PCO-No!

In August i was hospitalized for severe pain in my stomach. I was stuck at work, with no one in town to relieve me so i could go to the doctor. Instead i hid in the office and cried until my husband came. He convinced me to call the other sup (who had already worked that morning) and beg her to come in. I fought it for a while, thinking i could deal with it but it only got worse. I called my Dr's office and because it was on my right side they were convinced that it was my appendix. I am not a medically inclined person, but i know you don't mess around with the appendix and i had never in my life felt this kind of pain. Every breath, every step... everything hurt.

When we finally got to the hospital and after many tests and many hours they deduced that it was one of my usual cysts on my ovaries that burst, my MRI showed fluid surrounding it, and since the pain was going away as time passed they let me go home with a recommendation to see a specialist for a diagnosis.
Are you ready for this? Can i have a drum roll please???? I do NOT have PCOS! Do i have Poly cystic Ovaries? Yes, but strangely no Syndrome. What is the difference? I have no freaking clue, I'm just going by what my Dr told me. I shopped around before I picked him, and he is supposed to be one of the best fertility doctors in California. At the time i wasn't sure if i needed the 'best in the biz' but i wanted to make sure i went to someone who could answer my questions, ALL of them, and since I am a chronic worrier i had a lot of them....

He addressed my concerns about how my ovulation schedule is not reoccurring. He told me that i probably missed it the last few months, now this i had a hard time believing because i am a by the book girl. I like rules, i go by the rules, and i followed the instructions exactly.... no ovulating (until last month that is.) However, he was very adamant that i can still ovulate... "How are you so sure?" i demanded. Keep in mind i was in the usual position for this kind of visit and in a full on hospital gown- not the most assertive outfit or situation- but when has that ever stopped me?

"Well," he said "because your going to ovulate on -insert very specific and upcoming dates here- and if you try i can almost guarantee you get pregnant," and then he looked over and smiled at my mom like it was no big deal. Of course my mom joked about quarantining off a room for us. I couldn't believe it, not just because he was super blunt but FAMILY COVER YOUR EYES my husband and i have lots of alone time and while we haven't been actively 'trying' we haven't been actively 'preventing' either. So if i was ovulating regularly then why haven't i turned up knocked up yet?

Then while he was doing an ultrasound he did that annoying Dr noise that immediately tells you something is up, but he wasn't giving it away yet. I waited patiently (about 30 seconds) and then demanded- again- that he tell me what was going on. He finally told me that my right ovary was attached to my uterus. (Which explained why it hurt so bad the last time a cyst burst- but doesn't explain why the hospital didn't see it in the many different forms of ultrasounds they gave me). A million questions came rushing into my head. What does that mean, do i need surgery, is this going to complicate things for us in the future? He didn't seem worried, which only made me more worried... he told me that it could easily become detached... if i soon became pregnant. I would eventually need surgery if they didn't separate on their own, but the fastest way would be to enlarge the uterus. Here i was with a problem, and some very specific dates (and even times of the day) to fix it without surgery.

I'm sure you're wondering what we decided to do... did we try or did we book my surgery? Well, i guess the only thing to say is the truth: People make plans, and God laughs.