Results

So my ultrasound came back the other day with less than great news: I have a polyp on my gallbladder that will need surgery. I have to go into the surgeon soon to discuss it. The only problem is we still have only one car (and Bill works different hours ever day while he's technically on first shift, but in two weeks he'll be on second and then third for a few weeks and then back to first. How do you plan doctor appointments around that??) and I may not have insurance for the next month or so. I have no idea how 1) to get to the surgeon, 2) how to have surgery when Bill has zero days to take off, 3) how to balance kids and my own post-op care after. It's quite stressful and I'm trying to figure it out as we go. Currently, I'm waiting for the appointment to get booked and then I'll go from there.

Meanwhile, I'm fighting back. I started doing my cancer fighting, super healthy smoothies again. They taste TERRIBLE but they're great for many things, including purifying blood and cleaning out the liver - which is a good thing for my gallbladder. My hope is that it might even help the polyp and, at the very least, it'll keep it from getting any worse.

I also rented the book It Starts With The Egg, which is all about how to get on the perfect diet to improve egg quality and IVF success rates. Pretty much everyone I know doing IVF has read this book and it has very positive reviews from those I know who got pregnant in their IVF cycles after following it. Working on a good diet to improve my body will make me feel like all these months waiting are worth something. It'll help me not rush through or feel like I'm stuck. Every day will make me better and closer to where I need to be.

Small, baby steps. Hopefully this is the last step that is scary so I can look forward to a healthy, awesome body that is fully ready to tackle the IVF challenge.