baseline ultrasound

kstarr

i have a cyst on each of my ovaries. i knew about the right one, but the left one is a surprise. that one hurt when she was looking at it. they did blood work and will let me know what my estrogen levels are in the morning. if they are high, i have to wait until after my next period to move on. if the level is low, they will go in and drain the cysts. i have five follicles on my right side and seven on my left. this is an unexpected setback.

we also had our medication class. so much info in so short of time. luckily there is a folder with all the step by steps and a website to explain it all again if i need it.

handsomecowboo

I recently found that I have bilateral cysts too. They haven't done enough testing at this time to know if it's going to be setback, but I don't see how it wouldn't be a setback. My RE said that she wasn't concerned about the effect they will have on my overall fertility but we'll see how that all goes in the next few weeks.

If they drain the cysts, how long after that do you have to wait to TTC? Will the fertility meds make any difference to your cysts?

I'm sorry that you're going through this. Hopefully it will be a small bump in the road!

kstarr

i got the call yesterday that my estrogen levels were elevated, meaning that they are active. my body didn't respond to birth control at all. they said i'd be one of the women that got pregnant on the pill. now i just have to wait until my next period and we'll start injections then. if they were to drain the cysts, i would have started on sunday. no wait at all. the meds do make a difference but for the life of me right now, i can't remember how she explained it.

merilung

I know it must be so frustrating to wait but it's good that your clinic wants to give your cycle the best start possible. I promise once your cycle starts it will fly by. There are youtube videos for all the IVF medications - I found it very helpful for the first few injections.

kstarr

oh i know merilung! i'm thankful that they take precautions and know what they're doing. a couple weeks is nothing compared to what i've been waiting. i was just so geared up that i wasn't expecting this at all.

merilung

Oh I know, it's all such an emotional roller coaster already that for me any little potential setback felt SO magnified, even though I definitely wanted to do all the "right" things to help my cycle work. Hang in there, you'll be at your transfer before you know it

kstarr

thanks for the positive thoughts!

Mommy2016

Sorry for the delay. Hopefully everything goes smoothly from here on out.

handsomecowboo

Kstarr-
Checking in to see how your cyst issues are going? I'm hoping you have been able to move forward in your plans!

My RE recently suggested that one of my two cysts has hallmarks of endometriosis and that she would like to surgically remove it. She was very gentle in the recommendation and was great about educating me in the options. All that said, I don't know what I'll do as of yet. Surgery or TTC ...both have risks. I'm leaning toward no surgery as I keep TTC for now. Right now, I have a considerable amount of pain at different times in my cycle. Have to wonder if adding a baby to the belly real estate would be too painful???

kstarr

i haven't had another ultrasound since the last one. i'm waiting on AF to start. the BC really screwed my system up. before this all happened, i knew i had the cyst on the right ovary and another near it but not on the ovary itself. my drs didn't seem concerned with it.

i'm not sure what i would do in your position. my cyst only causes pain near AF. i don't feel it other times. they aren't terribly big though. did she say that it would interfere with ovulation?

handsomecowboo

Mine aren't too big either, which makes me feel like a big pansy seeing so many people who didn't even know they had any to begin with. One is 3.5 cm and the problem cyst is 5cm.

She said that she isn't concerned with ovulation, but would that it may affect egg health. I asked if we could monitor for the better ovary to ovulate and jump on IUI. She says that this wouldn't be definitive so she didn't recommend it as a solution.

This will probably sound selfish, but when the pain is manageable, I think that TTC is the way to go. When my discomfort grows (usually in the evening for some reason?) I think that I should go ahead with the surgery option. I should also probably say that I've never had surgery and am not excited to join that club.

kstarr

you aren't a pansy. everyone handles pain different. mine are less than 2 cm, at least the last time they were measured.

is getting a second opinion an option for you? even within the practice?

i've never had surgery either. i'm kinda scared of when they do my egg retrieval.

handsomecowboo

Well I have tentatively set up a date for surgery.

I had an especially painful day and realized that if I manage to get pregnant and still have so much pain, my painkiller options will be minimal. It's not a great decision but neither is the other choice. But I really don't want to jeopardize anything in a potential pregnancy!

So more storage fees for now and I'm prepping to get my card punched for my very first surgery next month. ...yay.

kstarr

Sorry it took so long to reply. The holiday was crazy. I hope it goes smooth for you with no complications. Keep me posted of how you are doing.