Well I’m feeling better than I did last week. It turns out that the “cyst” was actually a benign tumor (Dermoid) on my right ovary. It was growing so rapidly that the doc noticed a significant size difference between the ultrasound on Thursday and the surgery on Friday. The tumor was the size of a small apple, so the doctor had to increase the incision in my abdomen. Additionally, it was necessary to take my right ovary, since it was effectively dead from being twisted up with the tumor. I’m recovering slowly and experiencing a bit of pain, but the post-op pain is much better than what I experienced earlier last week.
What I didn’t expect were all the thoughts that are now flooding my mind. Since now only having one ovary, what are my chances of becoming pregnant once again? It was hard and challenging enough to get and stay pregnant but now with one ovary did the odds of getting pregnant just increase? I’m not sure, but I’m sad to say that I think they did and once we start the fertility process again we’ll only have one ovary to work with and not two. But as Eric and I joked around today, we like excitement and drama and it seems that there’s never a dull moment in our household (although, I’m ready for some peace). I guess we’ll just have to cross that road once we get there which could be sooner rather than later. Depending on where we’re at financially and in some other areas, we may start the process of fertility treatments once Asher is finished with breastfeeding (September). I guess peace may not be in “our cards” in this upcoming year, but I’ll do my damnedest to make sure Asher doesn’t get the grunt of any of this.
Wow. You two don’t do anything the easy way, huh? I’m glad to hear that you are feeling better. I can’t imagine all that you have been through.