Drs Appointment 4/24

I went for my follow up with my RE doctor. I'm being tested for a couple things to find out why I keep getting infections. The doctor also put both of us (Dave and I) on an antibiotic in case we have a bacterial infection (there is one that is thought to cause miscarriages but it's hard to test for so it's easier to treat it)

So I'm waiting for the test results and then most likely will go back to the doctor. We're still waiting for a green light to try again. (one more month to wait!)

The doctor did say that with my next pregnancy that he will do the cerclage at 11-12 weeks (before it starts changing) and he'll most likely keep me on antibiotics the entire pregnancy to prevent infection I'm hoping that will solve the problem.

HSG Today

I had my HSG today. My doctor (the RE) did the test. It wasn't horrible, hardly any pain and it was over rather quickly. They did not find anything wrong with my uterus, only a slight bump from being pregnant recently. No septums nothing abnormal at all. So we'll have to check something else. I go back to talk to the doctor further on Thursday.

It's at least a good thing that there are no abnormalities which means that I most likely do not need surgery. But then again we are still waiting to find out the reason why this keeps happening so we can fix it and start trying again.

Got my Appointment

I'm scheduled for my HSG for April 21st. Then my follow up with the doctor is scheduled for the 24th. Hopefully they find something and we can get to fixing it.

Doctors Appointment today

I went to my postpartum 6 week checkup today. Dave went with me and it was an ordeal. First they were doing repairs on some of the elevators so we had to wait in line to use the elevators (a security guard was in front of the stairs door for some reason) Then we end up waiting an hour for the doctor only to find out that my doctor (the Fertilty Specilist/High Risk OB) is in ITALY on vacation. So I saw two other doctors (one of which I saw when I was in the hospital).

I was told that the pathology report showed that there was infection found in the placenta (the same thing that happened the first time) no idea why it's happening.

I am also being scheduled for a Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) According to this Website

A hysterosalpingogram is an X-ray of the uterus and fallopian tubes which allows visualization of the inside of the uterus and tubes. The picture will reveal any abnormalities of the uterus as well as tubal problems such as blockage and dilation.

They want to check the inside of my uterus to make sure that there are no problems there. If there are then surgery may be needed to fix it. This will be scheduled sometime in the next few weeks. My doctor (the one in Italy) is the one who does this test so I have to wait for him to get back.

I was also told that next time I get pregnant I will need a cerclage earlier. Since they did the cerclage last time after I started dilating the doctor thinks that I was already in preterm labor when they did the cerclage.

On other note I got my baby's pictures today. They also gave me a plaster cast of his little feet. I also have the outfit they took his picture in along with the blanket and very small stuffed animal. It's heartbreaking but I'm glad I have them. It's much more than I have for my first baby. All I got with him was a polaroid picture.