Ringing in the new year with a lap...

Although I'd rather not be in surgery on New Years Eve, I'm so happy that my Ob/gyn was able to schedule me before the new year. I feel like this entire year has been a waiting game... waiting to be referred to an RE, waiting on my dh's insurance because I lost my job, waiting for an appointment with a new RE because our old RE didn't accept our new insurance, and then waiting on a cyst that didn't budge after 3 months of bcps. I'm so tired of waiting, that when my ob/gyn said he had Dec. 31st available, I jumped at the opportunity. I called dh from my Ob/gyn's office, and he agreed to care for me while ringing in the new year. I truly think he much rather take care of me than go out and spend too much money at an overpriced champagne dinner. So, I guess I'll be toasting to good meds and a quick recovery because we're leaving for Vegas on Jan. 2nd!

Decisions, decisions...

It's been awhile, but I've been a little down in the dumps... and busy with work and appointments. I had my pelvic u/s, and once again I did not consume enough water. The 1st u/s I had I was scolded, so this time I made sure I stated drinking my 8 glasses over an hour in advance, and still no dice! So, the u/s didn't do much, but the vag cam showed that my two cysts are still there, and one has grown slightly.

I met with my RE and went over our options; basically there are two - Laparoscopy or leave the cyst and start IUI. He went through the pros and cons of Lap. Lap scares me a bit because there is a chance that the surgeon could damage an ovary. When I asked my RE what the chances are, he said that it happens quite often because the cysts are attached to the ovary and usually rather small. My RE said that if it were him (hahaha) he would leave the cyst be and cycle at least a time or two. His "no lap" stance was based on that likelihood that the cyst is not cancerous (based on blood tests, shape/size, and my age), it is not very large, and Lap could damage my ovary. I have an appointement next week with my ob/gyn to go over the pelvic u/s. My ob/gyn knows about my history of burst cysts, going to the ER, and would be the one performing the laporascopy, so we've decided to wait until after that appointment to make any decisions.

At this point, I really just wish a baby would appear under my tree on Christmas morning... I'm getting sick of all these appointments, and I know it's only the beginning....

                               

Cyst, cyst go away...

Update:
I had my RE appointment yesterday and my persistent cyst is still there, after 58 consecutive days of bcp. The next step is to get a pelvic ultrasound to make sure it's not cancerous. The nurse also took a blood test to check for cancer, and will call in a couple days with the results. My RE said he was not too concerned that the cyst is cancerous, given my age and the shape of the cyst, but he wants to rule it out before proceeding with IUI.

I guess the silver lining is that my other ovary is fine. The ultrasound showed multiple eggs on my right ovary. So it looks like I'm outta the game until 2010, unless there's a Christmas miracle... and believe me, I'm not beyond believing in miracles.

We also got the results of Dh's 3rd SA. All his #'s were decent, except motility is at 45%, which is a little low. RE didn't sound too concerned, but did recommend making an appointment with a urologist (for the 3rd time).  Dh has been resisting making the appointment with the urologist, but finally agreed he would go. So... I guess we are making some progress.