I spent last night obsessing. No surprise there right. Why? Well, the reason I had a hysteroscopy the first time was because I had been spotting between cycles and didn't know why. They did an ultrasound and found my lining to be 11.4. It should have been less than 5. So they scheduled a D&C and hysteroscopy to see if there were polyps, fibroid, tumors and other unwanted items that would be causing the bleeding. Well tests and pictures came back clean so what could it be? She didn't know, thinks it's probably hormonal, check with my RE. So, after the D&C I didn't have a cycle for like 6 weeks or something so we induced with Provera. Worked like a charm. Then a month later I had my first natural cycle. I am just off this cycle but I am still spotting. Now, it doesn't take a genius to realize you can't drop in embryos in a uterus that is continuing to shed and cause spotting. So, I started researching and discovered an underactive thyroid would cause this. It would also cause some of the other issues I'm having. The good news is, it is so easily treated that it wouldn't cause an issue with the IVF. In fact it is one of the things they watch during the first weeks of pregnancy. The baby relies on the mother's thyroid, so it grows to sustain the baby until it develops it's own after about 10 weeks, then shrinks back down. So obviously, they have to keep that in check. I called the RE today and asked two things. 1. Did they do a full thyroid blood panel when they did the other blood tests. 2. Would it be OK to go camping after the hysteroscopy. Since there would be no running water or bathrooms. I am concerned about pain, what bleeding might occur and infections. I may still be able to go camping, but I probably won't get to float down the river. That's fine. I didn't get to last year either. They said the nurse would call me back in the next 24 hours. No call back today. I'll call them tomorrow morning and tell them WHEN the nurse calls me back TODAY, to do so on my cell.
Anyone have any thoughts on the matter?
P.S.
I'm out of town for the next couple of days, so there may or may not be any posts. But, have no fear! I shall return. I know, I know. You can breathe now.