surprise resection surgery (ttc ment)

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Hi ladies -

I've enjoyed this group for awhile, but have always ignored

questions related to resection surgery. After a lab/hysteroscopy 4

years ago I was told by my former gyn that I would NOT benefit from

resection. A few months later I became pregnant and had a non-

eventful, full-term pregnancy. I've been ttc for 2 years now and

have been doing the infertility thing for awhile.

Anyway, I recently figured out that I probably had endometriosis and

requested my RE do a lap. She was excited about doing so and being

able to do a hysteroscopy to see for herself the configurations of

my " cool " abnormal reproductive organs. Well, yesterday I went in

for what I thought would be just a routine lap, removal of any

endometriosis, and exploratory hysteroscopy. When I awoke I found

out from my husband that my RE had explained to him that she had

gone ahead and done a resection. She told him she was amazed that I

had ever been able to have a successful pregnancy and now had a good

understanding of why I've had 8 (yes, eight) unsuccessful rounds of

injectables/IUI. (I haven't really been a candidate for IVF b/c of

low FSH, so we've been sticking with the lower-tech IUIs.)

I never expected to have resection yesterday, so I have lots of Q's.

I wish I'd been paying attention to all of those posts re:

resection, but I never thought it applied to me. I'm really glad she

did it, though, as my husband said she seemed really pleased and

positive about it. So, now, maybe we'll have success ttc. (Of

course, HIS big question is " It didn't occur to her to do this, say,

maybe $10,000 ago???? " I don't really fault her though, as she did

have another doctor's records, apparently her interpretation was

just different.)

We have long known that I have UD (2 obvious cervical openings) with

some type of division, but I'm suspecting that I actually have a

combination of anomalies - I think someone used the term " anomalous

anomoly " recently. But I won't really know more about that until

my RE is back from vacation next week.... (In the meantime I'm

enjoying looking at the photos she left with my husband - dozens of

gorgeous photos. I'm amazed at the technology that allows for such

great photography inside the body.)

I'm actually feeling great - thank you, Percoset! - today, just some

soreness. What I'm really wondering is why my RE gave my husband

rx's for Provera and Premarin that I must take for 2 months before

ttc again. I've been doing a lot of reading and think that that is

b/c of the endometriosis. But, is that standard after routine

resection also?

I'd really appreciate any other thoughts/suggestions after

resection.

Susi

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3 yo son (and his 7 kitty sibs!)

ttc #2 2 years

UD and ??????