Isaacson info.---just spoke to him....and who has seen him?

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Hi everyone! I think soon I will be able to create yet another chart

for our use---it will be the " basics " on each of the A list docs---

how many AS surgeries done, type of barrier used, etc...

I just spoke to Dr. Isaacson on the phone. He has the attitude that

the surgeon does the job, and that it is up to the body to decide if

it wants to heal or regrow adhesions. He said AS surgery is pretty

straightforward if you have a good surgeon. The other thing is that

he doesn't use a barrier--no balloon, IUD.....he says they have not

been proven to work, and that they are just another source of

possible infection, not to mention inflammatory response, which is

something we really want to avoid. HMMMMM! Yet another twist in the

story. He too has seen Valle operate and although he didn't have

anything BAD to say about him, he didn't agree with me that he is the

BEST in treating AS. Dr. Olive has given very high recommendations

to Isaacson as " one of the best hysteroscopists on the east coast. "

Does anyone know who has seen Isaacson? Am I anal retentive or

what? I can't make a decision to save my life right now. The only

thing I have decided is that I think Berger is probably OUT. So for

me it's down to Valle, Isaacson, or possibly Cohen. I think I need

to just take a pill for a week until my HSG--then deal with it.

Well, today is the day I should have gotten a period, actually

yesterday, so now I think I may be scarred closed to boot. I take my

BBT every day just so the docs, if they feel so inclined, could look

at my chart and see that I ovulate, and have normal temp. cycles. My

temp. is back down as of yest., so I'm pretty sure there will be no

blood this month. Yes, I took a preg. test to be sure--actually it

seemed like just to kid myself.

More prayers to you all!

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- you sound like me a few months ago- and let me warn you- you'll burn out at this pace- try to relax and wait to see what happens with the HSG!!!!! you have to find a comfort level- I went with Dr Palter because I couldn't deal with going out of town- leaving my DD and being somewhere "foreign" trying to recuperate! You have to decide what's the best for your situation- and look at teh whole picture- finances- recovering at home or a hotel etc.

As far as the balloon- I didn't have one- and now I may be facing another procedure that will involve a balloon- but honestly- I understand teh reason not to use the balloon- and If it works out for me (and I get a period this week GOD willing!) I'm glad I didn't have a balloon- if it doesn't I'm in the minority for the type of adhesions I had- and I don't (really) blame my Dr for not using one. I think you just need to make a decision and find peace with that- and give yourself a break for a while- I'm at the breaking point- and I wish I'd saved some of that emotional energy for this point!!!

"I know God won't give me anything I can't handle, I just wish he didn't trust me so much"

-Mother

, Mike, Brenna (VSD, PS- open heart surgery 1/29/98--- typical 3 1/2YO- YIPES!), Baby Angel born too early 11/7/00, and Riley and Snoozer the dogs

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--thanks! No **** about burning out---I am so overtired that I can't sleep now. I was supposed to get a "spotting" (alias, period) two days ago, and I check every hour and NOTHING! What the **** does THAT mean???? My scarring is just worsening??? I know I didn't get pg. b/c my BBT is back way down to preov. level as of last two days. Plus, took Pg. test and -. Now I'm afraid I may be having another missed abortion, b/c pg. test was - for a week past when it should have shown with that. I think I am going to break.

Please keep me posted about your progress. Actually Palter is relatively close to me, being in VA. Something's got to give here. I just had to bring one of my dogs in to the vet b/c he wouldn't stand up when he got up this a.m. We lost another of our dogs in Oct. The vet just called and said he was + for Lyme, but that they think he may also have a lesion in his spinal cord! One bad thing to take my mind off another. Thanks for listening.

Good luck. By the way, what is the other balloon procedure? Also, I didn't know Palter doesn't use a balloon. I think he and Isaacson may be buddies.