Guest guest Posted November 26, 2002 Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 Hi Vicki and welcome to this group. Every time I see a new member introduction it makes me sad and angry that this is continuing to happen to women and their doctors are continuing to dismiss them as if nothing is wrong with them when they call with pain, no period, etc and they just so happened to have a D & C in the previous months. Since you have been officially diagnosed and plan to have surgery, the best recommendations I can make for you are to read as much as possible from this website and ask as many questions from the other members as you can until you feel completely educated on Ashermans. The best place to start is in the Files and Database Sections from the main page. You won't believe the info on there. I am not sure how severe your scarring is inside the uterus, but one of the most important factors in treating Ashermans is getting it fixed correctly during the first attempt (surgery). The hardest part in the surgery for many doctors is that there is not a lot of visibility due to the small work space, the blood, and knowing the difference between what is scar tissue and what is the endometrium. You see, you don't want the surgeon taking any of your healthy endometrium, but you do want him/her to get as much of the scar tissue as possible. This can be tricky. I wish you the best of luck and hope that once you find time and energy, you are able to discuss your self-diagnosis with the doctor who told you nothing was wrong and to wait and see. As a member of this group, we have found that many OB's don't even know about Ashermans and one of our goals is to educate them as well as women about the risks of having a D & C on a recently pregnant uterus. W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2002 Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 Hi Vicki and welcome to this group. Every time I see a new member introduction it makes me sad and angry that this is continuing to happen to women and their doctors are continuing to dismiss them as if nothing is wrong with them when they call with pain, no period, etc and they just so happened to have a D & C in the previous months. Since you have been officially diagnosed and plan to have surgery, the best recommendations I can make for you are to read as much as possible from this website and ask as many questions from the other members as you can until you feel completely educated on Ashermans. The best place to start is in the Files and Database Sections from the main page. You won't believe the info on there. I am not sure how severe your scarring is inside the uterus, but one of the most important factors in treating Ashermans is getting it fixed correctly during the first attempt (surgery). The hardest part in the surgery for many doctors is that there is not a lot of visibility due to the small work space, the blood, and knowing the difference between what is scar tissue and what is the endometrium. You see, you don't want the surgeon taking any of your healthy endometrium, but you do want him/her to get as much of the scar tissue as possible. This can be tricky. I wish you the best of luck and hope that once you find time and energy, you are able to discuss your self-diagnosis with the doctor who told you nothing was wrong and to wait and see. As a member of this group, we have found that many OB's don't even know about Ashermans and one of our goals is to educate them as well as women about the risks of having a D & C on a recently pregnant uterus. W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2002 Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 Hi Vicki and welcome to this group. Every time I see a new member introduction it makes me sad and angry that this is continuing to happen to women and their doctors are continuing to dismiss them as if nothing is wrong with them when they call with pain, no period, etc and they just so happened to have a D & C in the previous months. Since you have been officially diagnosed and plan to have surgery, the best recommendations I can make for you are to read as much as possible from this website and ask as many questions from the other members as you can until you feel completely educated on Ashermans. The best place to start is in the Files and Database Sections from the main page. You won't believe the info on there. I am not sure how severe your scarring is inside the uterus, but one of the most important factors in treating Ashermans is getting it fixed correctly during the first attempt (surgery). The hardest part in the surgery for many doctors is that there is not a lot of visibility due to the small work space, the blood, and knowing the difference between what is scar tissue and what is the endometrium. You see, you don't want the surgeon taking any of your healthy endometrium, but you do want him/her to get as much of the scar tissue as possible. This can be tricky. I wish you the best of luck and hope that once you find time and energy, you are able to discuss your self-diagnosis with the doctor who told you nothing was wrong and to wait and see. As a member of this group, we have found that many OB's don't even know about Ashermans and one of our goals is to educate them as well as women about the risks of having a D & C on a recently pregnant uterus. W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2002 Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 Vicki, I am sorry for what you have been through. I agree that the best thing to do is to read as many of the files you can and to ask a lot of questions. How many surgeries has your doctor performed and were they successful? I have been told that the first surgery is the best chance for success so it is extremely important that your doctor is good at operating on AS and not just doing uterine surgeries. AS looks very different from a regular uterus through the hysteroscope and even the " experts " find it difficult to know what is scar tissue and what isn't. I wish you the very best in your treatment. Your story is very similar to many in this group. Roxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2002 Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 Vicki, I am sorry for what you have been through. I agree that the best thing to do is to read as many of the files you can and to ask a lot of questions. How many surgeries has your doctor performed and were they successful? I have been told that the first surgery is the best chance for success so it is extremely important that your doctor is good at operating on AS and not just doing uterine surgeries. AS looks very different from a regular uterus through the hysteroscope and even the " experts " find it difficult to know what is scar tissue and what isn't. I wish you the very best in your treatment. Your story is very similar to many in this group. Roxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 Lori H, Welcome here and I am sorry for all that you have been through. I am fairly new here but I will try to answer some of your questions. First congratulations on having your little one to chase around-it helps to be busy! I think the difference with A-list doctors is that they have a lot of experience with AS and treating it and not all RE's have that experience. How many other cases of AS has your RE treated? I think it would be worth the time to cosult with an A-list doctor for another opinion. A lot of members have to travel, many to another country, to see an A-list doctor since very few live near one. Also some of the A-list doctors are willing to work with your own RE on your treatment. I am going to have surgery with an A-list in January and my regular OB will do the balloon removal and check me for infection. I will also have follow up with the A-list doctor(Dr. Olive) for further treatment as needed. I am not familiar with fertility medications as I have never used them so I can't comment on them. Many other members have used fertility meds so maybe one of them could be of help. Continue to ask questions and I wish you the best with your treatment. Roxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 Lori H, Welcome here and I am sorry for all that you have been through. I am fairly new here but I will try to answer some of your questions. First congratulations on having your little one to chase around-it helps to be busy! I think the difference with A-list doctors is that they have a lot of experience with AS and treating it and not all RE's have that experience. How many other cases of AS has your RE treated? I think it would be worth the time to cosult with an A-list doctor for another opinion. A lot of members have to travel, many to another country, to see an A-list doctor since very few live near one. Also some of the A-list doctors are willing to work with your own RE on your treatment. I am going to have surgery with an A-list in January and my regular OB will do the balloon removal and check me for infection. I will also have follow up with the A-list doctor(Dr. Olive) for further treatment as needed. I am not familiar with fertility medications as I have never used them so I can't comment on them. Many other members have used fertility meds so maybe one of them could be of help. Continue to ask questions and I wish you the best with your treatment. Roxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 Lori H, Welcome here and I am sorry for all that you have been through. I am fairly new here but I will try to answer some of your questions. First congratulations on having your little one to chase around-it helps to be busy! I think the difference with A-list doctors is that they have a lot of experience with AS and treating it and not all RE's have that experience. How many other cases of AS has your RE treated? I think it would be worth the time to cosult with an A-list doctor for another opinion. A lot of members have to travel, many to another country, to see an A-list doctor since very few live near one. Also some of the A-list doctors are willing to work with your own RE on your treatment. I am going to have surgery with an A-list in January and my regular OB will do the balloon removal and check me for infection. I will also have follow up with the A-list doctor(Dr. Olive) for further treatment as needed. I am not familiar with fertility medications as I have never used them so I can't comment on them. Many other members have used fertility meds so maybe one of them could be of help. Continue to ask questions and I wish you the best with your treatment. Roxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2003 Report Share Posted January 23, 2003 Hi Anne and welcome to our group, although I am sorry you have need to be here. I'm so glad that you have already found this board helpful. Good to hear that you are on your road to recovery by making your appt with an A list doctor. Ask us any questions that you feel you want answered and we will all try to help you with the answers. I hope you will never have to feel another lonely day by being a part of this group. keep us upated on your progress. We are always keen to learn about what is happening with our members. Poly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2003 Report Share Posted January 23, 2003 Hi Anne and welcome to our group, although I am sorry you have need to be here. I'm so glad that you have already found this board helpful. Good to hear that you are on your road to recovery by making your appt with an A list doctor. Ask us any questions that you feel you want answered and we will all try to help you with the answers. I hope you will never have to feel another lonely day by being a part of this group. keep us upated on your progress. We are always keen to learn about what is happening with our members. Poly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2003 Report Share Posted January 23, 2003 Hi Anne and welcome to our group, although I am sorry you have need to be here. I'm so glad that you have already found this board helpful. Good to hear that you are on your road to recovery by making your appt with an A list doctor. Ask us any questions that you feel you want answered and we will all try to help you with the answers. I hope you will never have to feel another lonely day by being a part of this group. keep us upated on your progress. We are always keen to learn about what is happening with our members. Poly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Hi Susie, Welcome to the group! Glad you're here. Laurie To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Fri, March 12, 2010 7:06:38 AMSubject: New member introduction Hi, everyone!I'm new to the group. I think I joined the group a long time ago, but dropped out after a while. I've been familiar with Geneen Roth's books for a long time now and have read Intuitive Eating, and have tried the approach several times and not been able to keep on with it. But I believe it's the only way that will really address the core of my compulsive eating, so I'm starting again.Over the past several years, I've lost 72 pounds. Some of that weight was from a massive ovarian cyst and the fluid that had built up in my abdomen, but after having the cyst removed, I gained back quite a bit of the weight, and at that point it was pure fat! Now I'm down actually 45 pounds from that post-surgery high point, and my eating has recently gotten seemingly out of control. I feel like I'm trying to make up for every high-calorie food that I didn't eat while I was on a strict "healthy eating" plan. It's kind of scary.I'm reading Geneen Roth's new book and really like it. I'm going to re-read Intuitive Eating. I'm trying to wait until I'm physically hungry to eat, but even that one piece sometimes seems too hard! I'm going to take it slowly and try not to get discouraged. I think the most important thing for me is giving myself that moment before I eat compulsively to let myself become conscious of what I'm doing.I'm glad to be in the group!SusiePortland, Maine, US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Hi Susie, Welcome to the group! Glad you're here. Laurie To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Fri, March 12, 2010 7:06:38 AMSubject: New member introduction Hi, everyone!I'm new to the group. I think I joined the group a long time ago, but dropped out after a while. I've been familiar with Geneen Roth's books for a long time now and have read Intuitive Eating, and have tried the approach several times and not been able to keep on with it. But I believe it's the only way that will really address the core of my compulsive eating, so I'm starting again.Over the past several years, I've lost 72 pounds. Some of that weight was from a massive ovarian cyst and the fluid that had built up in my abdomen, but after having the cyst removed, I gained back quite a bit of the weight, and at that point it was pure fat! Now I'm down actually 45 pounds from that post-surgery high point, and my eating has recently gotten seemingly out of control. I feel like I'm trying to make up for every high-calorie food that I didn't eat while I was on a strict "healthy eating" plan. It's kind of scary.I'm reading Geneen Roth's new book and really like it. I'm going to re-read Intuitive Eating. I'm trying to wait until I'm physically hungry to eat, but even that one piece sometimes seems too hard! I'm going to take it slowly and try not to get discouraged. I think the most important thing for me is giving myself that moment before I eat compulsively to let myself become conscious of what I'm doing.I'm glad to be in the group!SusiePortland, Maine, US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Hi Susie, Welcome to the group! Glad you're here. Laurie To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Fri, March 12, 2010 7:06:38 AMSubject: New member introduction Hi, everyone!I'm new to the group. I think I joined the group a long time ago, but dropped out after a while. I've been familiar with Geneen Roth's books for a long time now and have read Intuitive Eating, and have tried the approach several times and not been able to keep on with it. But I believe it's the only way that will really address the core of my compulsive eating, so I'm starting again.Over the past several years, I've lost 72 pounds. Some of that weight was from a massive ovarian cyst and the fluid that had built up in my abdomen, but after having the cyst removed, I gained back quite a bit of the weight, and at that point it was pure fat! Now I'm down actually 45 pounds from that post-surgery high point, and my eating has recently gotten seemingly out of control. I feel like I'm trying to make up for every high-calorie food that I didn't eat while I was on a strict "healthy eating" plan. It's kind of scary.I'm reading Geneen Roth's new book and really like it. I'm going to re-read Intuitive Eating. I'm trying to wait until I'm physically hungry to eat, but even that one piece sometimes seems too hard! I'm going to take it slowly and try not to get discouraged. I think the most important thing for me is giving myself that moment before I eat compulsively to let myself become conscious of what I'm doing.I'm glad to be in the group!SusiePortland, Maine, US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Thank you for the warm welcomes! I'm sorry it took me so long to respond. I have a service role in another online group (for a different issue) and it's been wild over there, so that's taken up all my computer time. But I'm going to try to balance my time better and get in here, because the posts I've read have been really helpful.I just started therapy for my compulsive eating, and I think that's going to help a lot. When I told the therapist that I think mindfulness is going to be a key to dealing with this problem for me, she said that's the approach she feels attuned to, too. So I think I'm going to have great support from her for intuitive eating.Thanks for being there! I'm looking forward to participating more actively.Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Thank you for the warm welcomes! I'm sorry it took me so long to respond. I have a service role in another online group (for a different issue) and it's been wild over there, so that's taken up all my computer time. But I'm going to try to balance my time better and get in here, because the posts I've read have been really helpful.I just started therapy for my compulsive eating, and I think that's going to help a lot. When I told the therapist that I think mindfulness is going to be a key to dealing with this problem for me, she said that's the approach she feels attuned to, too. So I think I'm going to have great support from her for intuitive eating.Thanks for being there! I'm looking forward to participating more actively.Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Thank you for the warm welcomes! I'm sorry it took me so long to respond. I have a service role in another online group (for a different issue) and it's been wild over there, so that's taken up all my computer time. But I'm going to try to balance my time better and get in here, because the posts I've read have been really helpful.I just started therapy for my compulsive eating, and I think that's going to help a lot. When I told the therapist that I think mindfulness is going to be a key to dealing with this problem for me, she said that's the approach she feels attuned to, too. So I think I'm going to have great support from her for intuitive eating.Thanks for being there! I'm looking forward to participating more actively.Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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