The Diagnosis

Yesterday we went to our first appointment with our fertility doctor. Since we have had two miscarriages the only thing they do testing for in an anatomical problem in me. Blood work and genetic testing only happens after 3 miscarriages here in Canada. During my last miscarriage they had mentioned I may have a uterine septum and after another ultrasound yesterday, this diagnosis was confirmed. What this means is that the outside of my uterus is shaped normally, while the inside looks more like a heart (yupp- I loved those babies so much I made them a heart shaped swimming pool! too bad it didn't work!). This is becomes a problem when the baby implants on the septum area since it is lacking in blood supply and the embryo is not able to develop properly, thus resulting in recurrent miscarriages and explaining what may have happened in my previous pregnancies.

What comes next for us? In the next couple of weeks I will need to go for a sonohystogram to confirm this diagnosis and see how large the septum is. After this procedure, I will be having uterine septum resection surgery. We are praying this surgery will be done in June, although it is more likely it will be done in August.

We are so grateful for a diagnosis so quickly and glad that there is something that can be done about it. We are hopeful for a baby late 2014 or early 2015, all will depend on when surgery can happen and my healing time etc. Of course the risk of miscarriage will still be there for future pregnancies, but is only 10 % at my age (according to our Dr). Of course I am very nervous for surgery, but would do anything to give us the best shot possible to having a family in the future.

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers through this whole process! We still have a long way to go, but the future has gone from gray to light pink and blue for us!