Well hello there!
It's been a few days since my last post... Hmmm actually more like a couple weeks! Things are going swimmingly with Aaron and I. We spent the weekend cleaning the house and garage, and we have a friend coming over today to get started on re-wiring the garage. We can finally get rid of the SUPER efficient ball-and-tube wiring and get some electrical technology from the later half of the 20th century in there. Aaron will finally have his very own man cave soon. He's really excited. And I'm excited that there will finally be room to park my car!
In other news, I want to share some information about our journey to expand our little family. It has been really frustrating (not to say a tad heartbreaking) not knowing why we haven't had any luck in doing so yet. All of our initial testing has come back all clear, but there are still some other things to look into. Unfortunately, we've been kind of at a standstill until we can get better health insurance (which we'll have starting in January). There is one thing we have decided to try, though. I have some signs of endometriosis, which runs in my family and can cause infertility. The only way to find out if you have it is for the doctor to actually see it, which requires surgery. If the doctor finds endometriosis during the surgery, usually they can also remove some/most/all of it, increasing your chances of getting pregnant. Luckily, our current insurance covers this procedure 100%!
I have an appointment with my doctor to discuss it in two weeks. We're hoping to be able to schedule the surgery before the end of the year, and as odd as it sounds, we're hoping that the doctor does find endo, is able to remove it, and that we'll be on our way to parenthood soon after. Of course there is no guarantee that it'll work, but we feel confident in our decision to pursue the treatment. Okay, and a little nervous. We'd appreciate your prayers and support as we take this first big step in overcoming infertility, and we'll update you again in a few weeks.
Have a great week!
2 comments:
man I'm a dork, did i ever tell you that my mother had that? She started having signs in her 20th and the doctors thought she would never get pregnant...ironically not only had 3 childrens, but 2 were twins. Though it got so large (think grapefruit) that she had a hestorectomy in her mid 30's.
When she had endometriosis the pain was intense. Whoo!! i can't believe i never told you.
I think you are stepping in the right direction! At least you will know one way or the other. I have had a lap so if you have any questions feel free to ask!
:)
I think it is nice you are involving your family in your journey :) Hopefully they will be supportive and pick you up when you are down seeing how utterly painful all of this can be.
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