Surgery Consult:

Hey friends.  I just wanted to quickly update you all.  I had my surgery consult in AZ a week ago today.  It was a blast from the past to walk into that clinic after not being there for 6+ years.  The entire space had been updated and looked great. My sweet Skittle was conceived there (I know, so weird to say and think about!) so the memories from that place flooded back. I also lost many babies there too so I was a bit emotional.  I'm so thankful my sister could join me in AZ and that she got to meet the doc that helped me get preg with Skittle. (And she told him as much! ha!) Getting her positive take on Dr. G was reassuring and comforting.

I updated Dr. G on what we've been doing fertility wise.  He was shocked to learn that I had had uterine septum surgery in 2011 and again in 2013. He told me he saw no indication of that when I had surgery with him previously. I also mentioned that I had a lap in 2013, where they found stage I endo. I told him that I had no pain relief and haven't been able get preg easily or stay pregnant since.  His take was that they probably saw the endo but being that it was only stage I, they didn't do anything about it and closed me back up. His theory makes sense.

He then examined me by checking on my heart, lungs, and looked in my throat, making sure there wouldn't be any problems for the breathing tube for surgery.  He also did a transvaginal u/s.  It was as expected, showing possible lesions in my ovaries.  My uterus looked totally normal but he did mention he was going to look inside it during surgery.  He said I definitely needed surgery, exactly what Dr. B had said too. What made me very happy was that he said he absolutely would work with Dr. B on my case and mentioned that if I wanted to cycle with him again, he'd be willing to do Dr. B's protocol NO problem at all.  He was kind, gentle, and humble during my appt.  It was a breath of fresh air, honestly.  It made me feel like I had made the right decision by being there and pushing so hard for him to be the one to do the surgery.

Originally, I was going to have surgery today but I'm so thankful I'm not.  I still have not heard if Tricare has given the pre-authorization for it or not.  I'm not looking forward to the surgery at all, other than I just want it over with.

In other news, I've now lost 20 lbs since moving to AL a year ago, with 10 of those lbs lost within the last three or so months. I haven't seen this weight since I was in my first trimester with Skittle 9 years ago.  We've drastically cut down on eating out, the only times being when we are traveling/vacationing. I'm 3/4 of the way to being dairy, gluten, and sugar free (I do put almond milk creamer in my coffee that does have some sugar added but I think that's it).  I drink this nastiness (Amazing Grass Green Superfood) in 8 oz of water everyday now as I've read that wheat grass is a good thing for increasing AMH levels.

I cannot for the life of me figure out how to turn this...sorry!

I usually have to have some lean protein or a handful of almonds to gag it down though. By the end of the drink, it's gritty making it hard to choke down.  I'm not doing Keto or carb watching, just increasing veggies and fruit intake, which I've noticed makes me want less starchy carbs. I do as much organic foods as I can and try very very hard not to eat anything fortified with synthetic vitamins.  Once surgery happens, my plan is to be even more strict with food until we get through IVF (or whatever treatment we decide to do).

Surgery should happen next week...I'll keep you posted!