Re: Update (resection/long cycle/pg mentioned)

[Guest guest]

Correction: Did I say " mickey mouse ears " ? My uterus looked more

like bunny ears. Sorry, I'm not thinking straight since the only

food that tastes good to me right now is Lucky Charms and Fresca.

Yikes!

Mindy

> Hi everyone,

>

> I haven't posted in awhile, but have been trying to keep up with

all

> the news. And here's news from this end: I found out about a week

> and half ago that I'm pregnant. Just to recap my situation: I had

my

> dd at 33 weeks last July (she's doing great) - the pre-term labor

was

> a complete surprise since I didn't know I had an SU. Had my

> resection on June 17 followed by AF after 30 days, and then my

second

> cycle was absolutely crazy. I actually ovulated on day 75! It

took

> us awhile to get pg the first time so I never thought it would

happen

> without clomid. Anyway, I went in for a blood test at around 4-5

> weeks pg and my HCG quant was 17,000.

>

> After my resection in June, we moved across country so this

> appointment was with a new obgyn (not an RE). Since we can't do an

> HSG to see if the resection was a success, my doc said she will

treat

> me as if it was not corrected (meaning very cautiously). I have an

> u/s next Wednesday to check implantation, remaining septum, etc.

> Will it really be able to show the septum, if any?

>

> I'm happy and nervous (of course) since we don't really know how

the

> resection went. My new doc said the septum may be gone but I

> probably still have distinct horns. Does that sound right to you

> guys? I actually can't imagine that the surgery turned the " mickey

> mouse ears " into a perfect inverted triangle.

>

> Anyway, we were lucky enough to make it to 33 weeks without HAVING

A

> CLUE about my uterus last time. So, we're cautiously optimistic.

> I'll let you know how the u/s goes.

>

> Thanks for reading.

>

> Take care,

> Mindy

[Guest guest]

Welcome back, Mindy!

Congratulations on your pregnancy :-)))

Try not to worry too much about this. Sounds as if your OB is

treating you with caution (and that is so much better than getting

surprised with a 33-weeker. You are forewarned this time).

It seems to me as if most of us who have had resections here have a

remnant left. Seeing a perfect inverted triangle is less common.

When I had my follow-up HSGs, we could clearly see the original

cavities fill up first . . . then the cut area filled in after that,

leaving a 1-cm. septum remnant.

Just remember how those of us with " leftovers " are doing quite wellin

pregnancy! Heck, I have a septum that still stretches from fundus to

cervix. The saving feature is that it is disconnected from front to

back, mostly. At almost 32 weeks we are hanging in there, baby and I.

Even if little has been done to your septum, you already have a great

record of carrying a baby to 33 weeks. And she has stretched things

out for this baby, too. There is always a threat of repeat PTL in

anyone who has had it, but maybe correcting a septum will have

corrected the reason why you had it with your daughter.

I have never been able to see how my babies were implanted with

respect to the septum until 9 weeks along, but others have seen it as

soon as 6 weeks.

Hang in there . . .

Beth

SU

[Guest guest]

Thanks Beth!

> Just remember how those of us with " leftovers " are doing quite

wellin

> pregnancy! Heck, I have a septum that still stretches from fundus

to

> cervix. The saving feature is that it is disconnected from front

to

> back, mostly. At almost 32 weeks we are hanging in there, baby and

I.

>

Yes, you, and so many other women here, are quite an inspiration.

Good luck in your last few weeks....we'll be rooting for you and

noelbaby!

Mindy

SU resected