Re: For Reference/Uterine rupture in pregnancy

[Guest guest]

Thank you for posting this information.

I have read all the articles you linked for us.

I have been told by all the gyns I have seen that a C-section is highly

recommended for when I get pg soon. I was a little disappointed to hear

this, but after my research and then reading your articles, I will take no

chances with having my precious baby suffer brain damage. So I miss the

opportunity to deliver naturally, so what! I am visually impaired, can't

drive, can't read a book the normal way, etc, I've learned to do things

differently all my life. So if it's a matter of a healthy baby or one with

the risk of possible brain damage, I am taking no chances. We live in a

time when we have choices like these. We don't have to face it on our own

anymore. So why take the risk?

I do not agree with some of the responses to your post. Yes, life is a risk

every day, but if my baby's health is at risk because of a prior myomectomy,

I will choose the C-section. Every baby is a miracle and there is no way

I'm putting my issues ahead of the best interest of my baby. I have had two

ab surgeries in the past, so I'm sure recovering from a C-section will be

similar. My parents had a foster son with Cerebral Palsy, I would not wish

that disability on any child if I could help it.

So even if there's a 1% chance of a problem, I won't take it. I don't want

to spend the rest of my life regretting that I didn't choose the C-section,

what a simple choice it seems in hind sight. For someone who was told they

would never carry a full term baby, and has now had a new hope from a new

doctor who found out why my uterus was in such bad shape (submucosal fibs) I

have now been told there is not any reason why I couldn't have a healthy

baby. So I am not going to jeopardize my chances.

thanks again for posting those studies and stories. I feel so strongly about

this issue, I had to respond.

:)Take care,

Sonja

[Guest guest]

> I do not agree with some of the responses to your post. Yes, life

is a risk

> every day, but if my baby's health is at risk because of a prior

myomectomy,

> I will choose the C-section. Every baby is a miracle and there is

no way

> I'm putting my issues ahead of the best interest of my baby. I have

had two

> ab surgeries in the past, so I'm sure recovering from a C-section

will be

> similar. My parents had a foster son with Cerebral Palsy, I would

not wish

> that disability on any child if I could help it.

My response was not meant to imply don't have a c-section. It was

made very clear to me there was no other option after an ab myo. If

physicians are not communicating that - that is unfortunate.

I just think there has been a lot of negative postings about all the

bad things that can go wrong with all the various procedures

available for fibroids. Not to say that this not important to know,

but there are good things as well. To focus on the negative

consquences all the time takes away from the good. At some point an

invidual has to make choice based on knowing BOTH the good and the

bad. I belonged to a UAE post for a short time and unsubscribed

because of all the negative focus and doomsday e-mails about myos.

Again, didn't mean to imply not to have a c-section. I think it goes

with out saying that the interst of the baby comes first.

[Guest guest]

The decision about whether to have a Cesarean section would be easier

for me if there were fewer risks to C sections. Unfortunately, C

sections pose risks not only for the mother, but for the baby as

well. One of the risks that concerns me the most is the possibility

of having a premature baby because the C section was done too soon.

Estimated due dates are only estimates, and sometimes they are quite

unreliable, even if the mother knows when her last menstrual cycle

started. My first baby, who was born vaginally, was born 16 days

late, and she came out only we because used Cervidil to ripen my

cervix and get contractions going. When babies stay inside past the

estimated due date, it's usually because they need the time to

develop more. If I had had a C section in my 37th week, as some

ob/gyns recommend in order to avoid uterine rupture after a myo,

Holly would have been born about 5 weeks before she was ready, and

could have had complications as a result of that.

I'm all for C sections when they're necessary; I was a C section baby

myself. My mother made a difficult decision 40 years ago. She lost

several babies because of placenta abruptio. When she was 33 weeks

pregnant with me, her doctor recommended having a C section before

the placenta abruptio advanced too far. Back then, being born 7 weeks

early was very risky. I had Respiratory Distress Syndrome (which can

cause brain problems but fortunately didn't) and stopped breathing

several times because I just " forgot. " One day, my mother came down

to see me in the hospital nursery and found a priest leaning over me

giving me Last Rites. In her journal for that period, my mother

avoided using my name for the first week and instead referred to me

as " the baby " because she wasn't sure if I was going to make it.

So I have mixed feelings about C sections. Of course, medical

procedures and technology are much more advanced these days, and

babies are able to survive at much more premature stages than before,

often without long-term disabilities. We must carefully weigh the

risks of uterine rupture against the risks of a C section. The

uterine rupture risks are not the same for everyone; they can vary

depending on the location and number of fibroids and how deeply the

doctor needs to cut into your uterus. Each of us must make our own

decision based on our individual medical situations, beliefs, and

experiences.

Cheryl

[Guest guest]

For what it is worth, I am sharing how I am proceeding

with my c-section. Unfortuantely, I don't have the

option of whether or not to have a c section b/c the

ab myo I had involved a lot of cutting into my uterus

and they felt a vaginal birth would be too traumatic

for my uterus and that it may not sustain contractions

during labor thus causing rupture. My doctor is very

conservative, however, regarding when the baby should

be delivered. So we are doing an amnio on February

26th (my 27th week) to be sure the baby's lungs are

mature. If they are not, then I will be waiting until

my 38th week. They are concerned about the uterine

rupture as I am but we are all concerned about the

baby's health as well. Although I was nervous about

an amnio, I did a lot of research and spoke with my

doctor about the dangers of an amnio and I am very

comfortable with what I know. So we are crossing our

fingers that the baby is ready to come on the 27th!

[Guest guest]

I'm glad to hear that your doctor is doing everything possible to try to

make sure that the baby is ready for delivery. I wish you all the best.

Cheryl

At 08:22 AM 2/12/2004 -0800, you wrote:

>For what it is worth, I am sharing how I am proceeding

>with my c-section. Unfortuantely, I don't have the

>option of whether or not to have a c section b/c the

>ab myo I had involved a lot of cutting into my uterus

>and they felt a vaginal birth would be too traumatic

>for my uterus and that it may not sustain contractions

>during labor thus causing rupture. My doctor is very

>conservative, however, regarding when the baby should

>be delivered. So we are doing an amnio on February

>26th (my 27th week) to be sure the baby's lungs are

>mature. If they are not, then I will be waiting until

>my 38th week. They are concerned about the uterine

>rupture as I am but we are all concerned about the

>baby's health as well. Although I was nervous about

>an amnio, I did a lot of research and spoke with my

>doctor about the dangers of an amnio and I am very

>comfortable with what I know. So we are crossing our

>fingers that the baby is ready to come on the 27th!

[Guest guest]

I'm glad to hear that your doctor is doing everything possible to try to

make sure that the baby is ready for delivery. I wish you all the best.

Cheryl

At 08:22 AM 2/12/2004 -0800, you wrote:

>For what it is worth, I am sharing how I am proceeding

>with my c-section. Unfortuantely, I don't have the

>option of whether or not to have a c section b/c the

>ab myo I had involved a lot of cutting into my uterus

>and they felt a vaginal birth would be too traumatic

>for my uterus and that it may not sustain contractions

>during labor thus causing rupture. My doctor is very

>conservative, however, regarding when the baby should

>be delivered. So we are doing an amnio on February

>26th (my 27th week) to be sure the baby's lungs are

>mature. If they are not, then I will be waiting until

>my 38th week. They are concerned about the uterine

>rupture as I am but we are all concerned about the

>baby's health as well. Although I was nervous about

>an amnio, I did a lot of research and spoke with my

>doctor about the dangers of an amnio and I am very

>comfortable with what I know. So we are crossing our

>fingers that the baby is ready to come on the 27th!

[Guest guest]

I'm glad to hear that your doctor is doing everything possible to try to

make sure that the baby is ready for delivery. I wish you all the best.

Cheryl

At 08:22 AM 2/12/2004 -0800, you wrote:

>For what it is worth, I am sharing how I am proceeding

>with my c-section. Unfortuantely, I don't have the

>option of whether or not to have a c section b/c the

>ab myo I had involved a lot of cutting into my uterus

>and they felt a vaginal birth would be too traumatic

>for my uterus and that it may not sustain contractions

>during labor thus causing rupture. My doctor is very

>conservative, however, regarding when the baby should

>be delivered. So we are doing an amnio on February

>26th (my 27th week) to be sure the baby's lungs are

>mature. If they are not, then I will be waiting until

>my 38th week. They are concerned about the uterine

>rupture as I am but we are all concerned about the

>baby's health as well. Although I was nervous about

>an amnio, I did a lot of research and spoke with my

>doctor about the dangers of an amnio and I am very

>comfortable with what I know. So we are crossing our

>fingers that the baby is ready to come on the 27th!