Trouble TTC
sailorariel
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Introduction (again, now with fibroids)
sailorariel
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in Trouble TTC
I've been here before off and on, mostly lurking, but I want to be more serious about participating now so I thought I should do another intro.
I've been basically TTC for three years now, with some off and on. At first, it seemed like there was no reason for me to have trouble conceiving (started at 31, I'm 34 now) and tests all came back fine, but no BFP. Then last year, the doctor saw masses in my uterus. Turns out it was fibroids--so I had surgery to remove them a few months ago. The surgeon said they were surpisingly large, one over a centimeter, so probably the reason for my trouble.
Now, three months later, I just had another ultrasound which showed two more fibroids, these ones smaller. The surgeon isn't sure if she missed them before or if new ones have grown already. She's consulting another doctor to see if we should try surgery again or if I should just continue trying.
I'm getting frustrated because it took over a year with the doctors just to find this problem and get the first surgery, and now it didn't even fix the problem. I also don't know what to do from here. Surgery again might increase chances, but it's likely that fibroids will continue to grow. I don't have any symptoms besides IF so I didn't know until the ultrasound.
I don't know anyone else with experience with fibroids and I just feel very alone in this. Does anyone else have experience with them?
I've been basically TTC for three years now, with some off and on. At first, it seemed like there was no reason for me to have trouble conceiving (started at 31, I'm 34 now) and tests all came back fine, but no BFP. Then last year, the doctor saw masses in my uterus. Turns out it was fibroids--so I had surgery to remove them a few months ago. The surgeon said they were surpisingly large, one over a centimeter, so probably the reason for my trouble.
Now, three months later, I just had another ultrasound which showed two more fibroids, these ones smaller. The surgeon isn't sure if she missed them before or if new ones have grown already. She's consulting another doctor to see if we should try surgery again or if I should just continue trying.
I'm getting frustrated because it took over a year with the doctors just to find this problem and get the first surgery, and now it didn't even fix the problem. I also don't know what to do from here. Surgery again might increase chances, but it's likely that fibroids will continue to grow. I don't have any symptoms besides IF so I didn't know until the ultrasound.
I don't know anyone else with experience with fibroids and I just feel very alone in this. Does anyone else have experience with them?
Re: Introduction (again, now with fibroids)
@Bababatty Thanks for the welcome! I did hear that they run in families but when I asked my mom, she said she didn't know of anyone else in our family who had them so she didn't have any advice. Honestly I was worried because my mom and sister both have PCOS but thankfully I haven't had any sign of cysts. The doctor said they do grow back basically until menopause but it usually takes a while, she this is that it's more likely she didn't get all of the tissue the first surgery because it was hard for her to see (and she didn't know why, she said my uterus appears normal) and she had to end the surgery before she was confident that she had everything because of the time limit. She said if we do surgery again, I would take hormones to thin the uterine lining before and she would use a different technique, so it would hopefully be more successful. So at least it isn't just a repeat.
I'm working with an OBGYN who specializes in infertility because that's who my PCP referred me to. No one has mentioned an RE. I don't know, would that help more?
7 medicated cycles (see above) = BFN