Re: Vaginal septum resection - how long 'til sex?

[Guest guest]

When I had my vaginal septum removed, I had sex for the first time

four weeks later. Awesome! So much better. I had dissolveable

(spelling?) stiches so I did not have to have anything removed. We

were just waiting on the stiches to dissolve so they would not snag

or anything.

28/UD

>

> Background: Hi Ladies; It's been a while... I am only an

> occasional user of this board. I'm 35 years old. I was at a pre-

> IVF appointment last month when they found a uterine polyp. When

we

> decided to remove the polyp I decided to have my vaginal septum

> resected while I was under anesthesia. Then my doctor suggested

> also looking in my belly button (laparoscopy) to confirm my

> mullerian anomaly diagnosis and I agreed, with the potential that

> they would `fix' anything they could... (I've had an MRI, fluid

> contrast ultrasound, HSG, and I think something else I can't

> remember. I was told I most probably had a bicornuate or possibly

a

> didelphus uterus.)

> So, my surgery..... She removed the polyp, discovered I had

> a " very " thick uterine septum ( " as thick as a thumb " ), resected

the

> uterine septum, removed a bunch of endometriosis we didn't know I

> had, and resected my vaginal septum. I have been very sore! I

have

> 3 laparoscopic scars on my abdomen and stitches in my vagina. I

saw

> my doctor 1 week after surgery when she removed the laparoscopic

> stitches and looked at the outside of my vagina (no poking around)

> and said everything looked fine so far. I have another post-op

> appointment 4 weeks after surgery so she can perform a more

thorough

> exam to see how things look. (scary, but I assume I'll be feeling

> better then.)

>

> Question: My doctor told me no sex for 4-6 weeks after surgery,

or

> whenever I feel up to it. How long did it take for others before

> they felt ready for intercourse?

>

> Thanks in advance for any responses.

>

> P.S. My surgery has supposedly helped my fertility diagnosis. I

> should not have any higher risk of pre-term labor than any other

> woman. As soon as I am feeling better we are going to start IVF.

> Yeah! (I have some other hormone issues and my husband has low

> count.)

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jen D.,

I hope you're starting to feel better after your surgery. I had the same

procedures in early October to correct a T-shaped uterus and the lap corrected

an 80% closed tube near the fimbrea. I also had to have a balloon catheter for

12days following the surgery. The normal time frame for the catheter is more

like 3-5days but my RE considered my reconstruction to be pretty severe and

therefore wanted to play it safe (I had incisions in all three walls of the

uterus). I also had to take 6wks of premarin followed by 10days of provera

before my 1st cycle.

My post-op instructions said no sex for 2wks, but we waited 3. After the fun

of the catheter, I needed a little more time to recover. Plus I was a little

nervous, I was afraid that it would be painful. Much to my relief, everything

was fine.

The only change that I've noticed since the surgery is that the first couple

days of my cycle are much heavier; having to change tampons every 1-2hrs. My

1st post-op cycle was really bad, 7 very heavy days and 2 more normal days. The

nurse said it was normal because of all the hormones. My 2nd cycle has been

shorter - 2 heavy days, and 2 light days so far. Oh, but one good thing, my

cramps have been virtually non-existent!!!

Here’s to a happy, healthy, fruitful 2006!

PCOS, T-shape

ttc #1 since 01/2003

" Jen D. " gemdeluxe@...> wrote:

Background: Hi Ladies; It's been a while... I am only an

occasional user of this board. I'm 35 years old. I was at a pre-

IVF appointment last month when they found a uterine polyp. When we

decided to remove the polyp I decided to have my vaginal septum

resected while I was under anesthesia. Then my doctor suggested

also looking in my belly button (laparoscopy) to confirm my

mullerian anomaly diagnosis and I agreed, with the potential that

they would `fix' anything they could... (I've had an MRI, fluid

contrast ultrasound, HSG, and I think something else I can't

remember. I was told I most probably had a bicornuate or possibly a

didelphus uterus.)

So, my surgery..... She removed the polyp, discovered I had

a " very " thick uterine septum ( " as thick as a thumb " ), resected the

uterine septum, removed a bunch of endometriosis we didn't know I

had, and resected my vaginal septum. I have been very sore! I have

3 laparoscopic scars on my abdomen and stitches in my vagina. I saw

my doctor 1 week after surgery when she removed the laparoscopic

stitches and looked at the outside of my vagina (no poking around)

and said everything looked fine so far. I have another post-op

appointment 4 weeks after surgery so she can perform a more thorough

exam to see how things look. (scary, but I assume I'll be feeling

better then.)

Question: My doctor told me no sex for 4-6 weeks after surgery, or

whenever I feel up to it. How long did it take for others before

they felt ready for intercourse?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

P.S. My surgery has supposedly helped my fertility diagnosis. I

should not have any higher risk of pre-term labor than any other

woman. As soon as I am feeling better we are going to start IVF.

Yeah! (I have some other hormone issues and my husband has low

count.)

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[Guest guest]

i was told to wait 4-6 weeks after my vag resect but

truth be told i was scared to have sex /didnt even try

for about 2 months...

best wishes

heidi

--- " Jen D. " gemdeluxe@...> wrote:

> Background: Hi Ladies; It's been a while... I am

> only an

> occasional user of this board. I'm 35 years old. I

> was at a pre-

> IVF appointment last month when they found a uterine

> polyp. When we

> decided to remove the polyp I decided to have my

> vaginal septum

> resected while I was under anesthesia. Then my

> doctor suggested

> also looking in my belly button (laparoscopy) to

> confirm my

> mullerian anomaly diagnosis and I agreed, with the

> potential that

> they would `fix' anything they could... (I've had

> an MRI, fluid

> contrast ultrasound, HSG, and I think something else

> I can't

> remember. I was told I most probably had a

> bicornuate or possibly a

> didelphus uterus.)

> So, my surgery..... She removed the polyp,

> discovered I had

> a " very " thick uterine septum ( " as thick as a

> thumb " ), resected the

> uterine septum, removed a bunch of endometriosis we

> didn't know I

> had, and resected my vaginal septum. I have been

> very sore! I have

> 3 laparoscopic scars on my abdomen and stitches in

> my vagina. I saw

> my doctor 1 week after surgery when she removed the

> laparoscopic

> stitches and looked at the outside of my vagina (no

> poking around)

> and said everything looked fine so far. I have

> another post-op

> appointment 4 weeks after surgery so she can perform

> a more thorough

> exam to see how things look. (scary, but I assume

> I'll be feeling

> better then.)

>

> Question: My doctor told me no sex for 4-6 weeks

> after surgery, or

> whenever I feel up to it. How long did it take for

> others before

> they felt ready for intercourse?

>

> Thanks in advance for any responses.

>

> P.S. My surgery has supposedly helped my fertility

> diagnosis. I

> should not have any higher risk of pre-term labor

> than any other

> woman. As soon as I am feeling better we are going

> to start IVF.

> Yeah! (I have some other hormone issues and my

> husband has low

> count.)

>

>

>

>

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