I am sure by the title you have figured out that it was either Elly or myself that has been in to see the doctor and then the next question that goes through your mind is what for...well it was me and I went in today to see Dr. Silva, our fertility doctor.
I will be upfront with you right away...I have kept quiet about some things that have been going on lately, but I feel led by the Lord to be open and to let our family and friends in during this difficult time. So I am warning you that I will not be holding back anymore and that we need your thoughts and prayers more then anything now. So you will be hearing a lot about what is going on in the next couple of weeks to months.
Today, Harry & I went in to see Dr. Silva because we have not been able to get pregnant since we had surgery for our ectopic pregnancy in October. We have been on Clomid since December. We had a baseline ultrasound done today to see how things looked. The good news is there is no signs of damage from the ectopic pregnancy. The bad news is that we are thinking that the right tube is closing quicker then we thought. We know the left one is junk as we found that out last summer/fall. Next week on Tuesday, March 3rd I will be going back in for a Sono-Hysterosalpingogram (Sono-HSG). This is an ultrasound of the uterus and fallopian tubes. This procedure shows whether the tubes are open and also outlines the shape of the uterine cavity.* This will take place at 9:00 AM. It is about a half an hour procedure, and I will be fine to drive home afterwards. You might remember me telling about having this done last summer after my 2nd miscarriage. It is pretty simple...maybe a little cramping afterwards.
After this procedure is completed it will answer many questions of where to go from here. If the tube is partially and/or completely blocked then we can do reconstructive surgery on the right tube in a 50/50 chance of conceiving on our own. Otherwise, our options are in vetro fertilization (IVF) and/or adoption. At this point in time we are praying for guidance along with wisdom and knowledge for the doctor as to what path we should go. Reconstructive surgery would be a little more invasive then what I had to have done for the ectopic pregnancy but wouldn't be bad. Would still be a same day surgery. IVF is very pricey and the money is needed up front. Adoption is always another option. One that we have discussed but have not looked any farther at. In the next couple of weeks we will be praying hard for guidance as only the Lord knows the ending to our journey. I am scared and excited as I know that whatever the Lord has planned for us, the ending is going to be GREAT! And we are not going to want to miss the ending.
I will keep you posted as things progress and we get more answers. Thank you in advance to your many thoughts and prayers. I know that we have a wonderful group of friends and many family members that love us and support us. That is huge for us and humbles my heart. We are very blessed to have Elly in our lives along with our love from family & friends.
*Medical description used by the Franciscan Skemp, patient education handout.
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