Re: e: Update: MRI results

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Good luck, many prayers and baby dust to you!

best

heidi

--- rachp30 rachp30@...> wrote:

> Heidi:

>

> Thank you for responding. This is such a scary

> time, even knowing

> that something inside of me is abnormal and could

> affect my

> fertility outcomes.

>

> I know after reading from everyone's experiences on

> the board that a

> huge percentage of MA's go misdiagnosed, especially

> BU/SU. Right

> now, I got exactly what I needed: a doctor with a

> great bed-side

> manner and confidence. I feel I was too stressed

> before to even

> consider trying; today provided me with so much

> relief, whether

> false, or not.

>

> My DH and I wanted to ttc starting this month. So,

> we'll see what

> happens. I had no idea that I had to ttc for 12

> months for a

> referral, thank you so much for that info!

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> > > > Hi everyone:

> > > >

> > > > I just got the call from my ob/gyn office.

> The

> > > dr. who called me

> > > is

> > > > an infertility specialist who deals only w/

> high

> > > risk, etc. He

> > > said

> > > > I have a BU. He said he was 100% certain. I

> > > asked him if he had

> > > > ever seen this condition before and he advised

> > > that he had and

> > > that

> > > > it is very common. He said the most recent

> case

> > > was about a month

> > > > ago; he delivered a baby via c-section at 39

> weeks

> > > who is a

> > > patient

> > > > of his for years w/ a BU, it was her 3rd (the

> > > other 2 were full

> > > > term), she only had 1 kidney. I told him I

> had

> > > been researching

> > > and

> > > > asked what the chances were that it could be

> > > septate. He said

> > > again

> > > > he was 100% certain it was BU, and went on to

> > > explain the

> > > > differences between the 2 on a vag. us & MRI.

>

> > > >

> > > > He said I should start ttc whenever I was

> ready.

> > > I asked him to

> > > > explain the risks of BU (although I had a good

> > > idea) and he

> > > > proceeded to explain, but said I had nothing

> to

> > > worry about

> > > because

> > > > each of my horns were over 8cm (which is what

> made

> > > him feel so

> > > > confident about my ability to carry) and

> > > everything else looked

> > > > normal. He said that I had more than enough

> room

> > > in either horn

> > > to

> > > > carry full term, which he said is sometimes

> not

> > > the case with BU.

> > > >

> > > > He said re: infertility that BU does imply

> > > infertility. He said

> > > if

> > > > that should become an issue, we will deal with

> it

> > > when it arises.

> > > >

> > > > He was very comforting, answered all of my

> > > questions, and talked

> > > to

> > > > me for quite some time. I told him I had been

> > > researching and he

> > > > said not to take it to heart because a lot of

> the

> > > infromation on

> > > the

> > > > net is outdated (even if only a couple of

> years

> > > old). I explained

> > > > what my relative told me her nursing professor

> > > said, and he said

> > > > many people are upset or lose hope becasue of

> > > misinformation. He

> > > > said that the professor may have gotten the

> > > information from

> > > studies

> > > > done years ago, or an old text book, or 1 or 2

> > > experiences he/she

> > > > may have had. He also advised that there is a

> > > surgery to correct

> > > BU

> > > > but he does not recommend it often,and def.

> not

> > > for me. He said

> > > in

> > > > some cases that he will do a lap. as a follow

> up,

> > > but said it was

> > > > not necessary for me.

> > > >

> > > > I asked him if we were to conceive if I would

> need

> > > to see him for

> > > > high risk, he said no, because he was

> confident I

> > > would not have

> > > > trouble, but that I was more than welcome to

> see

> > > him and to make

> > > an

> > > > appointment to come in to talk any time.

> Phew!

> > > What a great dr.

> > > > He really gave me hope, and regardless of

> whether

> > > his dx is

> > > correct

> > > > or not, I wish everyone dealing w/ the issues

> we

> > > all are could

> > > have

> > > > a doctor this great.

> > > >

> > > > Anyway, do I go to an RE? Or just TTC

> considering

> > > we have not

> > > even

> > > > begun to try?

> > > >

> > > > xo

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