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Hi Janine,

No problem and thanks for your nice thoughts. Who knows, maybe

someday I'll have that little one either naturally or via adoption.

Yes, I believe my horn was firmly attached to the uterus. The earlier

docs couldn't tell if I was BU or UD. Coming out of surgery I was not

in pain because I was still on morphine. But after the first day they

took me off the morph drip and got me up and about to walk around _

really important to do that a few times a day afterwards. For pain, I

was given motrin and/or tylenol - that helped, I was trying to not

take too much of it if unnecessary because they tend to irritate my

stomach. The pain didn't go away for awhile but it was manageable and

just don't try to do too much- you won't have the energy.

Keep in mind your cycle. Some post surgery vaginal bleeding is

normal, but in my case I and the residents were a bit confused

because I think I was also menstruating from my remaining uterus. (I

was due) So, net net, I was a little anemic and my blood pressure was

stable but a little low. They gave me some iron tablets. Finally

having a little solid food helped too. (obviously if it's not your

period and there's excessive vaginal bleeding, something may be

wrong.)

Suggestions if you have surgery:

anything which requires use of the stomach muscles will hurt, like

coughing, sneezing, laughing, lifting things, getting out of bed, a

chair, just moving into position and going to the bathroom,

especially the bowel movements. I kept a chair by my bed and the

toilet to help me get up and down.

Ask for mylanta if you get gas pains (the intestines takes a few days

to get back up and running), get stool softeners definitely, use a

pillow over your tummy if you need to cough or sneeze. Wear large

comfy underwear with the elastic band that is not irritating your

incision. (I have a 7 inch scar across by lower abdomen - ask your

doctor if your incision will be vertical or horizontal- she/he may

not know for sure until the last minute. my doctor had to do a pelvic

exam while I was under to determine more of what my strange anatomy

was like.) My scar is healing nicely and it doesn't bother me - I

just say to myself that I'm " unique and special " .

I think the first week will be the worst but after that you can start

to feel yourself getting stronger and better each day. By week 5 or

6, I was back on the treadmill walking for 30 minutes daily and I

think I started the weight machines again at week 7 or 8, gently.

Just let EVERYONE take care of you, pamper you and your job is to

relax, keep walking and moving as often as possible and just rest

when your body says so.

After surgery, my periods were pain free and normal. It was only

wacky for 2 or 3 months later on when I got my period every 2 weeks,

but then it became more normal again. The doc said that it's not

unusual for the stress of the surgery to cause temporary wacky

cycles. I hope this helps. If you have any other questions feel free

to email me directly too. Good luck!!

> >> Hi ladies

> >>

> >> Just back from seeing my consultant who finally gave me some good

> > news that

> >> both sides of the uterus are nearly back to normal, almost 2

months

> > after my

> >> m/c and ectopic in the horn of twins. Finally I can start to

heal.

> >>

> >> He gave me something to seriously think about though....he said

he

> > would

> >> recommend removal of my non communicating side which is of a good

> > size

> >> (quite large in fact) and is firmly attached to my UU. He said

he

> > would

> >> recommend this b/c he did not want this to happen again, b/c of

> > painful

> >> periods and also he mentioned would be something to think about

for

> > the

> >> future following menopause. He went onto say that if there was a

> > problem

> >> later on in the uterus for eg. cancer/tumour there would be no

way

> > my body

> >> would signal a problem i.e blood from the area as there is no

> > outlet. He

> >> said of course this may not occur but would be worth

> > considering. !!!!!!!!

> >>

> >>

> >> He said there would be a slight risk with the operation of

> > excessive

> >> bleeding which could lead to a hysterectomy - of course this is

> > very

> >> worrying. Also I am terrified of the operation. Can anyone who

> > has

> >> knowledge/or experience please let me know what they think and

what

> > there

> >> operation was like.

> >>

> >> I wonder if anyone could please tell me what their operation for

> > removal of

> >> the horn was like, and in particular anyone who had their horn

> > firmly

> >> attached to their UU.

> >>

> >> Many many thanks

> >>

> >> Janine

> >>

> >> UU

> >> 1 m/c

> >> 1 ectopic in horn

> >>

> >>

> >> Re: Newbie - (M/C ment)

> >>

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> >> >

> >> >

> >> > Welcome to the group! This is a great group for information and

> >> > support--I have only been a member for over a week---they

thought

> >> > from US(yearag) that i had BU then lap--it was normal looking,

so

> >> > then I had a SU resection by my gyn that dosent do them all the

> > time

> >> > but was confident he got it(and the pics would make you think

that

> >> > too) but last friday I had a HSG and umm no--something isent

right

> >> > its there and yeah its there---so I am being referred to a RE-

Gyn

> > at

> >> > UNC. This is defin the place to be--and hopefuly your RE can

> > figure

> >> > out everything--since you were able to have one successful

preg.--

> >> >

> >> >

> >> > Rhonda

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