So we decided to take the plunge and move forward with InVitro Fertilization. The process is yet another test in patience. First there are a number of tests Dan and I need to take. We are both tested for Sexually Transmitted Diseases - yep that's right!! I get all kinds of hormone levels tested to check my egg reserve and other female stuff. We also sign some legal paperwork documenting our plan for any un-used embryos. If we get pregnant on the first try and there are embryos left - how long do we want to keep them? Do we want to donate them? Lots of things to think about.
TMI alert!
Finally - I get another fun test to be sure the "terrain" of the inside of my uterus is in prime condition for implantation. The doctor injects saline into my uterus so that it expands and he can check out everything inside.
Another fun fact I forgot to mention! Since Froedtert Hospital is a teaching hospital with the Medical College of Wisconsin on-sight, each time I have one of these fun examinations, there is a young medical student with his or her head between my legs - along with Dr. Stawn's of course. Why not? Let's just have a party - the more the merrier!! At this point I rarely use the paper sheet to attempt to cover myself...
So anyway - I get this saline test and am shocked to hear Dr Strawn point out to the medical student that "well this here is a fibroid tumor", which is not good news. So now we are unable to move forward with the IVF until I have surgery to have the fibroid removed. OK fine - so we do that without complications. Now its 3 months later - I have to wait to a certain point in my monthly cycle to have the fun saline injection test again - and GUESS WHAT??? Yep - ANOTHER fibroid on the screen- really?!?!? I would love to type a swear word here - how about this: WTF?!? Another sugery and another few months - what could possibly happen next?
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