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The beginning of this road... again!

Today was my postop appointment at Duke. That balloon had spent its time doing its job & was FINALLY removed today! That in & of itself seemed like a victory!! WOO HOO!! :) Then Dr. Walmer performed a hysteroscopy, which was to look at the inside of the uterus. Good news! My uterus is still "wide open", which pretty much means the balloon & my body did its job & no scar tissue has reformed since the surgery 3 weeks ago. Since the balloon could have been slightly inhibiting the growth of the uterine lining, Dr. Walmer did not measure it today. Here's the plan over the next month in order to take the necessary steps to "make a baby": Week 1 : Continue taking estrogen Week 2: If no period has begun, take progesterone to induce one. Week 3: After period, resume estrogen patches for 2 weeks. Week 5: After 2 weeks on estrogen, have an ultrasound to measure uterine lining, follicle count, etc.! We really do appreciate everyone's thoug...