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            My eyes flutter open and the world around me is fuzzy and disoriented. I hear nurses saying my name and they are asking me questions. Responding is difficult and I go in and out of consciousness. I am so tired I just want to close my eyes and give in, but I am told to stay awake. I am wheeled from the recovery room back to my room where Nate is waiting. I ask him if they got all the scar tissue and if we can have a baby now. His answer is not what I expected. It is difficult to comprehend what he is saying because of all of the medications, but I understand enough to know this surgery is not the end of the road. It is just the beginning.
            My doctor went in laparoscopically through small incisions in my belly button, below my bikini line and to the left side of my belly button. This would allow him to see all of my reproductive organs from above. He would clear out the scar tissue in my uterus and double check to make sure that my uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes were in good shape aside from the excess tissue. Unfortunately the scar tissue was just part of the problem. My doctor discovered that I have endometriosis covering my uterus and I also have a rare uterine abnormality. According to my research, it is the rarest of all uterine abnormalities. I have what is called a unicornuate uterus. This means that I only have half of a uterus. The other half of my uterus is there, but it didn’t grow like it was supposed to. My doctor has only seen one other case like mine and the other doctor assisting him has never seen anything like this before other then in text books.
            To hear news like this was heartbreaking. I thought we were so close and that this surgery was the last step before being able to have another baby. Unfortunately we still have a long road ahead of us. Nate and I will be meeting with a specialist from Salt Lake and our doctor here in Rexburg to figure out what our best option is. They will determine whether or not I should undergo another surgery to remove the half of the uterus that never developed to avoid a pregnancy on that side. I will also be put into menopause temporarily to help reduce the effects of the endometriosis.
            It has been difficult to stay positive the last few days with all of this new information, but Nate and I have been blessed to have incredible doctors that are optimistic and determined to make sure we have a healthy baby. We were told our pregnancies will be high risk and it is very unlikely that I will be able to carry full term due to the small size of my uterus, but Nate and I won’t give up on our dream of having a family regardless of how long and difficult the road is.
This gorgeous lady was the BEST NURSE EVER!!!

Here is my uterus. The section on the right is the side that did not form properly.  It is supposed to be the same size as the section on the left.

I was crazy drugged right here, but I needed a photo with my handsome hubby.



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