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Monday, May 24, 2010

Baby blues

My husband and I have been trying for a baby for 2 years in August this year.
Ever since I was 12 years old doctors have been diagnosing me with endometriosis, not fully understanding the consequences apart from the excruciating pain I would get every 1, 2 or 3 times a year and the odd pain that would come and go, and wanting to be settled and married before trying for a baby, I am now 37 years old.
Every time going to the doctors they would say that it was more than likely endometriosis. In 2003 my appendix was taken out with suspected appendicitis, with notes saying that it was suspected endometriosis after all that since my appendix was healthy. Later (I think the same year), somehow a cyst on the outside of my right fallopian tube had glued itself to my right ovary and they did a laparoscopy to fix this as this was causing mass pain and oxygen was not getting to the ovary. They did a blue dye flush which was successful.
Since then I have been back into the hospital with what the doctors were saying was endometriosis, would hand me pain killers and say there were only 2 ways of really sorting out endometriosis, that was either a hysterectomy or have a baby.
Last month I had a laparoscopy. The surgeon saw "speckles" and the kink in my right fallopeon tube, the blue dye flush was again successful and because of her comments apparently I am not eligible for IVF as I "don't have endometriosis". I was mortified when I was told this (to say the least)

I have been reading up on the Lipiodol Flush trial and I am investigating this option further.
If anyone has heard or had first hand experience with this proceedure I would love to hear from you.

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