Guest guest Posted April 19, 2003 Report Share Posted April 19, 2003 Terry, That is so great that you are able to see Dr. March!!! You have been through so much already and I hope he is able to help you. I'm also very happy that you found this group and you will see that there are a lot of caring people here who are great listeners. Take care. Roxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2003 Report Share Posted April 20, 2003 Terry, Welcome to the group and let me congratulate you on taking the first step in getting treatment. Seeing a specialist, such as Dr March is absolutely the BEST thing you can do for yourself and your fertility. I wish you the best of luck with the surgery and a positive outcome. Please continue to read as much as possible and then when the time comes, I'm sure you will have more questions. There are so many helpful women here that it is so nice to add more, though I am very sorry you have AS and need to be here. Take care, W PS Are you doing okay now after the radiation treatment for Graves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 Terry, Welcome to our group. We do have another Terry so can we call you Terry M? I'm so sorry for all your losses. I think someone recently mentioned that they had Grave's Disease too. You are in excellent hands with Dr March. He is one of the best A list doctors we have and you can trust his treatment. Please remember to let us know how your appt goes with him next month and tell him that you were referred by this group. I want them to know that we appreciate their work in restoring our uterus' Poly p.s - Please remember to delete the email you are responding to so that those receiving daily digest don't have to scroll to find the next message. You can keep the portion that you are referring to. Also, it takes up valuable space on site which we are limited to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 Welcome Terry- I am so sorry for your losses and for your AS diagnosis- it really is such a blow- but you sound like you're on the right track with Dr March and educating yourself- Praying you have a wonderful success!! , Mike, Brenna Jordan Ross-born 9/26/97(VSD, PS- open heart surgery 1/29/98), and Jaden Kalyan Ross-born in Cambodia July 15, 2001 home with us forever May 3, 2002, Colin Spencer Ross- born July 27, 2002, Baby Angel born still 11/7/00, and Riley and Snoozer the dogs Join us again next year in remembering the millions of people affected by CHD on 2/14/2003: "A Day for Hearts: Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Day!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 I am pretty sure I have ashermans syndrome... My current Re calls it minor Pelvic Adhesions or scarring. My history is that I am 35.5 yrs old ttc#2 for 2 yrs. 2 years ago, I had 2 m/c back to back(one d & C and one spontaneous m/c). Knowing that 2 m/c back to back seemed suspect, I went to an RE in boston for a complete work up. My FSH came back at 18.5. My HSG came back showing a minor septum. My Re back then dismissed it being a problem b/c I carried my ds to term... After another year and one more m/c on a natural cycle which required my 2nd D & C, I moved onto Donor Eggs in January. Before the Donor cycle I had a sonosaline which my Re said everything looked perfect. This was suppose to be the answer to my Prematurely Old Eggs...My initial beta was high but did not double and after 2 more weeks of my betas rising, I finally had bleeding. Sadly, it did not ressolve itself so I had to have my 3rd d & C. Last week after extensive immune testing which came back negative Thank G-d, I had my HSG which was suppose to just dot the I's and cross the T's so I could move onto my frozen embryos. However, it was discovered that I have scaring on the top right hand corner of my uterus. My re says this is new from the last D & C, he says he would have seen it in December when he did my sonosaline...As you all can imagine I am pretty devastated to hear this news. It is just one more obstacle to overcome. I am scared that this is going to be the final setback. I am tired depressed and emotionally drained. I am consumed to try to fix this so I can go on. I really can use the support of this group to help educate my self. Although, my Re and another doctor from Yale University(2nd opinion) is telling me that this scaring is minor and should not effect my chances to conceive with my frozen embryos, I do not know who to believe anymore. Any advise would be greatly appreciated... Ps my Re who performed the last two D & C's says he can do the hysteroscopy next month to correct...When I asked him if he normally does these procedures he sounded offended and said he does them regularly... How do I access your list of A doctors to make sure if he is on this list.... Good luck to everyone... I wish you all the very best in this journey.. Jen T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 HI Jen- Who did you see for a first opinion- and where are you? I havce to say I saw Dr Palter when he was at Yale- and he was wonderful- but before him- I saw 2 Dr's at Yale- and they all told me not to TTC- one because my DD had heqart defects and my second DD was stillborn- and another because AS was severe-. Until I found Dr Palter I had given up hope- and another well known RE told me to have a hysterectomy. I have a completely fixed and functional uterus thanks to Dr Palter- ask the ladies here- AS can be treated sucessfully in many cases- but can be made worse by incompetent Dr['s- and the incompetent Dr's won't tell you they're not competent. There are A-list Dr's in NY and Mass- if you went to Yale you must be close- so think about it...or maybe Dr palter knows someone at Yale now. My thoughts and prayers are with you , Mike, Brenna Jordan Ross-born 9/26/97(VSD, PS- open heart surgery 1/29/98), and Jaden Kalyan Ross-born in Cambodia July 15, 2001 home with us forever May 3, 2002, Colin Spencer Ross- born July 27, 2002, Baby Angel born still 11/7/00, and Riley and Snoozer the dogs Join us again next year in remembering the millions of people affected by CHD on 2/14/2003: "A Day for Hearts: Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Day!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 Jen T, Welcome here, though I am sorry you have to be a member due to AS. I know it can be exhausting and depressing because it seems it is always one thing after another. In you case, I feel strongly that you would be best by seeing another doctor from our A list if possible just to get an " official " expert opinion. Many of the women in this group have had excellent and experienced surgeons, but trying to cut away adhesions and scar tissue inside the uterus, is one of the most difficult types of hysteroscopic surgeries there is. I have told this by two different A list doctors and they perform this type of surgery regularly. I know its hard to feel like you are offending your current doc, but you have to face it, he did give you the scarring, whether it was preventable or not. I strongly advise you to see the A list under the files or database section from the homepage. There is a specialist in Boston (Dr Issacson) and there are several in the NY area (Dr Palter and Dr man). Please know that if you scarring is mild and if it is only in a small area of the uterus, you have excellent chances of recovering from the AS struggle. My uterus was totally scarred shut, cervix and everything, and I had no monthly periods for almost 4 years. I finally had sugery with Dr Palter and am now 7 weeks pregnant. I wish you the best of luck. nancy W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Welcome, Jackie. I'm just like you in terms of being 40 pounds heavy, although it wasn't caused by meds in my case. I've started saying I'm working on eating when I'm hungry and stopping when I'm full and eating what my body needs instead of saying I'm trying to lose weight, since that never seemed to work for me. IE since 2/11 > > (forwarded from email to moderator) > > Hi my name is jackie > I found the group by searching on yahoo under weight loss support. I am working on loosing about 40 pounds that medications put on me. > take care jackie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Welcome, Jackie. I'm just like you in terms of being 40 pounds heavy, although it wasn't caused by meds in my case. I've started saying I'm working on eating when I'm hungry and stopping when I'm full and eating what my body needs instead of saying I'm trying to lose weight, since that never seemed to work for me. IE since 2/11 > > (forwarded from email to moderator) > > Hi my name is jackie > I found the group by searching on yahoo under weight loss support. I am working on loosing about 40 pounds that medications put on me. > take care jackie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Welcome Jackie! I'm with - focusing on who much I 'weigh' never helped me either. I've not only 'gained' a lot of peace - especially with food - since I've taken up IE, but I've come to find a more healthy way of living and loving of the body I have - then, now and in the future too. Please do ask any questions you have about not dieting as a means to becoming more comfortable in and with your body - at ANY 'size' - and if possible read some previous posts here to get an idea about what IE has done for others as well as offers to you. BEST wishes, Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > > > (forwarded from email to moderator) > > > > Hi my name is jackie > > I found the group by searching on yahoo under weight loss support. I am working on loosing about 40 pounds that medications put on me. > > take care jackie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Welcome Jackie! I'm with - focusing on who much I 'weigh' never helped me either. I've not only 'gained' a lot of peace - especially with food - since I've taken up IE, but I've come to find a more healthy way of living and loving of the body I have - then, now and in the future too. Please do ask any questions you have about not dieting as a means to becoming more comfortable in and with your body - at ANY 'size' - and if possible read some previous posts here to get an idea about what IE has done for others as well as offers to you. BEST wishes, Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > > > (forwarded from email to moderator) > > > > Hi my name is jackie > > I found the group by searching on yahoo under weight loss support. I am working on loosing about 40 pounds that medications put on me. > > take care jackie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Hi, Jackie. I hope you can learn the concepts of Intuitive Eating, it's a wonderful way to go. :-) I agree with the others, if you will go over some of the previous posts and understand that listening to your body is the best way to handle our eating habits, you can be among those who are really happy in their endeavors. TaiSubject: Re: New member introductionTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2011, 2:05 PM Welcome Jackie! I'm with - focusing on who much I 'weigh' never helped me either. I've not only 'gained' a lot of peace - especially with food - since I've taken up IE, but I've come to find a more healthy way of living and loving of the body I have - then, now and in the future too. Please do ask any questions you have about not dieting as a means to becoming more comfortable in and with your body - at ANY 'size' - and if possible read some previous posts here to get an idea about what IE has done for others as well as offers to you. BEST wishes, Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > > > (forwarded from email to moderator) > > > > Hi my name is jackie > > I found the group by searching on yahoo under weight loss support. I am working on loosing about 40 pounds that medications put on me. > > take care jackie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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