I think finally I will be getting the answers I have been looking for. I saw my new OBGYN, Dr Crawford, yesterday. He is awesome. He has over 30 years of experience and is eager to help me out. Once again, I have more bloodwork and another ultrasound, but then we will begin this process. This is going to be a long, stressful road. Dr Crawford think I need my ovaries drilled, AKA Ovarian Diathermy. In a nutshell, this destroys part of the ovaries and then they CAN restore normal ovulation function. This works 80% of the time for ovulation, 50% for pregnancy. I am a good candidate because I have lost a fair amount of weight and have tried medication and still have no luck. We will talk more in depth about this at my next appointment in 3 weeks, but I think we are going to go for it. I have nothing to lose and it could be the answer. We are also going to start a schedule. I am charting everything that happens during my cycle and after this cycle and after all the tests come back, we will start medication. We will start with probably 100mg of Clomid (yuck) and 200mg of Prometrium. (Remember when my old Dr in KY said only an RE could prescribe progesterone? She was wrong.) Dr Crawford has had a good success rate with these medications, so I trust him. I hated Clomid at 50 mg, but he said he can give me medication to offset the side effects. This Dr was so positive and just had an awesome outlook! I started to feel hopeless and negative, but I think once we get moving on this, I will become positive again. I am nervous about the Diathermy, but depending on how much needs to be done, recovery is easy. Dr Crawford suggested that I probably also have Luteal Phase Defect (Also, remember my OBGYN in KY said it is nearly impossible to diagnose this? Wrong again.) and maybe Endometriosis. I don't think I have Endo because I have had so many ultrasounds done and the lining of my uterus is always within normal range. When I get the Diathermy done, they will also take a piece of the uterus to get an accurate check. This could be why I always am having pain, on top of my cyst pain.
So that is basically it for now, but this is BIG news! I think it's the most news we have had in a long time! I really hope this is going somewhere! It is time!
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