mild pain. Mild pain + a two and half drive = pain. Beverly suggested that I cut down on the stress. The only reply I can come up to with that is that is "easier said than done." I'm a natural stressor...and with so much going on...it's not possible to not stress....
After he gets the results back, we can come up with a plan of action to attack this infertility issue. Beverly was fairly certain we would go back to the same plan that worked in the past. I PRAY this is what he decides.
I'm not going to lie....I'm pretty worried...I'm worried it is going to hurt, but I'm also worried that maybe it's something major. I feel like my eggs aren't getting younger and I'm getting that much closer to 30. I want three kids and spread apart, I'm starting to worry that's not going to happen.
I am going to ask for prayer. Pray that my uterus lining is thin and it is not pre-cancerous. Pray they find a cure for PCOS.
I wish I had some words of wisdom this time and a Bible verse. The only the thing I can think of is that some of the greatest women in the Bible experienced the same hurt and questions that I did. Sarah. Rebekah. Rachael. Hannah. Elizabeth. These are just a few. God had a promise for each one of these women and I know he has a promise for me. I just have to be patient and wait on that promise. Wait on my rainbow.
Anyways, your prayers are welcomed. Thank you all for all of your support and prayers. We appreciate every one of you and love you all so much!.
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