hi heatherwhite,
thanks for asking, i'm regaining my strength. hope all is good inside there. now waiting to see when AF will report in order to start TTC. you should go and see your gynae again to scan. to check on the cysts at least to make sure it doesn't grow. my current gynae feels that it is the clomid which i took in the past and tcm that resulted in my cysts. don't know how true actually. coz when i was on clomid+metformin, din detect any cysts. after i had a miscarriage and did d&c, almost 1/2 yr later when i went back to gynae to scan coz was planning to try SO-IUI, then discovered the cysts and fibroid.
always seek a 2nd opinion or even a 3rd before deciding to do the ops. i had 3 opinions before i went ahead with the ops. once you confirmed and book a date with your gynae to do the ops, you will most probably needs to do a bloodtest. then they will give you some medicine to take the day before the ops which is to clear all your bowels. on the day of ops, you will be on GA. after which you will be on painkillers to suppress the pain. depending on the condition of your body, you may heal very fast or slightly slower. for me, i'm a slow healer so i took almost 2 weeks to feel much better.
another alternative is to ask your gynae if you can take hormone jabs or contraceptive pills to suppress ovulation for 3-6 months. coz the cysts feeds on estrogen, when no ovulation, the cysts may reduce in size and ultimately be gone. my fren did that and it worked for her. i did not opt for that as i can't wait that long to TTC.
sunbelle, for us who are trying darn hard to bfp and have babies, we will always go thru emotional ups and downs. i understand how you feel. my hb's fren's wife is preggie. she is a horrid woman but yet she only try once and she is preggie. when i saw her recently, she is already 6+ months. although i know she is preggie and i will see her stomach big and round, still i felt super moody after that gathering. i also kept asking God why you bless such a woman a bb but not me? but life goes on and i try to stop feeling so negative and jealous about it.
if you are scared of SO-IUI, how about trying IUI with hormone pills first?
the thot of IVF is freaking me out too. but yet, i already arrange with gynae to start IVF in Mar. When it really happens, you will just go with the flow and before you know it, you are in the 2ww resting at home and hoping for a bfp.
let's be positive and have faith that we will be mummys. we are just the 'chosen' ones to go on the longer route to motherhood kingdom. be it shorter or longer route, we will get there someday! chase away all negative thots and only have positve thots. positve thots=positve vibes! a positive and happy us = healthier bodies = easier to conceive!
