Two ultrasounds later, apparently the "cysts" on my right ovary are nothing other than proof I am ovulating. I appreciate that my GP was being cautious but I'm a little annoyed by the amount of intrusive wanding I had to endure to find this out. Ovulating was never my problem, it was the one-two of blocked tubes/hydrosalpinx and apparently some super crappy egg quality. Both possibly attributable to a bout of PID, according to my former RE.
I am now under the care of a realio trulio OBGYN, and next up on the diagnostic menu is a hysteroscopy. I have been a heavier and a longer bleeder since my miscarriage a few years back, and since nothing is showing up in bloods or ultrasounds to explain why I get a week of red and a week plus of brown every month, she's is going to go in for a lookaround and do a little "gentle scraping." Once again I wish I had not opted for the natural miscarriage route; it is possible I still have some retained products in there that are causing the trouble. Other possibilities include overgrown lining, precancerous stuff, fibroids (unlikely as nothing shows on ultrasound) or maybe just a ball of serpents. Since I already tell everyone my womb is full of serpents when they ask why we don't have kids, I'm hoping for that last one.
So two weeks to the hysteroscopy, then a week and a half later my husband and I depart on our fabulous international trip (vacation for me, workish for him). When we get back we get bizzy on the IVF, assuming I can find a new RE and figure out what my new insurance requires of us, and get appointments scheduled. Since by far the most stressful part of my last three rounds (other than the sad conclusion to the one pregnancy we did achieve) was dealing with bureaucracy and insurance, I'm taking a really deep breath right now. But lucky we at least have the insurance option, and making progress forwards, ever so slowly.
Thanks for all the lovely comments, all, and I'm sorry to have missed you fabulous UK ladies while I was there. It was an insanely jammed and short trip considering the distance. Next time I will be more leisurely.
Since your trip includes the word "international", I'm sad to say you weren't planning on making a fabulous trip to Bumf*ck, America (aka, my home).
Coincidently, I was just thinking about where you might be with your IVF Friday. Glad to hear it's still part of the Snake Banning Plan.
Posted by: DD | June 08, 2008 at 07:32 PM
Good to hear from you. (Did you know I changed my name from Leggy to Clover?- can't remember if I told you?) Anyway, sorry its so maddeningly slow, but glad to see that you are moving forward. Insurance crap- yuck!
Posted by: Clover | June 08, 2008 at 09:34 PM
Hoping that your real OB/GYN can figure out what's going on. How was the trip?
Posted by: thalia | June 09, 2008 at 02:50 AM
So very nice to see an update from you! I hope the new doc gets to the bottom of all this. I wish you the gentlest of gentle scrapings.
Posted by: millie | June 10, 2008 at 05:38 PM
Great to hear from you and quite thrilling, despite the slow factor, that you have a real obgyn. Hope she finds that ball of serpents a new home at her lab....
Do tell about your trip!
Posted by: waiting line | June 16, 2008 at 10:12 AM
Wow - a ball of serpents - that would explain a lot! If it's any use to you, my cycles have also gone awry since my first loss and I know others who would say the same. No idea why - and now I'm reading your post, I'm wondering whether a good clear-out might not be the very thing. Hope that if they find anything it's a) not at all serious and b) totally fixable.
Posted by: Silver | July 03, 2008 at 01:29 PM
Well said.
Posted by: Rosalba | October 29, 2008 at 07:42 AM