Timeline

11/2001-Diagnosed with Endro.

12/2001-Surgery for endro & cyst

2001-2006 No period & lots of problems

4/2007-First RE visit, diagnosed with PCOS

5/2007-Ovarian Drilling (and some more)

5/2008-Married

11/2008-Ovarian Wedging (and a lot more)

12/2008-Given ok & 6 months to get pregnant

5/2009-Still no PG, more test

7/2009-HSG, All clear

8/2009-SA #1 for DH, Azoo

8/2009-SA #2 for SH, Azoo

9/2009-Urologist appt. for DH, doesn't look good-slim chance

9/2009-Decide to go with adoption to build our family
10/2009- Yet another lap, or yearly cleaning as I like to now call it

10/2009-Adoption classes

11/2009-Announce we are adopting

1/2010-Decided on a country-COLOMBIA

1/2010-Get hooked up with great agency

1/2010-Send in application to Agency

2/2010-Draft Application sent to Colombia

3/2010-Application received in Colombia, awaiting to find out when the board will review it

3/2010-Send in child abuse clearance forms
4/2010-Approved by orphanage
5/2010-All Paperwork sent to be apostilled
6/2010-8 of the forms come back as incorrect
6/2010-Finally get child abuse clearance back for Mrs-still waiting for Mr
6/2010-Contract & payment sent for Homestudy
6/2010-5th Lap

7/2010-Find out Lap was not successful due to extreme scarring adhesions on left side

7/2010-Choose to remove left ovary &  tube & fix bowels. Surgery scheduled Dec. 9

7/2010-Start homestudy
7/2010-Finish all our dossier paperwork & it's sent to Colombia 8/5
8/25/2010-Homestudy
8/2010-FINALLY get one of the Mr's child abuse clearances
9/2010-Homestudy Draft Received
9/2010- Fire inspection
9/2010- Mr gets his FBI Fingerprints
10/2010- I finally get my FBI Fingerprints
10/2010- Send FBI fingerprints to be apostilled
10/2010- Home study APPROVED!
10/2010-Fingerprints apostilled
11/2010- Everything sent to Colombia
12/9/2010- Left Ovary & tube removed
12/2010- Fingerprints for I800A
1/24/2011-I800A approval
2/2011- On the list & waiting for referral
5/6/2011- Receive a referral for a little girl & sadly have to turn it down; told could get a new referral by end of the month
5/8/2011- Baby shower for our LP
5/9/2011- Have lump removed from my right breast
6/2011- Cleared from surgeon, lump was cancer free
7/2011- Told by agency more than likely, referral won't happen until 2012
9/2011- Abnormal pap, will have to have colposcopy
10/2011- Colposcopy shows no sign of cancer, paps every 6 months
10/4/2011- Leave the Colombian adoption program & decide to go domestic
10/2011- Decide to take a 6-12 month break before starting domestic infant adoption