The Confusion Continues
So I went to the world renown doc yesterday to have a pelvic scan and while everything looked normal, my left ovary is indeed adhered to my uterus. HOWEVER, the renown doc said that he has never heard of this affecting fertility or pregnancy. He also pointed out that my organs were normal -- in fact he said that my uterus is "perfect" and I also reminded him that my HSG was normal indicating that my tubes were clear. While he cannot disagree out loud with the new RE's feeling that I should have surgery to fix the position of my ovary, he did make it clear more than once that he has never heard of this affecting fertility.
OK-- so I feel good about this and Dave agrees that we should not mess with things if they're not broke.
Well today I speak to the new RE and he tells me the next step is surgery to fix this! I say what??? WHY? So he tells me because there must be scar tissue adhering the ovary to the uterus. I tell him that renown doc said it doesn't matter though. So he tells me that they agree on diagnosis but disagree on interpretation and I should get another opinion.
I am so stressed out over this. I don't know what to do. I have a call in to my obgyn and former RE to get 2 more opinions. I just don't see how getting surgery will affect anything. I am being driven nuts by this guy-- but I don't know if he's right or not!
So waiting to hear back from obgyn now, and have an appointment with former RE (who is world renown but was a bit of a "salesman" -- yet he's so respected in his expertise that I do trust what he says).
This just sucks. If everyone agrees that I do not need the surgery, I won't be seeing this new RE anymore. I appreciate his diligence to find me a diagnosis, but I'm a human being and surgery is a big deal and I'm really not in the mood to be put under just so he can rule something out. No way.
If this won't help me get pregnant then I don't want it. So I need two more opinions and we'll go from there. I'm pissed off though-- last night I thought we were done with this crap, but I was wrong.
OK-- so I feel good about this and Dave agrees that we should not mess with things if they're not broke.
Well today I speak to the new RE and he tells me the next step is surgery to fix this! I say what??? WHY? So he tells me because there must be scar tissue adhering the ovary to the uterus. I tell him that renown doc said it doesn't matter though. So he tells me that they agree on diagnosis but disagree on interpretation and I should get another opinion.
I am so stressed out over this. I don't know what to do. I have a call in to my obgyn and former RE to get 2 more opinions. I just don't see how getting surgery will affect anything. I am being driven nuts by this guy-- but I don't know if he's right or not!
So waiting to hear back from obgyn now, and have an appointment with former RE (who is world renown but was a bit of a "salesman" -- yet he's so respected in his expertise that I do trust what he says).
This just sucks. If everyone agrees that I do not need the surgery, I won't be seeing this new RE anymore. I appreciate his diligence to find me a diagnosis, but I'm a human being and surgery is a big deal and I'm really not in the mood to be put under just so he can rule something out. No way.
If this won't help me get pregnant then I don't want it. So I need two more opinions and we'll go from there. I'm pissed off though-- last night I thought we were done with this crap, but I was wrong.
posted by Here I am @ 10:10 AM
4 Comments:
At 5:27 AM ,
Anonymous said...
I am glad you are getting a second (and third) opinon. I have nevre heard of surgery to fix that either but I'm not a doctor. Did you google it?? I turn to Google Dr for everything!!!
Let us know...
At 6:06 AM ,
Secret D said...
Hi there - thank you for your comment on my blog. I'm still trying to get my head around the fact that people read my blog!
Anyway, I have just been reading yours and you really have had a stressful year. I am sure that you will get another BFP soon.
It's difficult to know what to do when you get two conflicting medical opinions. It'll be interesting to see what the other two say. I'm not sure that I would go through with surgery but then I can't even face going to the doctors!
Not sure that I could face acupunture either - I'm a coward when it comes to needles!!
Good luck x
At 8:26 AM ,
Natalie said...
I don't know what to say - you're in a tough place. But if you want assvice, definitely go get another opinion, even a couple of them. Do what makes you feel better, if you don't think you need surgery, maybe you don't - I agree that if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
At 4:32 PM ,
decemberbaby said...
Hi - I figured I'd come over and meet you, since you're a new commenter on my blog. Nice to meet you! I'm at a slightly different place in the journey, but I remember every moment of it well. Drop me a line if you ever need a bit of encouragement or advice, I'd love to help.
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