The idea of an ultrasound seems like it would be fun. I was initially excited to be "getting" an ultrasound. Boy was I wrong!
The morning before my appointment, I proceeded to drink the required eight cups of water. I was told that I had to get it all in my system at least an hour before hand. I downed over two litres of water (1850ml to be exact) and held it in. Then I drove to my appointment. Every bump in the road felt uncomfortable. Thirty minutes had passed. I had to pee. I arrived at the clinic 5 minutes before my appointment and got all checked in. Over an hour of holding it in. I really had to pee! Of course they tell me to have a seat in the waiting area... do they not realize that with a full bladder if you sit you're likely to let it all out?
Shortly afterward, I was called into a changing area and told to wait for the technician. By this time nearly two hours has passed and now I'm in pain. My bladder is so full that my stomach is hard and sticking out. I'm close to peeing on the floor. Twenty five minutes pass ever so slowly. I tell myself that I can make it through this for my future children. Finally the technician calls my name and I almost pee in joy that it's my turn. I lay down carefully on the table and she proceeds to have a look. Turns out my bladder was over full and I had to let some out so they could get good pictures. Hah. So next time I'll try only six cups instead. After that the appointment went much better and an hour later it was all done. I was so glad to have the appointment over with and be able to pee!
The next day I got a call from the walk in clinic. They wanted to see me and they said it wasn't urgent. I hung up the phone and figured I'd wait until Friday to get the results. An hour later I was on my way to the clinic. I couldn't wait for days to hear what was wrong. After a short wait, I got in to see a doctor. They found a simple cyst on my right ovary. They also saw a lot of follicles and it is possibly polycycstic ovaries/syndrome (PCO/PCOS). The doctor recommended that I see a specialist and they would refer me to the fertility clinic here in the city. If that wait would be too long, they said they'd get me a referral to an obgyn for diagnosis and treatment likely with clomid. I am now waiting for the phone call to tell me when/where I can go in. No idea when I may get a call, but I'm glad to be moving forward rather than having a doctor who won't even listen to me.
This diagnosis is both good and bad. Its a simple cyst, which I understand is the most common type, and apparently most women have them and don't even know. It will just go away on its own. Also you can have polycystic ovaries without having polycystic ovarian syndrome. They are different. I'm glad to have a path to pursue and that I will most likely be monitored along our TTC journey. I don't like thinking that there is something wrong with me, but I guess there is nothing I can do right now and I'll keep on moving forward with hope, light and love.
The other interesting note is that it seems like the ultrasound was conducted at about the same time as ovulation. So it leaves me to wonder if the cyst was a normal ovulation and if the follicles were the same, normal for the time of ovulation. I guess that I won't believe it until a specialist tells m it's true. I don't seem to have any of the PCO symptoms other than the past two very long cycles. So now I'm onto a whole other waiting period and there is a sparkle of hope that we will be pregnant before we even get an appointment with a specialist. Keeping my chin up!
