Re: Septated Uterus Removal

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

So sorry to hear about your losses. Has your OB done a follow-up HSG

to see what the shape is now? I guess not everyone has the follow-up

HSG done, but I definitely want to see what it looks like in there!

I actually just had my 2nd surgery last Monday (first in July). My

RE had known she hadn't gotten all of it, but more was left then we

anticipated. So I probably won't have a 3rd surgery, but I will have

another HSG so I can know what it looks like now.

4 months does seem like a long time. Did you take anything after

surgery (e.g., hormones)? Maybe he wanted you to wait longer b/c you

had more bleeding? I hope that you are healing quickly! And if you

do have to wait until December, that is when we will be ttc again too

most likely (after the HSG). We can cheer each other on

>

> Hi all. Just wanted to share my story. My first pregnancy occured

in

> January, 05' but unfortunately lost twins just at my 12th week. It

> just so happened that one of the radiologists had picked up on a

> possible bicornuate uterus early on in the pregnancy (but I was

told

> not to worry, so I didn't). After the miscarriage, my OBGYN

performed

> an HSG test to confirm/or not the presence of a bicornuate uterus.

> Results certainly indicated an anomoly but I was referred for

further

> testing to distinguish between a bicornuate and septated uterus.

> After further testing, I was informed that I had a septated uterus

> and that surgery could be performed to remove the septum. My septum

> was relatively large in width, but it was partial. The risk of most

> concern to me was the possibility of scarring or adhesions,

however,

> the formation of scarring would not be any worse than my current

> condition.

> I had the surgery (Hysterascope-metroplasty, no laparoscope needed)

> in early August. It was simple, one hour at most. Very little pain,

> cured by anti-inflammatory med. Experienced bouts of bleeding, so

bad

> in fact that I had to be within a few feet of the bathroom for

hours

> at a time. Had a very difficult time dealing with the bleeding at

> work. I would say 4-5 days are the worst but it did get much better

> quickly. You may want to have iron levels checked if losing a lot

of

> blood. I was back on my feet same day, felt normal other than the

> bleeding.

> My doc. advised that I wait until December for TTC- that's over

four

> months! Given my long cycles, it may be over five months. We're

very

> anxious so this wait is very difficult.

> I was told that I would not have any additional tests to check my

> uterus, just close monitoring during my next pregnancy. Hoping that

> all goes well.

> How long has anyone else waited for TTC following this surgery?

> Thanks, felt good getting that all out- most people (especially

those

> that have had zero pregnancy problems) just don't quit understand.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your response, it's appreciated! My RE said that I did

not need to have a f/u HSG, but I didn't know enough at that time to

ask why not. I didn't have any hormones or other treatments after

surgery. Again, I didn't know enough to ask why we needed to wait so

long, but I believe my RE is just being cautious (maybe overly

cautious?). My treating OB had originally referred me to an RE

located over an hour from my home- so I am back with my OB upon

getting pregnant (thinking positive!)...

Hoping your HSG shows good results- these tests are tough. It sounds

like you have an excellent physician. We will share our happy

stories, come'on December!

> >

> > Hi all. Just wanted to share my story. My first pregnancy

occured

> in

> > January, 05' but unfortunately lost twins just at my 12th week.

It

> > just so happened that one of the radiologists had picked up on a

> > possible bicornuate uterus early on in the pregnancy (but I was

> told

> > not to worry, so I didn't). After the miscarriage, my OBGYN

> performed

> > an HSG test to confirm/or not the presence of a bicornuate

uterus.

> > Results certainly indicated an anomoly but I was referred for

> further

> > testing to distinguish between a bicornuate and septated uterus.

> > After further testing, I was informed that I had a septated

uterus

> > and that surgery could be performed to remove the septum. My

septum

> > was relatively large in width, but it was partial. The risk of

most

> > concern to me was the possibility of scarring or adhesions,

> however,

> > the formation of scarring would not be any worse than my current

> > condition.

> > I had the surgery (Hysterascope-metroplasty, no laparoscope

needed)

> > in early August. It was simple, one hour at most. Very little

pain,

> > cured by anti-inflammatory med. Experienced bouts of bleeding,

so

> bad

> > in fact that I had to be within a few feet of the bathroom for

> hours

> > at a time. Had a very difficult time dealing with the bleeding

at

> > work. I would say 4-5 days are the worst but it did get much

better

> > quickly. You may want to have iron levels checked if losing a

lot

> of

> > blood. I was back on my feet same day, felt normal other than

the

> > bleeding.

> > My doc. advised that I wait until December for TTC- that's over

> four

> > months! Given my long cycles, it may be over five months. We're

> very

> > anxious so this wait is very difficult.

> > I was told that I would not have any additional tests to check

my

> > uterus, just close monitoring during my next pregnancy. Hoping

that

> > all goes well.

> > How long has anyone else waited for TTC following this surgery?

> > Thanks, felt good getting that all out- most people (especially

> those

> > that have had zero pregnancy problems) just don't quit

understand.

> >

> >

>