So I had my RE visit today! Going there is SUCH a different experience from the regular ob/gyn office. It's just a nicer environment, and the doctor I had was soooo knowledgeable and kind about everything. I really really liked her.
Except for the part when she told me she's 95% sure I have endometriosis.
TBH even that wasn't too bad. I actually didn't know too much about endo (in all of my googling, that was the one thing I hadn't really considered) but she explained how it's less about scarring and more an autoimmune disease. I've gotta go home and read more about it. But anyway, she can't confirm it unless she does surgery, and she says surgery honestly doesn't do too much to help fertility anyway, so we're just not going to do surgery. I'm happy about that!
I ended up getting scheduled for an HSG flush, which has to be postponed until next month because I ovulated today (which we confirmed on a vaginal ultrasound). Have you guys ever had an ultrasound done by the doctor and not just a technician who can't tell you anything? It was FANTASTIC! She showed me all sorts of things, including all the little undeveloped follicles on each ovary, the fact that my ovaries are back to normal size (hurrah! Maybe all the herbs I'm taking have fixed that!), and the lining of my uterus which was perfectly developed for receiving an egg. So cool to see! She concluded from the ultrasound that everything looks good from the first half of my cycle, and then prescribed progesterone (the vaginal ones, not the rub-into-your-skin cream type) which I can start taking in like 2 days. Conclusion: even though I may have endo, it doesn't look like it's very bad, and she's very hopeful about our chances to conceive.
So yaaaaayyy! I'm actually really happy coming out of that visit. It sounds like we're doing a lot of things right, and I'm hopeful that the progesterone will knock off the spotting and short LP this cycle. Thank goodness for that! Fx for this cycle, since we've timed the nookie to perfection
Anyone else in the TWW yet? Do I have any O day buddies this time?!