2nd opinion on SU resection (prg, m/c ment) long

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Another hello to those who are trying to decide if resection is for

them.

I second the strong, strong opinion to get the surgery. I think that

Jill has very eloquently explained the reasons in her post. A m/c is

a horrible, horrible, thing to go through and I would never wish it

on anyone. It has had a traumatic effect on me, and not a day goes

by that I don't think about it.

For my pregnant girlfriends who have not experienced a m/c, I try to

explain it like this: I ask them, since they found out they were pg,

how often have they thought about it (the typical answer is everyday,

most of the time during the day and even some dreams at night), and

what have they thought about for the future (wondering about the

gender, the baby's name, decorating the room, work vs. childcare,

what the birth will be like, what the baby will look like, sharing

that experience with friends and family, and on and on and on).

Well, imagine all those thoughts but no baby, I tell them. And then

they kind of get it.

Well, thankfully, I don't cry as much as I used to, but its been 6

months and its still hard.

Another very strong point that Jill brought up that I want to

reiterate is that most doctors definitely, definitely, do not

understand the impact of having a m/c and do not see it as a big

deal. They see m/c's frequently, and it is really not a big deal to

them, it is just a medical phenomenon that happens. Not to put down

doctors, because you can't have the medical profession all emotional

about every bad thing that happens to someone, but you should know

where their perspective is coming from.

Also, some people tend to have this " well it won't happen to me

attitude " and when you look at the low percentages out there for

successful pg with unresected SU its just not a chance worth taking,

based on my perspective.

One last point is regarding the surgery. I don't want to say the

blanket statement that its " not a big deal " but it is relatively easy

to recover from, and it was not a difficult thing to deal with,

again, in my experience. I only missed 1 day of work, and have not

experienced any pain since the immediate recovery time. There are

always risks with surgery, but having to suffer through a D & C has

many of those same risks.

Finally, good luck in the decision making process, and if there is

any other info that I can provide, please ask!

31, 1 mc, SU resected

> Hello to those who are new and trying to decide if the resection

> is right for them,

>

> My strong, strong opinion is : do the surgery.

>

> I am the Jill that was talking about. My mother had a

> complete SU which went undiagnosed for a long time. She had

> 4 first trimester m/c. She had my brother, who was healthy, full

> term, by c-section because he was transverse lie. Then, she

> had a son whom she went into labor with (water broke) at 27

> weeks. That baby died. They found the septum at that time,

> because the baby's placenta got stuck in my mom's uterus. The

> OB stuck his hand into my mom to get it out, and felt the septum,

> and told her he " knew why she was losing all her babies except

> Matt " . Then they sent her to a specialist at UCLA who was

> furious that it wasn't found during Matt's c-section!! He did HSG

> and a laporoscopy to diagonose my mom's septum, then they

> did a full abdominal metroplasty to fix it (they didn't do it by

hyst

> back in the 70s). She waited 6 mo to heal (because it was a

> major abdominal surgery), then conceived me on the first cycle

> and had absolutely no problems in the prg. with me at all. Full

> term, I was head down (she had a c-section because her uterus

> was cut into so much). So you see, in my mom's same uterus,

> she had 4 m/c, 1 healthy baby and 1 late loss! There are no

> gaurentees, even if a woman has one healthy baby in an SU!!

>

> When I was planning to ttc, I asked the doc to do an u/s to see if

I

> had a wacky womb like my mom, and I did. After an HSG and

> MRI, it was dx SU, and I had that septum out without a question

> in my mind. Why risk it? The surgery was so simple, really, I

> was totally normal in a week. I healed for 2 months, then ttc, and

> got prg 3 months later. I'm 29 weeks now, and totally " normal " in

> all respects so far. I'm even cleared by my OB to go to a birth

> center (not a hospital) to give birth!! That would never happen

> with a full, uncorrected SU.

>

> I guess some women have babies with a full SU. My mom had

> one. Maybe some have more than one. But the risk is soooooo

> high, and the surgery is sooooo not a big deal. I'd really suggest

> that you have the surgery. Some docs say not to because they

> don't consider it a big deal to lose a baby! Ever hear a male OB

> or RE talk about losing a baby (m/c)? Even some female docs.

> They talk about " fetal wastage " and stuff like that. They don't

feel

> the pain--it's not their baby. It's just a medical condition to

them.

> So, it's easy for them to say " well, why don't you lose a few

> babies and then we'll talk " . No way. Each baby is precious, as

> we all know. Why chance it when surgery is minimal? We are

> not talking about a major, invasive, risky surgery here.

>

> Good luck in your decision making. Hope I've been able to help!

> Any questions at all, just ask away!!

>

> Jill

> SU resected