Re: thank you for the support m/c mentioned

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Heidi of course. Is it ok if i give you the info directly? You can

email me at gwennspeak@... anytime. I had a particularly easy

surgery (not sure why) and he has a great, soft spoken bedside manner

which is very important to me. He's a really warm, smart guy and is

well published, etc.

It's funny because i'm going through exactly what you are going

through with the Ashermans group finding the best particular surgeon

for THAT (Spandorfer might be fine but i want to research it). The

women on that board are particularly knowledgable about the doctors

on their A list. We don't seem to have that here but with AShermans

it's even more important because the wrong surgeon can actually make

it much worse.

i'm so glad we helped you a little, i can see you are getting

yourself educated. That's great! Also thanks for your kind words.

FYI i want to add that the combination of my age, a M/C this summer

at the end of my first trimester AND the fact that i'm having IVF

with an egg donor ($$$$) are the reasons that I opted for the

surgery. Wanted to give myself the best chance possible.

Best, Gwenn

40, SU, Sectioned 11/10/05

>

> dear heidi, paula and gwenn,

>

> thank you so much for sharing your experience with me. it really

helps.

>

> the information about the different procedures and that surgery

isn't always the best

> approach was thought provoking and helpful. i'm busy reading the

research literature

> now and seem to have found that much of the literature studies

women who have had

> obstretical complications and that's the reason they are getting

the septum diagnosed

> and removed. in these cases, the obstretical outcome seems fairly

dismal and the

> surgery seems a great help. then 3% of women have septate uterus,

don't even know

> it, and have normal obstretical outcomes. (the study with

sterilized patients). can they

> tell you with the mri and such your chances of having a good

obstretical outcome?

> from what i've read, the avascularized full septum seems the best

case scenario and

> is slightly associated with better outcomes. does this sound right?

>

> the advice to find the best doctor possible struck me as true and

important advice.

> thank you gwenn. i am so sorry that you were mistreated and given

an overly

> aggressive d&c and hope that you're finding good support on the

other site and wish

> you all the very best of luck for a recovery and healthy pregnancy.

>

> i live in syracuse, new york, which has a teaching hospital with a

highrisk center.

> perhaps i will get a referral there. however, i am willing to

travel to nyc--only five

> hours from here--for the best available care. gwenn, you said you

doctor was

> particularly good? could i possibly get his/her name and

information from you

>