Response to M(long)

[Guest guest]

, I believe you misunderstood what I wroteor it didn't

explain myself properly.

I had the D & C AFTER I was diagnosed with AS. My doctor diagnosed me

based on a sonohyst and results of biopsies as well I beleive. (i

think the material in the biopsy was not regular tissue and combined

with the sono hyst results they determined it was scar tissue). At

the time, 1984 they did perform a diagnostic hyst and confirmed

scarring but removed it by doing a D & C. Either operative hysts were

not being done at that time or this was just the option my doctor

went for at the time. My periods returned after the D & C and continued

for many years but as time went by got lighter and lighter. I also

went on the pill about 6 months after the D & C and remained on them

for over 15 years never taking a break from them. As far as I know I

was never pregnant, but believe I may have been and not known it and

miscarried. At the time I had very heavy periods that lasted weeks

and sometimes had clotting. This one incident was much worse. I

bleed worse than before and I passed several large clots, and I

passed out. I just assumed it was a very heavy period. If I was

lucky I went 1 to 2 weeks inbetween periods at that time. The fact

that I bleed so haevy at such a young age and for so long could be

trauma enough to the uterus. It wasn't until a few years later after

I was diagnosed with AS and my doctor and I were reveiwing my case

that we came to a possible conclusion that I may have had a

miscarriage. I agree that a pregnancy itself would not cause AS, but

since I never saw a doctor about it, there still may have been

retained material and possible infection. It was after this occurred

that my periods started to get lighter and eventually stopped. As I

said I was on the pill. I stopped taking the pill towards the end of

1998 when I got married. I was having no periods at this point. I

strted my current journey than. I went for a sono hyst and the were

unable to get the cathedar in. My cervix was scarred over. In

August 2000, my doc attempted a operative hyst but when he went in he

must have pushed too hard to get past the scarring in the cervix and

perferated the uterus.On his advise I sought out an expert.

I found a name of a doctor who was than on the A list here. Last

summer 2001 I had a HSG and a diagnostice hyst. Through these

procedures the scarring at my cervix was broke up. My uterus was

scar free. I than started to see my current RE's about 6 months

after these procedures. When they did my first trans vaginal

ultrasound they found a amll patch in my uterus. They weren't sure

if it was scarring or a uterine polyp. I had a operative hyst in

January 2002 and they removed a small patch of scarring. My utrus

was now scar free and my cervix was open and I was getting periods,

Basically spotting that lasts a day but more than I had for years.

In March of this year I started my first IVF cycle. MY first and

second cycles were cancelled due to a cyst in the first and poor

response in the second. I am currently in the middle of my third

cycle. I went to the doc on Friday after four days/shots of perganol

and they did not see any follicles though my doc said it was still

ealry. This is what happened last cycle. I go back on Monday and if

there is no response we will stop and discussa different protocol for

my next cycle/ Sorry this was so long, but I hope I explained myself

better. Thanks for listening.

Karin