Back to the doctor...

So I'm feeling fully recovered from my surgery! I'm back to all my normal activities, and I don't have any more pain at my incisions or in my abdominal muscles. Unfortunately, though, I'm still having some of the same problems I was having before my surgery. We had assumed those were probably related to the endometriosis, but apparently they aren't related because the problems are still here! It's been pretty discouraging. After making several calls to my doctor, she told me to come in for a visit this morning. She's not sure about the cause of my symptoms, but she is going to have me start taking the fertility drug Clomid, which often helps with symptoms like mine. It's too late to start it this month, so I'll be going in on Tuesday for an ultrasound, after which they'll give me an injection of another fertility drug that will cause me to ovulate. If I don't get pregnant this month, I'll start the Clomid next month. And if I don't get pregnant then, I'll go back in for further testing.

In case anyone's wondering, the dose of Clomid that I will be on (and the injection I get next week) will only slightly increase our chances of multiple births. If I get pregnant on Clomid, it's a 90% chance that it's a single baby, and a 10% chance that it could be multiples. Of that 10%, it would most likely be twins. So definitely not the kind of risk for multiples with this drug that you hear about on TV! ;) Not that we would complain-- we'd be glad for whatever God gives!

Anyway, we have had some exciting things going on lately! I've been watching my nieces while my sister-in-law, Sharon, has been out of town. That's been a lot of fun! And Extreme Makeover: Home Edition showed up at our church to rebuild our preschool, which was destroyed in the floods in May! I got to volunteer last night, and we're planning to go again tonight. I'm also going to be at the reveal on Friday with my nieces, which will be really exciting! Next weekend, we'll be heading to Florida for a few days to get some much-needed relaxation!

I'll be sure to post some photos from our trip and more updates on the fertility drug stuff. Here's a photo of me and my friend Caretia from last night at the Extreme Makeover build site!