Surgery experience #2

I had my 2nd septum surgery on Wednesday, Nov. 6th. It was a much different experience than my first surgery in a couple of ways. 1) I had a different doctor doing the surgery and the location was different 2) I reacted to the anesthesia differently this time and 3) the doc placed an IUD after the surgery instead of a balloon catheter, like I had the first time.

Coming out of the surgery I was very much out of it and don't remember much. Apparently I was using profane language and telling one of the nurses that I was preparing for the zombie apocalypse. Hopefully they got a good laugh from my anesthetic stupor.

Dr. Roy told Daniel there was more of the septum left than she had anticipated, taking up about 1/3 of my uterus. She was confident that she divided the full septum and then she placed the Paragard IUD as a stint. The IUD will stay there for 6 weeks.

I was also given Estradial to take twice daily for the next 6 weeks to help my lining cover up the septal area and assist the healing process.

As far as pain goes, it's been pretty minimal. I've had some moderate cramping and have been bleeding off and on, but no major pain. In fact I feel ready to go back to work tomorrow, just 2 days after the surgery.

I have a follow up scheduled for 6 weeks from now to remove the IUD and check the inside of the uterus to make sure the septum is gone and that everything has healed properly. Once she removes the IUD we can start TTC again.

I really hope this was the last time I'll need a surgery for this. It's been a rough year for me and I'm hoping that we'll finally get pregnant in 2014! 

2 Surgeries

Well it's been a few weeks since my last post and I have a few updates to share. Daniel had a Varicocelectomy on October 18th. He had a varicocele on his left testicle so they "tied off" some of the veins and hopefully his fellas won't overheat so much anymore. It takes about 6 months to fully recover from this procedure (from a TTC standpoint) so for the moment our baby-making is on hold.

I figured since we're on a forced break, and 3 doctors have recommended that I get another surgery to remove the rest of my septum, that we might as well get my surgery over with too. So I scheduled my 2nd septum resection with a different doctor; she is a gynecological surgeon and this is her specialty, so I hope she does a good job and that I'll never have to worry about my stupid septum ever again.  Plus, my new doctor, Dr. Roy, said that instead of using a balloon catheter she might use an IUD instead to prevent the uterine walls from touching and allow the uterus to heal properly. I like this idea and hope that it works out for the best and that I have a fully functioning, "normal" uterus by the time this is all over.

So other than that not much is going on. I must say that this break was much needed, I'm sure you can tell that from my previous post. I've been feeling a very strong sense of abandonment and anger on a spiritual level. I'm starting to lose faith in everything I once believed in. I just don't feel like anyone is watching out for me.

Hopefully I can snap out of it soon and in the next few months build my strength so when we can start trying again, I can have hope and believe that we might actually get what we've been praying for, a baby.