Endo Thoughts
So yeah, the more I think about it, the more I think I have endo. I asked my friends and my journal buddies about what they deal with during AF to sort of guage if I’m just a huge sissy or not. Turns out – no. I know my best friend in high school had HUGELY bad AFs, but it turned out she has PCOS. So maybe I just grew up thinking what I had was fine. And actually I remember a time in high school when it didn’t bother me at all. And I remember when it started getting worse. I would cry during AF, curl up in the fetal position and just cry. Then I went on the pill for a few years and I really don’t remember how bad it was…. but I also started using Midol when it did get bad. But when I don’t use midol… definitely very, very bad.
So in any case I’m definitely looking to have a lap done. I just hope the RE agrees with me. I know Den’s getting a little worried about all the time he’s having to take off for IUIs and doctor’s appointments, but the lap is one he really needs to be there for because I won’t be able to drive afterwards… and I need him to write down what the doctor says afterwards, since from what I’ve read I’ll probably be pretty out of it.
Shoot I need to pick up my clomid today. I’ll do that on my way to work.
For what it’s worth, I too had a serious concern that I might have endo – not necessarily because I had pain with AF, but more because on my HSG my uterus is really pulled to one side – to the extent that it is off center and at a 60 degree angle or so. My RE agreed that it was possible – but said that he didn’t think a lap was a good idea, since the best way to deal with it for IF was to do IVF, since it bypasses the tubes anyway.
A lot of REs feel differently and see the value in a diagnostic lap, but I just wanted to prepare you for resistance if your RE is like mine.
GOOD LUCK!
Yeah, I’m thinking I *might* get resistence to the idea. I’ll see what she thinks. :) And thanks!