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Thursday, April 12, 2012
A second opinion
Right now we are anxiously awaiting the next steps. We'll be having a second (and final) opinion on if anything else can be done to fix 'my broken uterus.' There are two issues at stake here really - 1) potential medical complications down the line, and 2) our infertility. We are going into this second opinion expecting confirmation of what we've already learned, I have to. I'm not looking forward to it, but I need this confirmation to feel confident we can move on to whatever is next. I can then stop thinking about that little normal pocket I supposedly have. I can refocus on exploring other options. Knowing this next appointment is with an expert in Asherman's specifically is reassurring - I'd have no more reasons to second guess if there is anything else to try. But what if he tells us there is? I admit I find myself with unsettled feelings about that. Why unsettled? I haven't given the purely medical issues much thought, there is plenty of time to figure that out. But even if things can be "normalized" it doesn't mean my pregnancy outlook is much better. Because then the waiting and the hoping and the heartache start all over again. An entire new subset of questions comes up. Even if there is another procedure in my future, the little data out there on pregnancy after Asherman's is mainly for those with mild-moderate disease. Once over 35, or having severe disease, actual live birth rates are still minimal; we're looking at both. How much hope do we open ourselves back up to? And with that question is where I have to stop - it is all what if again - until the second opinion.
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