I know these boards have been kinda slow but I wanted to share where we are with our ttc. Last April while on Clomid, we found 4 cysts on my ovaries. We sat out a cycle and they didn't get better, in fact they grew, so we went on birth control. All but one cyst cleared up and strangely a new one formed. So we decided to do surgery to remove the 2 cysts. PCOS was being discussed.
Two weeks ago, I had surgery. We found that one of the cysts was a typical ovulation cyst that just hadn't cleared and the other cyst was actually a pocket of fluid that had developed. The fluid was collecting because my right ovary was stuck to my uterus. We also found endometriosis around and that was what caused the ovary to be stuck to the uterus. My doc fixed the ovary and removed the cysts and the endo.
Yesterday I had my follow-up appointment. Doc explained everything she saw and did. She recommended staying on birth control for 2 more cycles just to give my body time to heal and adjust. When I asked, "So seeing what you saw, did you see anything that could be the cause of 3.5 years of infertility?" And she said, "Absolutely!" I guess with my ovary adhered to my uterus it was completely useless. It could not function correctly like that. So she said you only had one ovary to work with and since you typically ovulate from every other ovary each month, we were out of the game every other month. Also had the other endo in there so that was affecting things too. Also seeing the type of cyst, we now don't think PCOS is a likely possibility. The doc also thinks that from what she has been seeing the last few months, that I probably don't need Clomid. My body's ovulation has been very strong and hard to shut down, so that is a wonderful answer to prayer too!
It was a very positive appointment and she was very hopeful that we had fixed the problem. I am still leary of thinking this was the solution but I am feeling more positive. I am trying to be cautiously optimistic at this point. So hopefully in November I will be back on board to ttc and hopefully none of you will still be here.
Two weeks ago, I had surgery. We found that one of the cysts was a typical ovulation cyst that just hadn't cleared and the other cyst was actually a pocket of fluid that had developed. The fluid was collecting because my right ovary was stuck to my uterus. We also found endometriosis around and that was what caused the ovary to be stuck to the uterus. My doc fixed the ovary and removed the cysts and the endo.
Yesterday I had my follow-up appointment. Doc explained everything she saw and did. She recommended staying on birth control for 2 more cycles just to give my body time to heal and adjust. When I asked, "So seeing what you saw, did you see anything that could be the cause of 3.5 years of infertility?" And she said, "Absolutely!" I guess with my ovary adhered to my uterus it was completely useless. It could not function correctly like that. So she said you only had one ovary to work with and since you typically ovulate from every other ovary each month, we were out of the game every other month. Also had the other endo in there so that was affecting things too. Also seeing the type of cyst, we now don't think PCOS is a likely possibility. The doc also thinks that from what she has been seeing the last few months, that I probably don't need Clomid. My body's ovulation has been very strong and hard to shut down, so that is a wonderful answer to prayer too!
It was a very positive appointment and she was very hopeful that we had fixed the problem. I am still leary of thinking this was the solution but I am feeling more positive. I am trying to be cautiously optimistic at this point. So hopefully in November I will be back on board to ttc and hopefully none of you will still be here.
