Hi I’ve not been on here for a while as after my first failed round of IVF in November 2021 I had to wait a few months for a Hysteroscopy to investigate a suspected polyp found at my day 10 scan during the stims. Nothing was picked up at baseline scan. The doctor who performed that egg collection said she couldn’t see a polyp but the sonographers both said suspected polyp after several rescans, so I was put on waiting list for Hysteroscopy to investigate rather than wait list for next IVF round.
The investigation Hysteroscopy found no polyp and the surgeon said that it must be a fold in my endometrium lining that looked like a polyp or the polyp had come away naturally. I asked the surgeon if they were 100% sure no polyp and she said 100%. She said if anyone tries to say there’s a polyp to speak to her and there’s 100% no polyp. She also did a biopsy which came back normal.
So then I waited from February till June for my second round of IVF (as we got nothing to freeze in the first round unfortunately) and on my baseline scan last week they said everything was clear then at day 6 scan yesterday the advanced nurse practitioner said she could see a polyp. I explained this happened last time and that I’ve had the Hysteroscopy and the doctor was certain I don’t have the polyp. The nurse confirmed what she suspects is a polyp is in the same place as the last suspected polyp. I tried to tell her that the surgeon said it’s not a polyp but she said it might have grown back and I questioned that a polyp could grow back in exactly the same place to exactly the same size in a 3 month period. The chances of it being in the same place and exact same size (9mm) was very slim and I didn’t believe it was a polyp and that it’s folding in the lining and I don’t want this to affect further IVF if this isn’t successful as I was told last time that the position of this suspected polyp was high up so wouldn’t affect implantation as that happens in the middle of the uterus, so with that in mind it doesn’t matter if it’s a polyp or not as they still did the embryo transfer last time. The nurse said at this stage she can’t say how the treatment plan will move forward and if they will do an embryo transfer or if they will freeze all embryos and do an investigation.
This just totally messed my head up. I was so chilled about this second round of IVF much more chilled that last time as I know the process now and then I got this wildcard thrown at me. If the nurse is right and they don’t proceed with an embryo transfer because of this then I will be angry as they proceeded last time so possibly wasted an embryo. And also, there’s a huge part of me that doesn’t even think this polyp is even there and it’s just my body and I greet a fold in the endometrium lining as it thickens as it seems very strange that the exact same thing has happened again. No polyp visible on baseline scan then polyp appears after stims. Maybe that’s a thing and polyps can appear during the meds I don’t know, but the fact I had the Hysteroscopy and had it confirmed no polyp it’s just so frustrating they are saying polyp again!!!!
I turn 39 next March I don’t have any children neither does my partner, we only met 3 years ago. I just feel like I don’t have the time for all this messing about over suspected polyp to then find there’s no polyp.
Also, this is my last funded round as we got 2 funded. Does anyone know if the IVF wait lists are shorter when paying private? As I just don’t have the time to wait….