Testing and talking

I'm gearing up for another consult with my RE (Dr. F) on Thursday. It'll be CD14, so I'm hoping to have my cervical culture done while I'm there. S will have his SA and cultures done while we're in NY next week, as Dr. F told us that they do not do all of the tests that Dr. David wanted us to have done. We are also going to talk about next steps. If it's not obvious, I'm frustrated and can't wait to have a plan.

Should I have a lap? Given my symptoms, IF, and history of a uterine septum, I'm certainly a prime candidate for a lap. Right now, I guess I'm for it, unless she can make a case for why we shouldn't. It sounds like I might need to be on Lupron Depot for several months afterwards, and though this would be good for me, it likely would not be very pleasant.

Besides the physical presence of endo, if it is in there it's messing with my hormones (which have always been wacky) and also potentially making my lining inhospitable by lacking certain enzymes, like beta integrin 3. In talking to my sister E, I found that she was dx at 16, had a lap at 24, and then of course had three insta-kids between 34 and 37.

So we'll see how it goes...