Re: Boston, MA Area

October 11, 2004

Hi Holly,

Congrats on your pregnancy and GO SOX! Try to stay as calm as possible. I live

in the Boston area as well.

I am wondering how were you diagnosed as BU? It sounds like you are not too sure

of your diagnosis.

I went to an RE by the name of Walsh at Brigham and Womens but I have

heard even better things about Dr Hill in his same practice. Who is your OB if

you don't mind me asking? I am with Dr. Bunnell at New England OBGYN. I am also

pregnant, 16 weeks. I panicked pretty much until 13 weeks so I totally

understand how you are feeling. Try to keep positive. Anymore questions, just

ask.

Kim SU resected

PG 16w1d

Boston, MA Area

Hi

My name is Holly, 28 years old and I am in the Boston, Massachusetts

area.. (first

let me say, GO RED SOX!) Ahem.... (Sorry... I hope that one

doesn't come back to bite me in the behind...) Anywho... I have a

BU.

Had my first (an hopefully only) miscarriage in June '04. I was 6

weeks along and because of my BU, my dr ordered an US. No

heartbeat. Had the D & E and waited the 3 months and successfully

conceived again. I am 7 weeks, 1 day. I saw the heartbeat last

Monday and left there feeling pretty positive about this one.

Because I wanted to research my condition further, I did some reading

on the net and after reading some of these posts, I'm completely

petrified about losing this pregnancy. I can't get excited about it

anymore. I know the stress is not good for me or the baby, but how

can I be positive when so many other people with my condition have

had tragic losses.

On one hand, I'm feeling blessed to have every day with this baby

growing inside me, but on the other hand, I'm feeling like " I'm

next. " to have all of the complications that coinside with BU. I

have all of these doubts and questions...

" I was diagnosed with a BU, but do I really have a SU? "

" Are my u's REALLY big enough to carry a baby to full term? "

They did a test to determine the size of the u's and said they are of

normal size and I shouldn't have a problem carrying a baby to full

term. I honestly don't know how they could have gotten an accurate

reading because the test was so painful that I was jerking around the

table too much.. 4 of them literally had to hold me down - and i'm

very small..

I've been trying to stay positive and not think about it. If any of

you are in the New England area and know of any specialists that you

would recommend, it would be most helpful. I just would like to put

my mind at ease.

Am I over reacting and worrying too much about this?

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October 11, 2004

Hi Kim.

Thank you for replying. And congratulations to you! I live in

Dedham. I was diagnosed in 2001 with BU. I had abdominal pain

(totally unrelated to it) and my Dr sent me for an US. The tech

found that I had one kidney and 2 uteruses. I had to have further

tests to determine whether or not it was SU or BU. I used to be

confident that I was BU but until I started reading these posts that

some had been mis-diagnosed. I guess I'm just nervous that I was

also mis-diagnosed. Currently, my OB is Cole at Dedham

Medical who is also affiliated with Newton/Wellesley Hospital. I

went to Diagnostic Ultrasound Associates on Longwood Ave in Boston to

have my both of my ultrasounds.. (The good and the bad one...)

Everyone is telling me to stop reading about it. Which probably is

good advice. Cuz there's nothing I can do about it - just take it

one day at a time, right? My next appointment is November 9th and

another on November 23rd. How often do you have to go for your US's?

> Hi Holly,

>

> Congrats on your pregnancy and GO SOX! Try to stay as calm as

possible. I live in the Boston area as well.

> I am wondering how were you diagnosed as BU? It sounds like you are

not too sure of your diagnosis.

> I went to an RE by the name of Walsh at Brigham and Womens

but I have heard even better things about Dr Hill in his same

practice. Who is your OB if you don't mind me asking? I am with Dr.

Bunnell at New England OBGYN. I am also pregnant, 16 weeks. I

panicked pretty much until 13 weeks so I totally understand how you

are feeling. Try to keep positive. Anymore questions, just ask.

>

> Kim SU resected

> PG 16w1d

>

> Boston, MA Area

>

> Hi

> My name is Holly, 28 years old and I am in the Boston,

Massachusetts

> area.. (first

> let me say, GO RED SOX!) Ahem.... (Sorry... I hope that one

> doesn't come back to bite me in the behind...) Anywho... I have

a

> BU.

> Had my first (an hopefully only) miscarriage in June '04. I was

6

> weeks along and because of my BU, my dr ordered an US. No

> heartbeat. Had the D & E and waited the 3 months and

successfully

> conceived again. I am 7 weeks, 1 day. I saw the heartbeat last

> Monday and left there feeling pretty positive about this one.

> Because I wanted to research my condition further, I did some

reading

> on the net and after reading some of these posts, I'm completely

> petrified about losing this pregnancy. I can't get excited about

it

> anymore. I know the stress is not good for me or the baby, but

how

> can I be positive when so many other people with my condition

have

> had tragic losses.

> On one hand, I'm feeling blessed to have every day with this baby

> growing inside me, but on the other hand, I'm feeling like " I'm

> next. " to have all of the complications that coinside with BU. I

> have all of these doubts and questions...

> " I was diagnosed with a BU, but do I really have a SU? "

> " Are my u's REALLY big enough to carry a baby to full term? "

> They did a test to determine the size of the u's and said they

are of

> normal size and I shouldn't have a problem carrying a baby to

full

> term. I honestly don't know how they could have gotten an

accurate

> reading because the test was so painful that I was jerking around

the

> table too much.. 4 of them literally had to hold me down - and

i'm

> very small..

> I've been trying to stay positive and not think about it. If any

of

> you are in the New England area and know of any specialists that

you

> would recommend, it would be most helpful. I just would like to

put

> my mind at ease.

> Am I over reacting and worrying too much about this?

>

> Share bookmarks:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MullerianAnomalies/links/

>

> Share files:

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MullerianAnomalies/files/

>

> The Congenital Uterine Anomalies Home Page:

> http://www.wegrokit.com/uterineanomalies/

>

> es/

>

> The Congenital Uterine Anomalies Home Page:

> http://www.wegrokit.com/uterineanomalies/

>

October 11, 2004

Hi Holly

I would encourage that you email G (a long time member of

this group). You can look in the database for her contact info. She

lives in Boston and is one of our resident research junkies.

Although she does not have BU, she could point you in the direction

of some specialists in your area.

Good luck

Hollie K

36, SU resected X2

Mom to 7 angels

Mom to Riley Paige due October 15th

October 11, 2004

Hi Holly

I would encourage that you email G (a long time member of

this group). You can look in the database for her contact info. She

lives in Boston and is one of our resident research junkies.

Although she does not have BU, she could point you in the direction

of some specialists in your area.

Good luck

Hollie K

36, SU resected X2

Mom to 7 angels

Mom to Riley Paige due October 15th

October 11, 2004

Hi Holly

I would encourage that you email G (a long time member of

this group). You can look in the database for her contact info. She

lives in Boston and is one of our resident research junkies.

Although she does not have BU, she could point you in the direction

of some specialists in your area.

Good luck

Hollie K

36, SU resected X2

Mom to 7 angels

Mom to Riley Paige due October 15th

October 11, 2004

Hi and welcome

>I saw the heartbeat last

> Monday and left there feeling pretty positive about this one.

That's the best sign you can get I'm BU/SU, SU wasn't diagnosed until

this (my last) pregnancy. Before this, I had 2 successful pregnancies and 7

m/c and I only saw the hb on one of the m/c (and it was the remaining twin

after the 1st twin m/c, after having gotten pregnant 2 weeks after a d & c -

poor thing didn't have much chance!).

The bad news is that if you are SU there's nothing you can do to affect the

outcome of this pregnancy. The good news is that BU doesn't particularly

increase the risk of early m/c, and even if you ARE SU, you can still have a

successful pg this time. I'm sure your RE would be nice enough to give you

another U/S in the next few weeks so you can see where the baby is

implanted - you'll be able to tell if it implanted on a good part of the

uterus.

As a BU, you should have your cervix checked early and often - my doc did a

baseline measurement at 14 weeks and checked every 2 weeks since. Many BU

have an incompetent cervix, which is disastrous if not anticipated but if

your OB checks often, it can be detected and put a cerclage in (and probably

bedrest) and your baby will be OK.

Other than that the risk of pre-term labor and need for c-section is

increased, but these are treatable and won't necessarily endanger the baby -

just keep an eye on things and take your OB's instructions seriously. Like

I said, I'm BU/SU (unresected), and had a daughter at 34.5 weeks (5.5 lbs)

and a son at 38 weeks (8.5 lbs), both by c-section after my water broke.

I'm currently 35 weeks pg with (very large) twins, one in each horn - proof

positive that even a BU is really, really stretchy I have the

weirdest-looking belly imaginable when I have contractions (the horns hump

up separately), but am hanging in there and will likely have a c-section

this weekend ... the boys are already over 6 lbs each and my doc doesn't

want to take the risk of previous c-section scars rupturing by going any

further ... but he's stopped worrying about my BU! LOL

hope this helps ease your mind a bit... congratulations and good luck,

here's to a boring, uneventful pregnancy

hugs

Mikki

October 11, 2004