Good news and bad news about the surgery, mostly good news:

Yesterday’s surgery was relatively a success. The doctor went in and did what he needed to do. He indicated that what we thought was a 2cm fibroid, ended up being a subseptate uterus. (See pic below...the white is the uterine cavity, the pointy black thing is a septate and no this is not my uterus).

In other words, my utering cavity was more shaped like a heart rather than the upside down triagle it should be. He also stated that the base of the septate (the part sticking into the uterus that should not be there) was fairly broad, which showed up on the HSG (the ultrasound) as what appeared to be a fibroid. The doctor was able to remove the septate and restore my uterus cavity back to a more normal appearance. He also found what he described as a fluffly fibrous menstrual lining on the left side of my uterus and performed a curettage, scraping out this lining as well.

They sent all tissue to a lab to be checked for cancer. This fluffly lining returned back as hyperplasia, which is thickened and excessive growth of the uterus lining. (here's a link with more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometrial_hyperplasia). Hyperplasia is also known to cause spotting in between periods, cause miscarriages and prevent pregnancy. I had recently begun spotting since my last period and feeling a little bit of pressure in my uterus, which we thought was due to the fibroid (those are common symptoms of the type of fibroid I have). Since I did not actually have a fibroid, he said the hyperplasia was the cause of the spotting and pressure. He said that hyperplasia, if left untreated, can become cancerous. We already removed the hyperplasia, but to prevent its return, my treatment options are either birth control pills or progesterone. He had already prescribed me one month of birth control pills to help reduce any chance of scarring in the uterus (which could also prevent pregnancy). Because I had the hyperplasia, he said I should stay on the pills for three months, instead of the one. He also wants to do a biopsy after three months to make sure the hyperplasia didn’t come back.

Physically, I’m feeling fine. I had some bleeding yesterday, after the surgery, and today, the bleeding has been very very light. The cramping is very minimal. For instance, on a pain scale of 1-10, I’d say it was a 2 at best. I was able to return to work for a full day the very next day.
So, while this was a successful surgery, my hopes of trying to get pregnant and become pregnant are extended by another month or so, till March (I knew I’d have to wait at least two months before trying after the surgery anyways). There is also a chance of the hyperplasia returning, but I’m thinking it’s not likely. I’m still continuing to pray (as I have been about everything going smoothly) and I have faith that everything will turn out alright. I still have hopes and have the utmost faith that I will become a mom someday soon, perhaps by the end of next year!!

On an interesting note, I actually woke up during the surgery. I didn’t feel any pain, but could feel something going on down there. I couldn’t see the doctor though, because a sheet was between us. I remember looking at the monitor and asking them to bring my glasses so I could watch (the doctor used a hysteroscope to see what he was doing during the surgery and used the monitor to see what he was doing). They must have put me back out, because the next thing I remember is waking up while they were wheeling me to the recovery room. The anesthesiologist said I was cute because I kept asking for my glasses. Lol. I’m so intrigued with learning all about my condition, I guess, despite being heavily sedated and being queasy with blood, I still wanted to learn and to see what was going on.

Stay tuned for more, on the trials and tribulations of my journey to motherhood!