Re: Who has been diagnosed with B/U?

January 15, 2006

Hi ,

I am very glad you wrote in. I felt very alone since I found these groups, they

have been very helpful for me. Talkint to other people with the same condition

has made me feel more â€œnormalâ€. No one really knows what it is like until

you have been through it â˜º

6 months ago I found out I had an abnormal uterus too. They were not sure if it

was b/u or a normal shape but separated by a septum. They did the HSG and still

could not tell. My doctor explained to me that the HSG basically shows you the

uterus from one view point, and sometimes a B/U and a separated uterus can look

the same from that viewpoint. For me the next step was a laparoscopy (that is

where they put a camera through your belly button and look down onto the uterus

to confirm the shape.) Mine happen to be a normal shape from above so they went

in from below and cut the septum out. Originally my doctor had also suggested a

MRI but I had heard that it was expensive and also isnâ€™t 100% definitive so I

opted for a laparoscopy instead. Good luck tomorrow â˜º

Nickey

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Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 5:41 PM

To: MullerianAnomalies

Subject: Who has been diagnosed with B/U?

Hi Everyone! My name is and I was diagnosed with B/U 2

weeks ago. I was having major abdominal pain and thought when I

went in your my anual pap I wouls let him know. He suggested I have

an u/s. I went in for the u/s and they found a simple cyst on my

left ovary. They said no big deal they come and go, but will keep

an eye on it. They said everything else looked pretty good, but it

kind of showed I had an abnormal uterus called Bicornate (sp?). My

dr. wanted me to take an hsg test to be sure. I went in the New

year's eve day and found out it was confirmed. He said to come back

in to have a consultation. My consultation is tomorrow evening.

I have read alot on the internet what they do have about this

condition. I am confused though some sites say hsg test is not

accurate. I am not sure if my dr. will want me to do other tests

due to my appt. being tomorrow.

What has everyone's experience been with this situation. What kind

of advice and support can you give? I will post tomorrow on what my

dr. says.

Thanks for listening and in advance thank you for posting your

advice and support.

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January 17, 2006

,

How did your doctor's apt. go yesterday?

Nickey

January 17, 2006

This is what I posted yesterday...............

Just wanted to let everyone know of my meeting with my dr. tonight

regarding my hsg test. He did confirm with me I have a B/U. I asked

him if this could be wrong because with everything I heard and read

that B/U is usally misdiagnosed. He said the way mine is shaped and

through the u/s they took he is sure of it. I trust him fully not

many

people I can say that. He said 80% of women who have this condition

go full-term but the cons can be pre-term, c-section because baby

being breeched and miscarriages. At this point he sees no reason for

us not to be able to have a baby.

However, I did tell him since my husband and I met in April 2004

99.9%

of the time we had sex without protection and have not gotten preg.

My dr. told my husband he wanted a semen sample to test him and he

said he had 2 children from a previous marriage. The dr. asked " How

old are they? " Wes said " 10 and 12 " then my dr. said " Things can

change. " If my husband is okay then they will work on me. He

said " 40%

of why you can't have children is the men. "

I guess I am playing the waiting game. (

>

> ,

>

> How did your doctor's apt. go yesterday?

>

> Nickey

>

January 19, 2006

,

I, too, was diagnosed with a B/U after ultrasounds,

many dr.s and even an HSG. After finding a good RE, he

thought it was SU. Lap/Hyst confirmed this and my SU

was resected this past fall and winter (it took two

surgeries). It seems that since I have a wider and

longer than normal uterus that also had a septum that

was wide and more than 5 cm in length it is not

uncommon to be misdiagnosed. SU is far more common

than BU from what I've read and my RE has told me. A

consultation with a specialist might be worth it just

to be sure.

Best of luck.

--- angelhugs11 urmysunshine74@...> wrote:

> Hi Everyone! My name is and I was

> diagnosed with B/U 2

> weeks ago. I was having major abdominal pain and

> thought when I

> went in your my anual pap I wouls let him know. He

> suggested I have

> an u/s. I went in for the u/s and they found a

> simple cyst on my

> left ovary. They said no big deal they come and go,

> but will keep

> an eye on it. They said everything else looked

> pretty good, but it

> kind of showed I had an abnormal uterus called

> Bicornate (sp?). My

> dr. wanted me to take an hsg test to be sure. I

> went in the New

> year's eve day and found out it was confirmed. He

> said to come back

> in to have a consultation. My consultation is

> tomorrow evening.

>

> I have read alot on the internet what they do have

> about this

> condition. I am confused though some sites say hsg

> test is not

> accurate. I am not sure if my dr. will want me to

> do other tests

> due to my appt. being tomorrow.

>

> What has everyone's experience been with this

> situation. What kind

> of advice and support can you give? I will post

> tomorrow on what my

> dr. says.

>

> Thanks for listening and in advance thank you for

> posting your

> advice and support.

>

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January 20, 2006

Hi ;

My name is , I live in Canada and was originally diagnosed as

having a B/U. last January 05. I had 3 miscarriages last year ( I lost twins in

the summer.) After the third m/c in Sept I went back to my family dr frustrated

because my OB ( who was also a fertility specialist) basically said better luck

next time. My MD sent me to McMaster Hospital in Hamilton ( teaching hospital)

They did a 3D imaging and said I did not have a B/U but a S/U. She told me I

would have never made it past 1st trimester (my septum was thick and took up a

lot of space at the top) I had resection lap/hyst done Dec 08/05.

I was on 6weeks of hormones and had a balloon cathader for 7 days. I have a

post op appt. Feb 1st. I am very optomistic that the surgery is going to make a

difference. My dr. checked everything else while she was in there and said

everything is good. My whole point is get a second opinion about having a B/U.

A lot of women get misdiagnosed. I had to suffer an entire year of frustration

and heartbreak with my original diagnosis. Plus I am 36 years old and time is

not on my side. If you have any other questions don't hesitate. I don't often

post on the site but read it daily. The women on here are amazing!!! I was

given some great advice here.

Cheers and good luck!

36

m/c Feb/05 8wks

m/c June/05 6.5wks 1st twin

m/c July/05 10wks 2nd twin

m/c Sept/05 5wks

angelhugs11 urmysunshine74@...> wrote: