@mary2t1 Hey Mary, as I was reading your message, I was seriously mentally checking off the operations you had in conjunction to my own. It was as if I was writing the post in some places. And yes, I agree, I feel like the things I have gone through have made me stronger. But then again, I had no other choice but to persevere most times. Many of my issues were OB-GYN related, and I worked in that department. So I could go to my superiors and ask questions. I did get mad when at the end, I found 2 different surgeons had kept the fact of the endometriosis from me and how it was contributing to the adhesions (along with each blooming operation) That all came out when my androgens went elevated at 40. I was told I could never have a child because of the PCOS, but I found a doctor who believed in being a bit unconventional. He had me do a soda douche before relations with my husband. My system was too acidic. I was killing off the sperm. He also put me on Clomid. He was amazed no other doctor had tried at least an oral drug. Sometimes it just takes prayer and tenacity. Look for me anytime. I'm here a lot bugging people with my questions 😁 Blessings 💕