Re: New Here Recently Diagnosed with SU (ttc, pg & m/c ment)

[Guest guest]

Carol, Thanks for the info. Someone else has also suggested coming

up with a list of questions. I guess it's probably the best thing to

do, so I don't forget. I'm another one who can't get past the 8 week

mark. Since I'm so new to this, can you (or someone) explain how

they resect the septum?

Diane

> Hi Diane, I just had my septum resected on 2/26. I too had 2

> miscarriages both were last year, and in the u/s on the last

> pregnancy they noted a BU, I had an HSG and the radiologist

reported

> BU. Thanks to these wonderful ladies, I went to an RE

(reproductive

> endocrinologist) and he diagnosed me with a SU...and I had the

> lap/hyst on 2/26. When you go back in for your D & C follow up, I'd

> write up a list of questions and one of them would be for them to

> recommend an RE. I'm not sure what type of insurance you have, but

> most insurances cover the surgery since it's technically a " birth

> defect " . I'm not sure how soon surgery could be done to resect the

> septum but I'm think that should be another one of your questions.

> In going to the RE, he ran ALOT of tests and also noted that my

right

> ovary is polycystic. He said that he wasn't going to worry about

> that in the short term since my problem hasn't been actually

getting

> pregnant, it's been the getting past 8 week part.

> I'm sure some of the other ladies will give you their experiences.

> Best of luck!

> carol

[Guest guest]

Hi Diane:

Sorry to hear of your losses.

I just wanted to say how much I agree with all of the comments that

you have received re: making sure that your dx is correct. I am

SU/BU (a vascularized, large septum). I was diagnosed with an hsg,

hysteroscopy and mri. It was the mri that showed that the septum is

muscular/vascularized, not fibrous.

It can be dangerous and difficult to operate on a muscular septum,

and not always necessary. The risks include weakening of the uterine

wall, possibly leading to a uterine rupture in a later pregnancy.

The surgery for a fibrous septum is a breeze, as I'm sure you know

(and I was so hoping to be a candidate, went through a serious

dissapointment when I found out it wasn't for me). But the surgery

for a muscular septum is a very serious decision.

Good Luck with everything!

Jocelyn

3 missed m/c's

1 DD

SU/BU

preg 4 w 1 d

> Hello everyone. I'm new here and have some questions. I was

> recently diagnosed as having a SU.

>

> Here's my story....I started seeing an RE in December due to PCOS.

I

> became PG in January (on my own!). It seemed as if everything was

> going just fine, had the first u/s at 6w5d had a beautiful little

> heartbeat. Went back two weeks later and there was no heartbeat.

I

> ended up having a D & C on 3/1. Well, the day after the D & C my dr

> called and wanted me to come in the next day for an u/s. He was

> concerned that he may not have gotten all the pregnancy and said he

> saw something unusual with my uterus on one of the u/s. So, I went

> in the next day and lone behold he told me I had an su. Anyway, I

go

> to the dr tomorrow for my 2 week post op (D & C) appt and I'm

wondering

> what I should expect. What are the next steps in fixing this su

> problem? How soon after having a D & C will they do surgery to

remove

> the septum? I really want to TTC as soon as possible, but know

that

> the su is probably the cause of the m/c (it was my 2nd m/c). Any

> info you can provide would be much appreciated.

>

> Also, I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who has an su and

> PCOS. If so, I'd love to hear some good stories.

>

> Diane, 31

> SU (dx 3/04)

> PCOS (dx 91)