Guest guest Posted May 13, 2000 Report Share Posted May 13, 2000 Deb, No, surrogacy is not really legal, but it goes on. You see it is not as yet an issue in Cyprus. I hope I don't become the first to make it one either!! I think it is not fair to reduce your chance by allowing only a relative to do it because you may be the youngest of the family and nobody available. Once the baby is born, it is not recognised as ours I'm afraid but will have to adopt our own child. I know it sounds stupid but that is how it has to be done. (The least of my problems really. What is a piece of paper when you know and can have blood tests to prove whose baby it is). I haven't as yet been able to find a lady who has undergone this in Cyprus, because this is such a private matter and not one to be discussed openly. So I am stuck really. If I find a surrogate, I will have to pay for all her expenses. This is true because otherwise who would do it if they had to pay themselves?? We don't have medical insurance here in Cyprus. What are your plans about surrogacy? Any updates on your surgery you had in US? It is almost a month since your surgery right??? Poly 's reply to Celeste and Poly > > > I didn't ask the doctor whether the Asherman's was caused by an > infection. I asked him about the severity of it. He was hesistant to > comment but off the record thinks it's moderate. I thought Asherman's > could also be from the aggresive scraping during the D & C. The > adhesions > form as the raw surfaces heal not necessarily always infected surfaces. > I could be misinterpreting the defintion I read. It sounds like I had > to > have an infection based on what you know. > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2000 Report Share Posted May 14, 2000 's reply to Celeste and Poly > > > I didn't ask the doctor whether the Asherman's was caused by an > infection. I asked him about the severity of it. He was hesistant to > comment but off the record thinks it's moderate. I thought Asherman's > could also be from the aggresive scraping during the D & C. The > adhesions > form as the raw surfaces heal not necessarily always infected surfaces. > I could be misinterpreting the defintion I read. It sounds like I had > to > have an infection based on what you know. > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2000 Report Share Posted May 16, 2000 Poly, You asked what my plans are with surrogacy - well, my sister-in-law is trying to get pregnant to have her 2nd and last child. She has offered (generously) to be a surrogate to my husband and my fertilized egg after she has her 2nd child. Of course we aren't sure when this will be - depending on her own pregnancy, and then on whether or not the procedure will work. I'm so anxious to do this, but trying to " chill " and not think too much about it. As for my surgery from the US. Well, unfortunately it's looking pretty hopeless for me. After being on the mega-hormones for a month, I still did not get any period and my ultrasound still showed wafer-thin endometrium (maybe 3mm). My dr. offered to do the HSG to see if the lining is still separated and to see if my one fallopian tube is still open - but at this point, I really don't know if it's worth doing. My lining is so thin that it wouldn't really matter if my uterus is open or not, I still wouldn't be able to get pregnant. I am going to take a few months off of dealing with all of this before I mentally go nutso. I'm not sure how much further I'm going to take things. I want more children so badly and I wish so much that it could happen NOW, but I just need to be patient. I've been reading alot on adoption as well. My husband isn't as receptive about this idea as I am though - not yet. He is willing to consider it and to read about it, so that's a start. We'll see where things go.?! I really wish the rest of you better success and hopefully lots of pregnancies!!! Deb > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2000 Report Share Posted May 17, 2000 Deb, I'm so sorry to hear that your surgery in US didn't change much. Take a rest as you say and you will be able to think more clearly about what is best for you and your husband to do. Are you only on the hormones for a month? Doesn't your doctor recommend that you stay on them for another month or so? I know what you mean about going nuts. This problem really does drive us crazy.I've been thinking lately how unlucky I've been with all this. I can't believe how much this has changed my life. I think it was you who asked your doctor about Dr Magos in UK and he recommended him. Is it possible to ask him if he has an email address and if he can possibly give it to you?. I'd like to get in touch with him before I actually go there. I'd also like to discuss Interceed with him. See if he has heard about it and what he thinks about it. You know those sort of questions. After all, he is the one who will be doing my surgery and I'd like to get to know him personally, not just be sent as another patient, if you know what I mean. Can you please ask him, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks. Take care, Poly Re: Fw: Poly Poly, You asked what my plans are with surrogacy - well, my sister-in-law is trying to get pregnant to have her 2nd and last child. She has offered (generously) to be a surrogate to my husband and my fertilized egg after she has her 2nd child. Of course we aren't sure when this will be - depending on her own pregnancy, and then on whether or not the procedure will work. I'm so anxious to do this, but trying to " chill " and not think too much about it. As for my surgery from the US. Well, unfortunately it's looking pretty hopeless for me. After being on the mega-hormones for a month, I still did not get any period and my ultrasound still showed wafer-thin endometrium (maybe 3mm). My dr. offered to do the HSG to see if the lining is still separated and to see if my one fallopian tube is still open - but at this point, I really don't know if it's worth doing. My lining is so thin that it wouldn't really matter if my uterus is open or not, I still wouldn't be able to get pregnant. I am going to take a few months off of dealing with all of this before I mentally go nutso. I'm not sure how much further I'm going to take things. I want more children so badly and I wish so much that it could happen NOW, but I just need to be patient. I've been reading alot on adoption as well. My husband isn't as receptive about this idea as I am though - not yet. He is willing to consider it and to read about it, so that's a start. We'll see where things go.?! I really wish the rest of you better success and hopefully lots of pregnancies!!! Deb > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2000 Report Share Posted October 12, 2000 I'd appreciate the ICQ and the Yahoo software. It would be nice to hear vices here too! Hope you're feeling ok.... Sue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2000 Report Share Posted October 16, 2000 Hi Janet, do you have other fertility problems other than the ashermans? There are so many members now that I can't keep track, I ask because I just had my 5th surgery and it looks like this one was effective, I don't know for sure yet but I just had my first real period in 7 years so I'm very optimistic, and I had the same surgery that you are going to have, I had the balloon in for a week also, and I took mega doses of estrogen and then progesterone for a month, don't give up hope just yet, you never know!! Good luck with your upcoming surgery!! poly > didn't bother with another u/s since the other RE just did one.. did > say it looked like not a lot of lining and thin.. so i am not too > optimistic about this,, rather just want it over with so they can > then tell me : look into the other options. He has a lawyer name he > will give me for surrogacy.. then just need to find the surrogate > which is the hard part of course.. i really hope i am wrong, but i > think that is the way it will be.. i will let you know when i get a > surgery date. janet > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2000 Report Share Posted November 17, 2000 It is true that this group knows more about AS then any doctor i have ever seen. In fact the doctor that told me i had As was indeed a RE. He also told me that if i did not want any more children that i did not have to have surgery to correct this. Is This Correct? I did not have any insurance so that is way i never had any surgery to correct AS. I have learned more from this group then any doctor that i have seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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