The appointment was today. I am still groggy from the medications given to help me relax so this blog entry might be a little loopy.
Medications given: valium (for relaxation), vicodin (for pain), tetracycline (antibiotic), and an ibuprofen shot. The combination of all made me less anxious although the procedure was still painful (about a level 7 of 10 in regards to pain).
Procedure: The doctor inserted the speculum then inserted a catheter of a saline solution (some will use carbon dioxide; inflates the uterus for visibility) then the scope. On the monitor we were able to see my fallopian tubes but could not tell what was blocking them since the tubes are really, really small. The blockage is in the tubes versus the entry point from the uterus to the tubes. The fibroid, on the other hand, is pretty large (it's funny to note that my obgyn thought the fibroid was "small" and today it was upgraded to "quite large").
Conclusion: This test was to tell the doctor how to treat the fibroid. We know the fibroid is only pushing into my uterus however it's important to see if there are any fibroids in my uterine cavity. There are none, thankfully. However, the fibroid will need to be removed using a surgical procedure called laparotomy (see http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/surgery-for-chronic-pelvic-pain for a brief description). I haven't started researching it and only know it'll require a bikini line incision and a 3-4 night hospital stay. The doctors will want to do this pretty quickly however I have no other details yet.
Ed will have the results of today's semen analysis later today.
More details as I have them.
Love,
Cel.
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