Post-op

Today I had my post-op appointment with our specialist. He showed us a picture of the polyp he removed and said my uterus looks fine. He told us we could start the IVF protocol in Feb. Which we are so excited about. Nervous, but excited. I started my new diet today and praying this change helps in many ways. My doctor gave me a hug before we left today...I swear he is the best doctor! Now, I need to find ways to stay positive and encouraged during this next cycle. I find it harder after failed cycles. We are really praying that IVF 3 is finally our time and 2014 will be the best yet. 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Chris and I really enjoyed this year! 

Pictures

 Here is my picture before surgery yesterday.  I know isn't it lovely?! Pretty sexy, huh?

Here is a few pictures from Chris's work Christmas party.

Surgery

Today I had my surgery. We arrived at Integris Baptist at 6:45 and filled out our paperwork, did blood work, then went back to prepare for surgery. Dr. Reshef came back and spoke to me about the surgery. I was taken back to the room for surgery. I was so nervous and I was shaking. It was cold too. Then I was out and woke up in stage one recovery. Then I was moved to stage 2. When they let me get up to use the restroom I got really dizzy and said I am going to throw up. They gave me a barf bag and I threw up. I felt better after that. I am a little sore, but not awful. Dr. Reshef told Chris he found a small polyp that was kinda hidden. I had a polyp removed in Feb 2013 also. We will meet with Dr. Reshef next week to discuss all this. He also scrapped my uterus during this. So, I have some bleeding currently. Overall I feel good. My surgery in Feb. was much worse. I have a picture I wanted to attach, but my phone is having issues. I will attach in another blog post when I can.

TTC Ornament Exchange

I participated in two TTC ornament Exchanges so I wanted to show you all.

This cute little reindeer ornament is from a sweet girl named Erin. She is pregnant from IVF after multiple IVF cycles and a couple of adoption tries that fell through. So happy for her. Thank you so much for this beautiful ornament.

The next two pictures of from a girl on my instagram. So sweet. She even sent some sweet treats to my cats and dog.

 

 

 

 

A new day brings new beginnings.

I have had a few days to let everything sit in and think about our next steps. I strongly believe that God can pull me through this situation and miracles can happen. I am not sure what our future looks like at this time, but I know one day Chris and I will be parents. It just may not happen the way we want it to. Since our appointment we have done some research, I spoke to a friend about essential oils, and I saw my acupuncturist. The research we did was on the endometriosis diet. It is very strict, but I feel like I do not have much choice right now. I am going to start it after Christmas. I will be giving up a lot of the foods I love, but hopefully this will help in some way. I am also continuing acupuncture of course and I am going to add an Essential oil up till I start IVF then I have to stop the oil. Praying the surgery and the new adjustments will help us. I am continuing to trust God and pray we will get pregnant and stay pregnant with a little miracle. The past couple of days have been pretty difficult and I am ready to get past this bump in the road. (It feels more than a bump though). It really sucks that my Endo is so bad. I wish I would have known when I was younger that I had it so that maybe we could have done more...

Frustrated with infertility

Today Chris and I had our appointment. We didn't feel like our doctor was very hopeful of our future cycles because of how severe my endo is. I have stage 4 endo and it makes a hostile environment. I am going to have another surgery on December 20th. It will not be like my first surgery...thank goodness. Then we can try IVF again a few months later. Then if it doesn't work we will need to really consider adoption. I am frustrated, angry, scared, and sad.