Upon our return, I attempted to schedule my hysteroscopy when my cycle came, but unfortunately they were completely booked that day. I had to wait another month for the next cycle to start.
September 11th was our scheduled date for hysteroscopy. Like the egg retrieval, we decided to head to Boston the night before for a nice dinner in the North End. This time however, there were no available hotels. There was some kind of Biotech conference taking place, and the hotel that previously cost us $150 on a Saturday was now $600 on a Tuesday night. Jeff did some research and we were able to score a $300 night stay at a place called “Crescent Suites Hotel.” We could hear the people in the next room talking about a friend getting out of jail soon, but other than that the place was lovely.
We made it to the surgery center in plenty of time and I was fully prepared with what to expect.
When I woke up, I was in the all too familiar recovery section, and had a lovely nurse waiting for me. My blood pressure kept dropping so she had to keep coming back to check on me more frequently. Once Jeff came in to join me, Dr. L came to give us the news.
Scar tissue is still present. While she usually waits until the third hysteroscopy of scar tissue to refer the patient to an Asherman specialist, she felt that in our case we should go now. Given our long history, she did not want to waste any time, and also understood how crucial it is for me to have as much information as possible. She recommended Dr. I in Boston. Once I arrived home, I began researching him, and discovered that women fly in from around the country (and some parts of the world) for his expertise. I felt hopeful that he may be able to help, and we scheduled an appointment with him on October 1st. I also learned that he performs the hysteroscopy in the office, while the patient is awake, and this can be quite painful. Dr. L is willing to prescribe Valium to help with the pain.
“Feeling my way through the darkness
Guided by a beating heart
I can’t tell where the journey will end…
but I know where to start
They tell me Im too young to understand
They say Im caught up in a dream
Well life will pas me by if I don’t open up my eyes
Well tarts fine by me
So wake me up when it’s all over
When I’m wiser and I’m older
All this time I was finding myself
And I didn’t know I was lost…”
Wake Me Up by Avicii
breakdown and rally 