Surgery, Birthday, New Cycle, OH MY!

Hello, bloggy friends! I hope this post finds you all doing well. Even though I may be slacking on the commenting, I want you to know that I am reading your blogs! Life has been a bit outta sorts here for a few days, and I am finally getting back to "normal".

I had my surgery on Friday. It was a frustrating day for me to be totally honest. My surgery was scheduled for 2pm. I was not allowed to eat past midnight on Thursday, and since I wake up so early, not being able to eat for that long was difficult. I got to the surgery center at 1pm and did not get wheeled into surgery until 3:30pm! I will admit that I did throw a bit of a tantrum in the office. I made sure that they knew I was HUNGRY and that I was scheduled at 2pm and that I had been waiting now for over an hour. I scolded them for overbooking surgeries; my time is important as well. They knew that I was emotional and hungry, so they handled my rant with grace. But jeez, what a wait! I know that things happen in surgery and I did apologize for being a brat. 

Soon after that, they took me back to pre-op. The nurse had a hard time finding veins since I was so lethargic. She actually bent the catheter in my left wrist at first and had to move to my right arm. Once I got an IV and some fluids in me, I felt better! While I was waiting for them to take me back to surgery I sent some time staring that the curtain and I started laughing because the design seriously looked like it was covered in sperm. I told Mike "you know you have been in the infertility world too long when what is suppose to be leaves looks like swimming sperm!" He laughed and agreed.

Check it out...

Sperm Curtain- Fertility is haunting me!

Obligatory Pre-Surgery  Photo

The surgery itself took about 40 minutes and the recovery nurses said I was the best patient they had. They said I was so fun and smiley. My first question was "Oh Gosh, what did I say?" I have a habit of saying weird stuff coming out of anesthesia. Mike laughed when they said that because I started out the worst patient but ended as the favorite. I swear, I do have two personalities! I was worried that I would have a wound left open that Mike would have had to clean and dress daily, but the doctor was able to sew it up! That was so great to hear because last time I had this done the "dressing"  of the wound was the WORST part!!

I am on the road to recovery and have my follow up on the 30th. Mike said the doctor was going to give me some tips on how to shave my ass to prevent this form happening again. How effin embarrASSing! UGH!

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Today, my husband turns 38! I am so blessed to be married to such a wonderful man. Each day he brings me so much joy, laughter and frustration (lol). He has taught me to be a better person and for that I am eternally grateful. We are just kinda hanging out today. Miami Heat is on right now and since he is a huge HEAT fan he will be glued to the TV for a bit. For gifts, Zoie and I got got him a few t-shirts, a massage and a gift certificate to a Fly shop he likes. Later tonight we will go to dinner; anywhere he wants! I made him yummy peanut butter balls for his birthday dessert, they don't look that great, but they are dangerously delicious!
 

36th birthday celebration  in Vegas

Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls <--- click for the recipe

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Last night I started my 6th cycle of Femara. I started spotting on the evening of the 9th and continue to do so. I stopped my BCP on the 11th as directed by my RE's office. Once I had a full flow I was to start the Femara on CD 3 (as usual). However, after the one day of "heavy" spotting, it really lightened up. I was completely confused with this, so I called the RE. He said that I was fine to start them even though my flow was not normal; but since I had been on the BCP my uterus and ovaries should be nice and clean. They thought it would be best to start the Femara on the third full day without BCP and that was last night! 

I was a bit hesitant to start them since my cycle seems off and since the pills were $130.00, but I took the plunge and down the hatch went 7.5 mg! I have a follicle check scheduled for CD 12 on the 22nd at 10:30am! I am excited to see what my ovaries are doing. I will have 2-3 U/S that week and if all looks good then we will proceed with the last IUI of the year. We will re-evaluate more aggressive treatments in the fall. But after this cycle we are going to "give it to God", try naturally, enjoy life, each other and the summer and spend some time re-grouping and saving. Hopefully though, this IS OUR cycle!!!

Well friends, that is about all the sitting my bum can handle for the moment! Have a great day!

Hugs!

Post "Surgery" Update (TMI post)

Warning: TMI post!

Yesterday's surgery was only to get the infection out. I have to go back and remove the root cause after the infection is gone. I asked the doc what was the root cause and he answered swiftly. Hair. I have a hairy butt. That is something every woman wants to hear. NOT! I blame this too, on PCOS. I mean, a symptom of PCOS does include unwanted hair. So, I am gonna go with that.

When I asked him why it came back and why it got so bad so quickly he said it was because there was so much scar tissue from the last surgery that the infection was not fought off with white blood cells and since the tissue around the area is already damaged from the past, the infection was able to build easily.

He drained 2 tablespoons of puss of out it and it was not the most flattering smell. I am glad my DH stayed in the waiting room. The doctor said that since it was so swollen and inflamed that it was going to be difficult to numb up completely. He was right. I was not numb all the way so I felt a majority of the poking, prodding and slicing. It was so uncomfortable. I just kept hearing him say "Breath, you are going good; its draining." I just kept gripping the table and clenching my jaw. When he would stop pressing, I would laugh. Not because it was funny, but because that is how I deal with pain.I laugh. I  have done it for as long as I can remember. Once the trauma is over, then I cry!

He said we will schedule the second surgery (under general anesthesia) to remove the "root cause" or hairballl at my follow up next Tuesday. Gosh, how embarrassing.

I hope you all still love me! LOL

Thanks for all the well wishes on here and on Facebook!!  You are all so great!

Sorry about the TMI post.... especially since it was TMI post not about IF!

Can't I Catch a Break??

Man, I must have done something really bad in my past life (and or current life) to be handed this stack of cards. I have to go in for a minor surgery tomorrow. I mentioned in my previous post that I have had some low back and tailbone pain that has been getting worse. Today, I went to the doctor and sure enough, I have another pilonidal cyst on my tail bone (right between the cheeks). Last time I had to go under anesthesia to have it removed. It was the size of a golf ball! My doctor thinks they will be able to cut it open in the office and drain it; but he wasn't sure. We will find out tomorrow at 1:30pm. 

This was the first time seeing Dr. R. He will be my new PCP. I have yet to find a doctor that I really love. I am not saying he was not a good doctor, and that I won't end up being really happy with him, but this visit was pretty specific and we didn't have time to get into much detail about my health history, or the chance to "get to know one another", he is more familiar with my butt crack then my last name at this point. He wants me to come back in the summer. We will do a full lab work up and we will discuss them, my weight and my PCOS at that time.  Yep, my weight. I tipped the scale today at 200.2 pounds. I f*cking hate PCOS!!!

Well, thats all. Time to go take my meds.

Wish me luck.