Most of you know that I had exploratory surgery on October 25th. I wanted to do that before we continued with any treatments. I appreciate all of your prayers and kind words. My surgery went really well. The doctor didn't find much at all, but that was exactly what I prayed for. He found a little bit of endometriosis. I know most people freak when they hear ENDOMETRIOSIS. However, it's really very common, and a lot of women have a little bit, and it never impacts their ability to conceive at all. It's the more severe cases that cause issues. It is rated on a scale of 1-4. Mine was barely stage one, so it's really no big deal. He lasered it all out. He also did a D&C to remove some excess endometrial tissue. He found a few polyps and removed those as well. He said that it was all very common and nothing to worry about and that he was just mainly cleaning things up.
Now that all of that has been done and we know all my plumbing works properly, we will be proceeding with fertility treatments. Within the next month, we will do another round of treatments with an increased dosage of medicine. It's hard to do treatments during the holidays, but you do what you have to do. I would appreciate your prayers that my treatments won't impact my holiday travels. You all know that my family is down in Dothan, and I really don't want to cut my visits short.
I like to keep you all updated, because so many of you are praying for us. Thank you to all who have contributed towards our fundraising efforts. Thanks to you, we have been able to pay off almost all of our treatments from the summer. We can start anew this next month.
We still covet your prayers. Please pray that the treatments work, and we will have our baby soon. Please pray that we will be able to afford the treatments. God is so good, and I know he has his arms wrapped around us. I know our baby is on its way. Also pray that I won't have to miss so much work. It is so hard to plan for subs, and the amount of work I have to do after being absent is stressful. I found that out firsthand after missing a week of work because of my surgery. Plus, teachers don't have tons of sick days, and I need mine for maternity leave.
Thanks again for your love and support.
Shatisa
