Guest guest Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 Hi Dorothy. ttc is trying to conceive. Sorry about that. I wish you the best in having children. God bless!! Dorothy Wigwe dorothywigwe@...> wrote:Hi Miranda, First of all, what is ttc ? As for fertility, I asked my doctor last week during my follow up about fertility etc. He told me that I can have kids whenever I want, so I guess my fertility was preserved. Now time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Hi all, I've been pretty MIA lately, so I'll quickly re-introduce. I'm Christie. According to a hysterscopy performed last summer, I have a septum extending 2/3 the length of my uterus. The OB who delivered dd states defintitively that I am not BU or UD, and definitely SU. I also had a transverse vaginal septum removed in 1992 (during which time I was told that I had *no* uterine septum. Despite the septum, I have been blessed with two children, both born full-term. Nonetheless, before I have any further children, I want to have the septum removed. I consulted with an RE here in Albany, NY, and he was hesitant to do the surgery given that I have had two full term pregnancies. He is still willing, however. My concern is that he uses Lupron to thin out the uterine lining prior to surgery so that he can see better and avoid perforation. While I would certainly like to avoid the perforation, I have read some pretty scary things about side effects of Lupron which include chronic pain and memory loss. I know that you can't always believe what you read, but it is hard to ignore those experiences. My question is this--those of you who have had a septoplasty and those about to, what drug treatment did/will your surgeon use/recommend, if anything? It seems that some simply time it according to your cycle and don't use drugs at all. Were you satisfied with the outcome? Those of you who used Lupron, what was your experience? Thanks so much for your responses! I am sorry to bother you all, as I know it may seem petty given how I have been so blessed already. Please know that I keep all of you in my thoughts and prayers! Christie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Hi Christie, I had a single lupron shot one month before my septoplasty. It was not pleasant. I didn't have too many hot flashes (which is the only thing my dr warned me about) but I had bone aches and towards the end my head did not feel very clear. My symptoms disappeared immediately after the surgery when I started taking estrogen. I think most of the permanent side-effects happen to people who have a series of injections. I don't know if I would take the lupron if my dr told me I needed a second septoplasty. I would be worried about the side effects. I think one shot is not the end of the world even though it is not pleasant. If you do go on lupron, make sure you get plenty of calcium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 Christie, I had a resection in January and my doctor (who was very up-to-date on all of the latest MA news and treatments - I researched obsessively beforehand!) didn't prescribe anything for me before the operation except birth control pills, which he said thin the lining just fine. He actually said that if I was reluctant to take hormones, he could have just timed the operation to my cycle according to when the lining was thinnest. I know very little about Lupron, but based on other comments on this board I would strongly recommend you to question your doctor on that. Best of luck to you! Lindsey SU resected 1 m/c > > Hi all, > > I've been pretty MIA lately, so I'll quickly re-introduce. I'm > Christie. According to a hysterscopy performed last summer, I have > a septum extending 2/3 the length of my uterus. The OB who > delivered dd states defintitively that I am not BU or UD, and > definitely SU. > > I also had a transverse vaginal septum removed in 1992 (during which > time I was told that I had *no* uterine septum. Despite the septum, > I have been blessed with two children, both born full-term. > Nonetheless, before I have any further children, I want to have the > septum removed. > > I consulted with an RE here in Albany, NY, and he was hesitant to do > the surgery given that I have had two full term pregnancies. He is > still willing, however. > > My concern is that he uses Lupron to thin out the uterine lining > prior to surgery so that he can see better and avoid perforation. > While I would certainly like to avoid the perforation, I have read > some pretty scary things about side effects of Lupron which include > chronic pain and memory loss. I know that you can't always believe > what you read, but it is hard to ignore those experiences. > > My question is this--those of you who have had a septoplasty and > those about to, what drug treatment did/will your surgeon > use/recommend, if anything? It seems that some simply time it > according to your cycle and don't use drugs at all. Were you > satisfied with the outcome? > > Those of you who used Lupron, what was your experience? > > Thanks so much for your responses! I am sorry to bother you all, as > I know it may seem petty given how I have been so blessed already. > Please know that I keep all of you in my thoughts and prayers! > > Christie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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