Guest guest Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 a, I'd like to think cramps are caused by the shape of the uterus just so I'd know what to blame them on. With a septum, isn't there usually more muscle tissue? This would mean that there is more muscle there to be cramping, but this is totally just my theory. Just doing a quick search on the internet many sources say that after a woman has kids the cramps generally subside because the uterus is stretched out (paraphrased of course). Along the same lines, when your septum is removed it is more " roomy " . Also, if the septum is what is primarily cramping, it makes sense that getting rid of it would get rid of the cramps. I hope your doctor has some answers for you. Are you thinking to have the septum removed? Maybe they won't come back after you have your baby? As for me, I suspect that my cramps are because my uterus is so tiny. Like you, I also had a laparoscopy over four years ago, the Dr. found minimal endo, and the cramps still reign during my periods. The last episode I had was so bad that I had to pull off the road to avoid having an accident. When I mentioned to my Ob-gyn how horrible they have become, she just said, " Oh, good! That means your ovulating. " Ovulation is good, but can I have it without the cramps, please? Btw, drinking more water to reduce the pg cramps I'm currently having has resulted in heartburn. Any suggestions for how to deal with this? I guess this is what you would call " off-topic " , so if anyone wants to e-mail me privately about this I would surely appreciate it! Mikell, 32 t-shaped 6 wks 5 days pg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 .. Are you thinking to have the septum removed? Maybe they won't come back after you have your baby? Hi Mikell, Good question. I hadn't planned on having my septum removed (if we lose this baby, or want more children after this pregnancy, we will adopt). HOWEVER, if there is a good chance that removing the septum will end the torture ... I need to talk to my RE. I'm not sure he believes that SUs can cause cramps, but I think I will at least have that conversation with him. Take care, a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 .. Are you thinking to have the septum removed? Maybe they won't come back after you have your baby? Hi Mikell, Good question. I hadn't planned on having my septum removed (if we lose this baby, or want more children after this pregnancy, we will adopt). HOWEVER, if there is a good chance that removing the septum will end the torture ... I need to talk to my RE. I'm not sure he believes that SUs can cause cramps, but I think I will at least have that conversation with him. Take care, a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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