So I am currently suffering from stage 3/4 endometriosis. This has been an ongoing issue since I started trying for my first baby over 5 years ago. Before this I'd gotten pregnant unexpectedly only for it resulting in a blighted ovum discovered at my 12 week scan.
I got married in October 2009 and started trying straight away. After a year, I went to the docs. Had bloods taken (fine), semen was checked (fine), had a lap and dye - indication of mild endo and endometrioma on ovary. This was then followed up with a series of scans in order to monitor the endometriomas. From about October 2010 I started to have mid monthly cramping. It got so bad that one night I was literally on the bathroom floor thinking I was dying and got rushed to A&E only to be told I had pelvic inflammatory disease. Antibiotics and painkillers given. Mid month pain continued.
I was finally scheduled for another laparoscopy in February 2012 in order to excise and drain the endometriomas. I had a 7cm one on one ovary and a 4cm one on the other!. I also had 'kissing' ovaries. The surgeon put everything where it should be, drained the endometriomas and ablated any endometriosis and told me to just get down to business. I was pregnant come the July. I gave birth to a healthy baby boy in April 2013 - 3.5 years after I'd started trying.
I made the decision that because of my previous problems I wanted to try and get pregnant as soon as I could. However by January 2014 mid monthly cramping had returned. Back to the doctors I went about last June. I asked them to make an immediate referral back to the hospital. Again bloods taken they were fine. Sperm sample not yet checked (bloody men ;-[ !) I had a scan, which took forever, and the girl had to get someone else to have a look which I knew was not a good sign. They were talking away about what they were looking at, and basically my ovaries have gone back to the back of my uterus touching each other. Cue a breakdown on my part. Couldn't believe it had happened again after such a relatively short amount of time.
Last month I was back in hospital for another diagnostic laparoscopy. I am yet to have spoken to the actual surgeon but the nurse read out the notes to me where I was told I had severe endometriosis and one of my tubes is now blocked.
Now waiting to see the surgeon on 12th March and no doubt more surgery is going to be required.
FML!!!
Wanted to get this written down for myself but also I've noticed there's not much on here about endometriosis. Feel free to follow me, ask me anything or give me some support!
I am truly grateful that I have my baby boy as I don't know how I would be doing emotionally if I was still going through this still childless. No matter what happens I have him and he is my focus. But I want another child. I want my son to have a sibling. I want to provide my parents and my husbands parents with another grandchild. I want to complete my family.
I got married in October 2009 and started trying straight away. After a year, I went to the docs. Had bloods taken (fine), semen was checked (fine), had a lap and dye - indication of mild endo and endometrioma on ovary. This was then followed up with a series of scans in order to monitor the endometriomas. From about October 2010 I started to have mid monthly cramping. It got so bad that one night I was literally on the bathroom floor thinking I was dying and got rushed to A&E only to be told I had pelvic inflammatory disease. Antibiotics and painkillers given. Mid month pain continued.
I was finally scheduled for another laparoscopy in February 2012 in order to excise and drain the endometriomas. I had a 7cm one on one ovary and a 4cm one on the other!. I also had 'kissing' ovaries. The surgeon put everything where it should be, drained the endometriomas and ablated any endometriosis and told me to just get down to business. I was pregnant come the July. I gave birth to a healthy baby boy in April 2013 - 3.5 years after I'd started trying.
I made the decision that because of my previous problems I wanted to try and get pregnant as soon as I could. However by January 2014 mid monthly cramping had returned. Back to the doctors I went about last June. I asked them to make an immediate referral back to the hospital. Again bloods taken they were fine. Sperm sample not yet checked (bloody men ;-[ !) I had a scan, which took forever, and the girl had to get someone else to have a look which I knew was not a good sign. They were talking away about what they were looking at, and basically my ovaries have gone back to the back of my uterus touching each other. Cue a breakdown on my part. Couldn't believe it had happened again after such a relatively short amount of time.
Last month I was back in hospital for another diagnostic laparoscopy. I am yet to have spoken to the actual surgeon but the nurse read out the notes to me where I was told I had severe endometriosis and one of my tubes is now blocked.
Now waiting to see the surgeon on 12th March and no doubt more surgery is going to be required.
FML!!!
Wanted to get this written down for myself but also I've noticed there's not much on here about endometriosis. Feel free to follow me, ask me anything or give me some support!
I am truly grateful that I have my baby boy as I don't know how I would be doing emotionally if I was still going through this still childless. No matter what happens I have him and he is my focus. But I want another child. I want my son to have a sibling. I want to provide my parents and my husbands parents with another grandchild. I want to complete my family.
