I really need your help and advice! And I’m sorry in advance, this is a long one!
As you know, I had the MC in January, then had a period (VERY heavy) then when that ended tracked again to TTC. As you also know, I ended up with an ovarian cyst in February. That cyst was a corpus luteum cyst (basically a cyst that is normal for ovulation but mine got bigger, hence the pain). I had to pay for a private scan (£425!!) because the waiting lists for NHS were too long and they said that the cyst was filled with blood and therefore unlikely that I ovulated. The Drs said to get in contact on the first day of my period so they can arrange a follow up scan on CD 5-8 to check that the cyst is going away naturally.
Since then, the pain has got much better - in fact I hadn’t noticed it for a few days but did a workout yesterday and noticed a twinge. I contacted the Dr on CD 1 and she called me back yesterday - ideally I would need another scan to confirm it’s either gone or shrinking, but I can’t afford another private one and the NHS waiting lists are 1 month (and I need it between CD5-8, day 8 being this Thursday!). She said to monitor it and contact her on CD 1 again if I still have any level of pain and she’ll refer me for an NHS scan.
I asked her if I can still TTC this month and she said ‘it’s a head vs. heart decision’ - head says don’t as it could cause complications but she recognises that it’s an emotional decision. In the moment I stupidly didn’t ask her what the complications could be.
So basically, I don’t know what to do. The pain is next to nothing so the cyst has to be smaller than before (if it’s still there!) so it feels like a waste of a month if we don’t try. Or am I jumping the gun and causing myself more issues?