Re:Hyst/Lap in prep for IVF (mc mentioned)

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Hi Heidi and everyone. I know i'm more about questions than answers

but i promise once i get started on the journey i'll try to help

others! I have my surgery this Thursday to get me ready for IVF

(with annonymous egg donor). I'm 40 and have never given birth though

I had a mc this past summer at 12 weeks either due to the septum

(which everyone thought was BU for a long while) or poor egg quality

(but I digress, will save the egg chat for another day).

My question is two-fold! First, how long after the surgery have

others TTC via IVF and what are the hormones like for IVF? Because

I'm totally side-effect woman. You name it if there's a side effect

I have it but would love to know what they are and if there are any

ways to lessen the effects! and second, ok this is a big one and far

more philosophical:

I know it's early to be worrying about this but i feel like what if i

do the surgery with the general anesthesia, the missed work, the

discomfort which is obviously totally worth it if it results in a

child....but what if i do it, then spend our life savings on IVF and

it doesnt' work?????? I would do anything for a child. But my DH

doesnt' want to adopt (I knew this when we got married) and on top of

everything I have to use an egg donor (which I'm now at total peace

with though it too is an added complication and expense). I'm sure i

want this but I'm wondering how I will handle it if we end up with

nothing? I'm trying to be optimistic as we are at a great university

hospital in NY, under the best care but i'm losing faith in my body,

my age, the egg thing which is a whole other thing.

Am I pushing too hard for this??????

I have three days to back out. I GUESS I WANT A GUARANTEE. Does

anyone have any thoughts that might make me feel more at peace about

all this? During my last pregnancy I was literally ecstatic every

second for the 12 weeks....and it taught us how much we really WANT

a child!!!!!!!!!!! so even though it resulted in a mc and i had a

VERY hard time of course healing from that...it made me powerfully

sure in my belief this is what i want but that was before I needed

surgery AND a donor egg! Also we will be great parents. Should i

just convince myself not to think about failure? I wish i was more

spiritual at times like this.

THanks ladies, you are all inspirations to me!!!!!

Gwenn

SU with Surgery Scheduled for 11/10!!!!

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> > I am UD confirmed with u/s, MRI & HSG. We have tried

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> > with IUI unsuccessfully. We would like to move on to

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> > my doctor (RE) wants to do a lap/hyst before that.

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> > would resect of necessary. Is that a standard

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> > before injections?

> > Thanks, Anne

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Hi Heidi, just got home from my surgery it was nothing unless the

worst is yet to come! it was quick, they didn't use general and

didnt' have to go through my bellybutton. in fact I feel just fine.

The doc said i had quite a long septum (2 MRI's later after being

diagnosed BU) and most of it was fibrous but some at the top was

muscular and might grow back but still we would be creating much

more room for the baby.

But since nothing is this perfect, I had the news from my doctor

that while the right side of my uterus looks fine, the left has

quite a bit of scar tissue (probably from a previous D&C) which

might require more surgery! ugh!!!!

So now the Septum is behind me but i'll have to check out the scar

tissue in the HSG before they will let me get started....

it's neverending!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the info. Would love to know if you or anyone else has

any info on scar tissue. i'm so relieved at least the septum issue

is behind me and i am one of the lucky ones in that i am in zero

pain!

Thanks and love Gwenn

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> > > > I am UD confirmed with u/s, MRI & HSG. We have

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> > > > with IUI unsuccessfully. We would like to move

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> > > > my doctor (RE) wants to do a lap/hyst before

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> > > > AT that time he

> > > > would resect of necessary. Is that a standard

> > > > procedure for every RE

> > > > before injections?

> > > > Thanks, Anne

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[Guest guest]

Heidi by the way, i'm not clear you had IVF with a septum, have you

had a child yet? i might be a little doped up to read the post

correctly! sorry...

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> > > > Hey ladies

> > > > I am UD confirmed with u/s, MRI & HSG. We have

> > tried

> > > > 3 rounds of clomid

> > > > with IUI unsuccessfully. We would like to move

> > on to

> > > > the next step but

> > > > my doctor (RE) wants to do a lap/hyst before

> > that.

> > > > AT that time he

> > > > would resect of necessary. Is that a standard

> > > > procedure for every RE

> > > > before injections?

> > > > Thanks, Anne

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Im 37 weeks, 2 days pregnant and just waiting...

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> Heidi by the way, i'm not clear you had IVF with a

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> > > > > I am UD confirmed with u/s, MRI & HSG. We

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> > > > > with IUI unsuccessfully. We would like to

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> > > > > my doctor (RE) wants to do a lap/hyst

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> > > > > would resect of necessary. Is that a

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> > > > > before injections?

> > > > > Thanks, Anne

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Gwen,

I'm sure Heidi will chime in quickly, but since I'm here. . .

She DID have IVF with an intact septum, but her septum is atypical, and

she is bicollis. Her docs thought that resecting her particular set up

was too risky. She's full term with her very first (yay, Heidi!)

Ann

--- breezespeak gwennspeak@...> wrote:

> Heidi by the way, i'm not clear you had IVF with a septum, have you

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> > > > > with IUI unsuccessfully. We would like to move

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> > > > > my doctor (RE) wants to do a lap/hyst before

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> > > > > before injections?

> > > > > Thanks, Anne

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--- Heidi Thermenos heidi_thermenos@...> wrote:

> Im 37 weeks, 2 days pregnant and just waiting...

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[Guest guest]

gwen,

congrats on getting thru the surgery!

glad youre feeling ok.

that completely sucks about the left-sided scar

tissue, but im glad the docs are aware of it and can

watch you. it may not be a problem, you just need

embryo and placenta to invade on right side.

will look into the scar tissue thing when i have time-

do you have a history of keloid scarring?

xo

heidi

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> > > > > I am UD confirmed with u/s, MRI & HSG. We

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> > > > > 3 rounds of clomid

> > > > > with IUI unsuccessfully. We would like to

> move

> > > on to

> > > > > the next step but

> > > > > my doctor (RE) wants to do a lap/hyst

> before

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> > > > > AT that time he

> > > > > would resect of necessary. Is that a

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> > > > > procedure for every RE

> > > > > before injections?

> > > > > Thanks, Anne

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oh great! so exciting. Can't wait until i can say the same!!!

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> > > > > > Hey ladies

> > > > > > I am UD confirmed with u/s, MRI & HSG. We

> > have

> > > > tried

> > > > > > 3 rounds of clomid

> > > > > > with IUI unsuccessfully. We would like to

> > move

> > > > on to

> > > > > > the next step but

> > > > > > my doctor (RE) wants to do a lap/hyst

> > before

> > > > that.

> > > > > > AT that time he

> > > > > > would resect of necessary. Is that a

> > standard

> > > > > > procedure for every RE

> > > > > > before injections?

> > > > > > Thanks, Anne

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for responding Heidi....i'm so bummed. I'm having IVF can't

they just stick the embryo over to the right???? Also how does it

work when he says i'll need surgery. Do they scrape the scarring

off? Doesnt' that just create more scarring? IT'S ALWAYS

SOMETHING. Last night i dreamed i adopted....LOL

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> > > > > > Hey ladies

> > > > > > I am UD confirmed with u/s, MRI & HSG. We

> > have

> > > > tried

> > > > > > 3 rounds of clomid

> > > > > > with IUI unsuccessfully. We would like to

> > move

> > > > on to

> > > > > > the next step but

> > > > > > my doctor (RE) wants to do a lap/hyst

> > before

> > > > that.

> > > > > > AT that time he

> > > > > > would resect of necessary. Is that a

> > standard

> > > > > > procedure for every RE

> > > > > > before injections?

> > > > > > Thanks, Anne

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yes, many prayers to you for that outcome soon!

--- breezespeak gwennspeak@...> wrote:

> oh great! so exciting. Can't wait until i can say

> the same!!!

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> > > > > > > Hey ladies

> > > > > > > I am UD confirmed with u/s, MRI & HSG.

> We

> > > have

> > > > > tried

> > > > > > > 3 rounds of clomid

> > > > > > > with IUI unsuccessfully. We would like

> to

> > > move

> > > > > on to

> > > > > > > the next step but

> > > > > > > my doctor (RE) wants to do a lap/hyst

> > > before

> > > > > that.

> > > > > > > AT that time he

> > > > > > > would resect of necessary. Is that a

> > > standard

> > > > > > > procedure for every RE

> > > > > > > before injections?

> > > > > > > Thanks, Anne

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