Hoping for advice

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Hi All,
My name is Kate. I will give you a quick background. I have been previously married and we went through the whole TTC journey and I was on preg. org at that time. We tried and it resulted in a miscarriage and it was about a year and half of TTC. Our marriage ended, and the TTC contributed to part of that.

I am now in a wonderful relationship with the love of my life. We are getting married in less than 3 weeks. I am in my early 30s and he in his mid 30s... needless to say..we are ready to have a baby. He is aware of all my previous fertility issues and everything I went through. We started TTC in January. It is suspected that I have endometriosis. I have a lap and HSG in July. I was hoping some on here have been through this same journey. I wanted to hear about how your lap went and what to expect. I am not yet here on this board, but hoped that I could get some feedback about my surgery.

Thank you for anyone willing to share!!!

Hi Kate and welcome to group.

As for the lap it is not too bad. They put in 2-3 tiny incisions and those heal up very quickly. I was having a ton of pain before the surgery and after they removed the endo I didn't even need to take tylenol. You will be sore but not really pain. My throat was sore from the breathing thing they put in (but I have a small jaw/throat) and so I ate popsycles. I had an HSG as well and everything was clear. After 1 AF I was pregnant, it ended in a m/c but I think that has more to do with my age - I was 41 at the time. They say that the first 3 months after the surgery you are most likely to get pregnant.

Congratulations on getting married! You will have to share pictures here.

Hey and Welcome!!! I have had the HSG and it really wasn't too bad. I think everyone is different, some feel pain and others do not. I felt a little bit of cramping while doing it but that was it. Good luck and congrats!

Hi and welcome!!!
And congrats on your up and coming nuptials.
I have had 2 hsgs.
The first was slightly uncomfy... Due to medical student.
The second was nothing.
After my first I fell oregnant the next cycle like a lot if ladies.

Good luck to you and you are always welcome here.
Xxxx

Hi! Congrats on your upcoming marriage and wedding.
I had a lap + HSG done in April 2011 for moderate endo. I have 3 very small incision sites (belly button, top of public bone, and one on my lower left abdomen). To be honest you can't see them anymore. I had the lap performed on a Thursday and was able to return to work the following Wednesday. I would have been able to go back sooner if I had a job where I was sitting most of the day, but I'm a teacher and couldn't be on my feet that long. I was pretty sore, but felt so much better after the endo removal. You don't realize how much pain you are living with until it's gone.
Good luck!

I have had both and they really aren't that bad. With the HSG, I suggest taking some ibueproferen about 20 minutes before you go in. It can be a little uncomfortable, but unless there is a blockage, you should be just fine. You will have mild cramping and maybe some bleeding afterwards. I have endo too and I believe it is in stage 3. I also had a fibroid on the top of my uterus that was taken out last year. It was the size of an infant's head. Unfortunately for me, I have not been successful in getting pregnant at all. Good luck to you. Congratulations on the up coming wedding.

We might have endo, but decided to forgo the lap and just go straight to IVF. Best decision I ever made!

Tiffany

I also for-went the lap and opted IVF, but I had other reasons for this choice aside from endo. Everyone's IF journey in unique.

Hi all,
Thank you so much for your replies! I have not been on the board much lately now that I am in crunch time for my wedding. I really appreciate your stories..it helps me to get a feel for what I will be expecting. Thank you for all your warm welcomes and sharing!