We’re go for launch

Yesterday I had my post-surgery follow-up appointment with Dr. Specialist and we got the official go-ahead to start trying to conceive again.

Well, I suppose again isn’t exactly the right word, since all of our previous trying efforts were destined from the start to be futile on account of how there were a bunch of fibroids already taking up all of the room in there.

And no doubt confusing any sperm that dared enter. What the hell is this? The directions said to go straight up and to the left or right. Are we in a forest? A hedge maze?

On account of my advanced age, if I haven’t conceived within six months, we’ll look at some next steps, like checking my tubes for blockages.

So… remember when I said I was going to do this detailed post about my appointments with Dr. Specialist and the hysteroscopic myomectomy, and scan the surgery pictures and make it all fancy like?

Yeah, I’m not.  Knowing me, if I haven’t it written it by now, chances are I’ll never get around to it.  I’ll give you the short version so we can all move on.

The short version is that he’s a fantastic doctor who obviously knows his stuff and is good at what he does.  I also happen to really like him and think he’s funny.  If you’re going to talk about your sex life and your husband’s sperm count with someone who has an ultrasound thingie up your hooha, it’s a real bonus if you happen to get along with them, too.

Oh yeah,  the other thing we’re just going to go ahead and take care of soon is Jerrad’s sperm analysis.  And yes, I have obtained permission to write about certain aspects of it.

What I learned at yesterday’s appointment was that the surgery was successful, and the wall of my uterus looks good.  A slight bit of bad news is that I still have two somewhat sizable fibroids in there, but they aren’t in a position likely to interfere with conception or pregnancy.

He was also able to tell that I had successfully ovulated from my right ovary recently (yesterday was day 20 of my cycle).  It looked all cute and kidney bean shaped and there was a super pretty corpus luteum.

Then we looked at my left ovary.  It looked like a kidney bean being eaten by a tiny football.  As he looked more closely at the cyst, he pointed out some layers and swirly things that led him to believe it was a dermoid cyst.

Yes, that’s a cyst made up of hair, teeth, eyes, bone, cartilage, etc.  Attached to my left ovary.  Awesome.

At this point he’s recommending we leave it alone.  My ovary could still be working, and there’s a risk of causing damage if we remove the cyst now.  These types of cysts are almost always benign, and the chance of it bursting is fairly small.

Although I was initially pretty irritated that my follow-up appointment got pushed back so far, the timing turned out to be perfect.  Now we know for sure I’ve got a good working ovary, and we know which month the good one is up to bat.  We’ll still try just as hard on the “off” months, but my expectations will be adjusted a bit.

I think it’s safe to assume we missed the boat this month, but next month, it’s ON.