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[NancyGee]

Hello everyone,

 

I'm new here, and boy am I glad to have found this forum!

 

My fertility journey has been a not-so-long, yet bumpy road! My DH and I are relatively young (him: 33, me: 30) and we're been married since 2008. A few months after our wedding, I had a horseback riding accident. After numerous x-rays and CT scans to check for broken bones, the ER staff found out I have fibroids in my uterus. I got a referral to see Dr. Tulandi at McGill, who said we should adopt a wait-and-see approach since neither my husband or I were ready to have children. I got follow-up ultrasounds every 6 to 9 months to track the progress of my fibroids. At the time, I was told that about 10-12 fibroids were visible.

 

Fast-forward a couple of years. My husband and I began TTC in 2011. After a few months of nothing happening, I went back to see Dr. Tulandi, who ordered some fertility tests. After everything came back clean (and a few more months of TTC), last summer Dr. Tulandi deduced that my problem was 'mechanical', and that most likely the fibroids were the culprit. Considering the high number of fibroids, he referred me to two surgeons for a laparatomy (open incision) myomectomy.

 

My husband and I picked Dr. Buckett, and what a godsend! I was lucky enough to get my surgery last October (after an OR opened up unexpectedly), during which Dr. B removed 27 fibroids  ... quite a far cry from the 10-12 fibroids I thought I had! In spite of our young age, Dr. Buckett has recommended that we move on to fertilty treatments within a few months. He says that in my case, given the abnormally high number of fibroids found in my uterus, there's a high chance of them coming back.

 

So that's where I'm at now. I've been taking Clomid for the past two cycles, and I'm now on my third (and last) Clomid cycle before we see Dr. Buckett next month. At that point he will move on to fertility treatments (that's what he told us last time we saw him). I'm a little apprehensive about the whole process, and I'm not even sure if Dr. B will be recommending IUI or IVF at this point. I guess what I'm looking for is some guidance as to what I can expect in the coming months... As I'm a "veteran" of the Reproductive Centre, and that Dr. Buckett will be my OBGYN, I know I won't be starting off from square one. What are the next steps, what can I expect, etc. etc.?

 

Thanks!!

[Myrtle]

Hi Nancy & Welcome!

 

I think Dr. Buckett will probably be your doctor at McGill from now on unless you switch.  My guess is first they will have you do IUI, and if that fails to move on to IVF.   I imagine they will also want to see if any fibroids grew back and at what rate they might come back.

 

I wish you luck with your journey.  

[Lisa1981]

Hi Nancy,

 

I agree with Myrtle. I also think that at first, they will try a few IUIs, if those don't work, then they will probably suggest you move on to IVF. Good luck

 

Lisa

[Amandad1998]

Hi Nancy,

 

being new to the process myself but having cruised a lot of forums and done my research I agree with the girls. IUI then if that doesn't come through IVF. Good luck