Septum Surgery

Today I had blood work done, a regular vaginal u/s and a water u/s done. My last water u/s was horrific (the one in KS) so I was very nervous going in to today's appt. The vag u/s was to check my ovaries to see if I had any dominant follicles growing (I did not) and to check out my uterus. My doc thought he saw a septum (tissue dividing my uterus in half) and so the water u/s was mainly to rule that out plus to check for any polups and/or fibroids. The water u/s wasn't exactly painful, though definitely uncomfortable (think a long drawn out pap smear with a catheter like device going into your uterus with a balloon to hold your cervix open, while also having a vag u/s all while having your uterus fill with water. Yeah, fun). Anyway, a slight septum was shown. Not exactly something I was expecting since I've been through a billion infertility procedures already, I thought someone would have caught this before now. Dr. H told me that 50% of 1st trimester miscarriages happen because of septums. That was enough to convince me to have it removed. My surgery is scheduled for two days from now. YES, two days. It's a pretty simple out patient procedure, though I'll be knocked out with a tube down my throat. I'm OK with that. I want the best possible environment for my babies so I'm willing to go through all of this for them. It really is daunting to think how much I have already gone through and still there is more. It still amazes me to see couples have babies without having gone through all of this crap. Please don't take that as a "whoa is me" sort of thing. I really am OK with this and I totally understand the reason and the need if I want to have more children, which we do.

I go in for my pre-op tomorrow morning and start PIO (progesterone in oil) butt shots on Friday-the day after the surgery. I am SOOOO not looking forward to doing those again. I haven't warned DH yet about them and I'm sure his reaction will be the same as mine. BOOOOOO!!!! In two weeks, as long as I feel ok from the surgery, I'll be doing a uterine biopsy. Then I have to sit out a cycle to let my body heal. I just hope my cramping, achy cervix feels better soon...