Thursday, 13 February 2014

You have to fight through the worst days of your life to get to the best ones!

Just a quick update on how my operation went!
I'm still a bit groggy and very much in pain so I need to write this quick and get off the computer. lol


As I said before I needed to have a Laparoscopy and hysteroscopy for the doctor to look into my womb and to take tissue for biopsy plus get rid of the septate if possible. Before I'd gone in my RE and the team had said that they didn't think I had a septate after all but would still check, they did however say that they may have to do some ovarian drilling if they found cysts on my ovaries. 





Lucky sock/babydust from IG Ladies

Well this brings me on to my day..... I had a really bad time. I sat in waiting room from 12.30 till 5.30 without Kenny because he wasn't allowed in and with no phone for contact to outside world as I wasn't allowed that either. I was really panicky the longer I sat there and at 4pm I was last one left sitting there alone, I ended up having a panic attack/wanting to discharge myself. The nurses couldn't calm me down all I said was 'I want my husband' but they wouldn't call him. So I sat there crying for ages...if it wasn't for this older lady (who had her op first) coming back into the room and comforting/hugging me I wouldn't have had the op. She was lovely and talked to me calming me down until I finally went in at 5.30, it's amazing how a total stranger can comfort you in a time of need. I will remember her always, all I know is her name was Wendy - what an angel in disguise!  So then I was taken to theatre where they couldn't get the cannula in my hand so had to then go in the other, they then ended up giving me calming drugs before anesthetic because my pulse rate was so high. I was finally put to sleep and then was woken in recovery where I was apparently really crying and asking for Kenny, I don't remember that. I can honestly say that my nose op where they smashed my face in was easier and less painful. I really wanted to go home so I asked for pain relief and lots of it so the nurse gave me a whole syringe of morphine intravenously. The doctor came around and told me briefly that he had found that I do have a septate as first thought but they did not remove it (i have no ides why) and he said I would need an MRI Scan. I was really ut of it when he was telling me so he said he would ring me with more info about what they done this week. I then went to ward and finally after eating tea and toast got ready and left at 9.45pm.
As soon as I saw Kenny he just hugged me and I sobbed. 
So glad to be home even if I haven't slept all last nigh or all day.

I am in quite a bit of pain, it feels like I've done a thousand sit ups and I keep getting stabbing pains internally but I'm guessing this is all just part and parcel of the process! Luckily I only had to have 2 incisions made for the laparoscopy part and not 3 or 4 like they first said xx










 

Swollen tummy!
















poor hands ;(

The Dreams made of Glass Shop Competition

So my Etsy shop has been quite busy over the last month. I had quite a few orders to get sorted and sent out as well as some custom orders to make.

I decided to make an Instagram account for The Dreams Made Of Glass Shop and hosted a competition to win one of the new Stork collection bracelets.
I t went really well and had 30 entries which I was really happy about, the winner was drawn randomly on the 8th February.

Congratulations to IG member 'dreaming4baby1'

Stay tuned for another chance to win soon!




Sunday, 26 January 2014

TTcers around the world Map Update

I am currently updating the TTCERS AROUND THE WORLD map.




Please click the link below to access it


https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=z6Ssw1aNSerE.kg5R1VxNdzz8&authuser=0&hl=en

The countdown begins!

Kicking you when your down!

My last post was in November when I was having a break from the medication, well I extended that break through Christmas as I couldn't get an appointment at the doctors for more medication. It was probably a good thing as Christmas was stressful enough (other things in my life going on) without having to deal with the emotions of not knowing if Letrozole was going to work or not.

So I decided that I would start the tablets again on January 1st (new year, new start and all that) however I still couldn't get an appointment at the doctors for my medication and the hospital wouldn't sign off the prescription as my Doctor was on Annual Leave. This went on for about 3 weeks until I ended up crying my eyes out in the doctors surgery and telling the receptionist how fed up I was of it all.....funnily enough she then found me a slot for a telephone consultation with the doctor that week. Why do you have to have a full on breakdown to get an appointment? ridiculous.

So anyway last week I got my call from the doctor who prescribed my tablets at last, however that evening when I got home from work I had a letter from the hospital with my operation date 12th February!

So after all that stress I can't take any of the medication now until after the op anyway.


Sometimes I wonder....Do things really happen for a reason? I can't believe that on the same day as getting my meds I got that letter. The world has a knack of working in mysterious ways.

Friday, 22 November 2013

Forget the bad and go with the good.....

I have been a lot more positive lately. Yes I still have my moments when I just want to curl up in a ball and cry but I've managed to stop it when I can feel a downer coming on.
This is due to a few reasons:

1. I'm not taking Clomid 
YES THAT WAS A BIG PART OF THE PROBLEM!

2. I have been reading inspirational books which have made me realise that sometimes I stress far too much over stuff that for now I have no control of. (This is quite a big deal for me as I like to control most aspects of my life to the extreme)

3. I have been doing Yoga , which is soooooo me. I should have done it ages ago!

I really feel a change in myself, I'm not as negative, I feel a lot better, I have more get up and go and right at this present moment I don't feel worried about anything at all..........not one thing.

Lets see how long it lasts

Sunday, 17 November 2013

Clomiphene Vs Letrozole

I hadn't really heard much of Letrozole so when the doctor told me I would be taking that next I didn't really know what to think.
I have had a really bad time on Clomid, the mood swings have got progressively worse as the months have gone on and I have had nothing positive happen whilst on them,  so I hope that what I have read about Letrozole and it's lack of side effects is true.
 
If you have stumbled across my blog whilst looking for fertility information (I do this all the time) then I have left a link about the medication below:

http://www.ivf1.com/letrozole-femara-infertility/