Re: New Member, SU (m/c & preg ment)

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Hi ,

Welcome to the group - you have definitely made it to the right place. We

have a lot of experience with exactly what you are facing.

I am very sorry for your loss. I was also mis-diagnosed 9 years ago as BU,

and lost 2 pregnancies in 2001 (12 & 8 weeks) before being properly

diagnosed (dx) as SU. I had the surgery via lap/hyst on Jan. 10, 2002

(almost a year ago, and looking back, I can't believe how fast this year has

actually gone by. Although it certainly didn't feel like it at the time.)

At that time, the septum was confirmed and " resected " (in effect,

" removed " ). A follow-up in-office hysteroscopy confirmed the septum had

been successfully reduced. I had some long, crazy cycles, during which I

still ovulated, in the months following the surgery. I was never given pre-

or post-op hormones (although some RE's prescribe these, there are also

studies showing they are not necessary). I was given the go-ahead to ttc

after 2 normal cycles post-surgery. At the end of July, 2002, I became

pregnant. Tomorrow I am 25 weeks along with a little boy. I am so happy

that I had the surgery done, as I don't think I could have endured yet

another m/c knowing the septum was probably the reason behind it. I have

been lucky enough to keep up my pre-pregnancy fitness (although at a much

reduced level, as I normally train competitively in running, x-country

skiing, etc.) and I also attribute this to having a somewhat close to

" normal " uterus after the surgery.

<<I have a

>lap/hyst scheduled for sometime in Feb 2003 (they are supposed to

>confirm a date with me sometime in the next week.) The doctor said

>that he would also inject dye into the uterus and tubes during the

>same procedure and take pictures to look at things.>>

The dye test is called HSG, and it is great that he is doing this, because

he will check the success of the resection during the procedure. He sounds

like a very experiencd, thorough surgeon, and you should feel confident in

his care.

>

>I can't believe the ups and downs I have suffered over the past few

>months, from trying to belive that everything will be ok to crying

>uncontrollably and getting so depressed when seeing others pg and

>blissful.>>

((((((Hugs))))). It is truly awful to be hit with m/c and the diagnosis of

an MA all at once. I know how scary it is. Be comforted in knowing that

corrected SU has pretty much the same pregnancy outcomes as a " normal "

uterus. Please go through the list archives, and check the files section

for more info, there has been a lot of discussion about this. This group,

and the info that I got here, helped to keep me sane during this whole

ordeal. I would have been lost without this group, and what I found out

here gave me a ton of hope.

>

>For those of you who have a SU and have had the lap/hyst, I am

>wondering how the recovery was and how soon after did you start TTC?>.

My recovery was quick - I was x-country skiing 2 days post surgery! I did

have a couple of super heavy periods, common after surgery. On the plus

side, my always painful periods went away with the septum.

We have had a lot of recent success stories of babies being born to women

who have gone through the surgery. And a couple of us are doing pretty well

so far with our pregnancies. These are all success stories - there is a lot

of hope for you to have a healthy baby. Take care, and please feel free to

ask me any questions.

, 30

SU resected, bicollis (2 cervices); 2 m/c; 25 weeks tomorrow

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,

Thank you so much for your reply. It's comforting to hear that you've

had success and are pregnant now (congrats!), but awful that you had

to suffer 2 losses first. I think that time always seems faster when

you look back, not ahead. When I think that its been 3 months since

my m/c its hard to believe, but every day seems a struggle and so damn

slow when you are anxious for the future, getting over the surgery and

ttc again.

I never thought of myself as someone who would get so worked up and

emotional about this, and my DH who has known me for 8 years (married

2) tries to be understanding but gets frustrated when I get so upset.

I used to go to the gym, but I stopped in Sept when the m/c was

pending and I haven't wanted to get started again because I don't

think I'll want to go when we are ttc, and it costs too much $$ if I'm

not going to go.

Funny thing you mentioned, and I saw somewhere in another posting,

about the painful cramps. I used to get those as well - always

popping 3 Advils every 4 hours for the duration of AF. (I even had a

stronger prescription when I was younger) but when I was on the pill,

there were still cramps but they were more manageble with just the

Advil. I wonder if there's a link there? Also, your posting said 2

cervices, did that get corrected as well?

Well, I expect to be a member of this website for a while...talk soon.

> Hi ,

> Welcome to the group - you have definitely made it to the right

place. We

> have a lot of experience with exactly what you are facing.

> I am very sorry for your loss. I was also mis-diagnosed 9 years ago

as BU,

> and lost 2 pregnancies in 2001 (12 & 8 weeks) before being properly

> diagnosed (dx) as SU. I had the surgery via lap/hyst on Jan. 10, 2002

> (almost a year ago, and looking back, I can't believe how fast this

year has

> actually gone by. Although it certainly didn't feel like it at the

time.)

> At that time, the septum was confirmed and " resected " (in effect,

> " removed " ). A follow-up in-office hysteroscopy confirmed the septum

had

> been successfully reduced. I had some long, crazy cycles, during

which I

> still ovulated, in the months following the surgery. I was never

given pre-

> or post-op hormones (although some RE's prescribe these, there are also

> studies showing they are not necessary). I was given the go-ahead to

ttc

> after 2 normal cycles post-surgery. At the end of July, 2002, I became

> pregnant. Tomorrow I am 25 weeks along with a little boy. I am so

happy

> that I had the surgery done, as I don't think I could have endured yet

> another m/c knowing the septum was probably the reason behind it. I

have

> been lucky enough to keep up my pre-pregnancy fitness (although at a

much

> reduced level, as I normally train competitively in running, x-country

> skiing, etc.) and I also attribute this to having a somewhat close to

> " normal " uterus after the surgery.

>

> <<I have a

> >lap/hyst scheduled for sometime in Feb 2003 (they are supposed to

> >confirm a date with me sometime in the next week.) The doctor said

> >that he would also inject dye into the uterus and tubes during the

> >same procedure and take pictures to look at things.>>

>

> The dye test is called HSG, and it is great that he is doing this,

because

> he will check the success of the resection during the procedure. He

sounds

> like a very experiencd, thorough surgeon, and you should feel

confident in

> his care.

>

> >

> >I can't believe the ups and downs I have suffered over the past few

> >months, from trying to belive that everything will be ok to crying

> >uncontrollably and getting so depressed when seeing others pg and

> >blissful.>>

>

> ((((((Hugs))))). It is truly awful to be hit with m/c and the

diagnosis of

> an MA all at once. I know how scary it is. Be comforted in knowing

that

> corrected SU has pretty much the same pregnancy outcomes as a " normal "

> uterus. Please go through the list archives, and check the files

section

> for more info, there has been a lot of discussion about this. This

group,

> and the info that I got here, helped to keep me sane during this whole

> ordeal. I would have been lost without this group, and what I found

out

> here gave me a ton of hope.

>

> >

> >For those of you who have a SU and have had the lap/hyst, I am

> >wondering how the recovery was and how soon after did you start TTC?>.

>

> My recovery was quick - I was x-country skiing 2 days post surgery!

I did

> have a couple of super heavy periods, common after surgery. On the

plus

> side, my always painful periods went away with the septum.

> We have had a lot of recent success stories of babies being born to

women

> who have gone through the surgery. And a couple of us are doing

pretty well

> so far with our pregnancies. These are all success stories - there

is a lot

> of hope for you to have a healthy baby. Take care, and please feel

free to

> ask me any questions.

> , 30

> SU resected, bicollis (2 cervices); 2 m/c; 25 weeks tomorrow

>

>

>

>

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