RE: C

[Guest guest]

C,

Hey, I’m new to the group too and am

learning so much. I too had the cone biopsy done and most of my cervix is

gone. It is inevitable that I would lose a baby if we got pregnant.

The ab/cerc seems like the best option for me too. I was never told that

when they did the cone biopsy on Valentine’s Day to remove the

precancerous cells that I wouldn’t be able to have a normal

pregnancy. My cone biopsy was a nightmare too. I hemorrhaged and

ended up on the operating table twice in one day. I keep wondering if the

biopsy was even necessary. I lived through two years with those so called

precancerous cells and actually was pregnant with my daughter for one of the

years. She is 22 months old and such a joy. I am seeking all the

information that you are at this point and need it to convince my husband that

I need his support. It is rather devastating when you mention the ab/cerc

to other women and they have no idea what you are talking about. I

figured I would get the ab/cerc put in place prior to a pregnancy, but then how

difficult does it make it to become pregnant. Why were you going to start

fertility treatments? Have you had trouble getting pregnant in the

past? I need to sign off now.

Ida

New Member

Hi

All,

I'm new to this site and am so relieved that there

are others of you

out there. No one I know has even heard of

the abdominal cerclage.

I have never been pregnant - now I'm thinking it's

due in part to the

shortness of my cervix (after two leeps and a

cone). Anyway - was

going to start fertility treatments (IUI + Clomid)

in about a month

but was shocked to learn from a perinatology visit

that it looks as

though I have an incompetent cervix - no one ever spoke

of this

before.

They suggested that I wait until I'm pregnant to

see if there's

enough tissue there to actually put in a vaginal

cerclage. But, I'm

wondering if I shouldn't push to get the abdominal

cerclage prior to

fertility treatments? Wouldn't it be safer to do

the abdominal

cerclage prophylatically rather than as an

emergent rescue?

Anyone have any thoughts? Needless to say

the thought of losing a

baby during the second trimester scares me (with

just the vaginal

cerclage).

Sigh.

Advice?

C

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