Re: Oh my gosh..I'm pregnant!!!

[Guest guest]

Dear Debbie,

Wow, and Congrats! Will be interesting to hear what Dr. Small says about all this. If you have to have a c-section, and can't have an epidural, they can do it under a general, I have had that done twice, and both kids and I came out fine. You just loose that birth moment. If they have to go that way, you'll have to rely on your hubby to relay what the birth was like, but afterall it's about having a baby as safely as possible. I had my kids pre revision, but my Harrington kept them from giving me an epidural try as they may. So just look to the joy in this, you might need some bed rest, maybe not, and a c-section and maybe a general, but a baby is pure joy and love, what could be better, nothing!

[ ] Oh my gosh..I'm pregnant!!!

I haven't written in a while, but I just wanted to update everybody...My big 12 hour revision was last July 9th (07) here in Tampa with Dr. Small - and shock of all shocks - we found out that my husband and I are pregnant with our 4th child (we have 3 boys - Micah -13, -10 and -7) This was NOT planned and a complete surprise..I guess we weren't very "responsible" last month (ha ha) I am doing GREAT with my back, but of course I am a little concerned....I go to see Dr. Small on Thurs. and I will tell him the news. I guess since I got "my swerve in my curve" back Glenn can't stay away from me - ha ha ha- I think my biggest worry is my pelvis - I wonder if I will be able to deliver vaginally or if I will need a C section. I also wonder if I can get an epidural with my 20 screws and 4 rods in there...guess we'll find out.We are still in shock - but getting excited! Anybody experienced with pregnancy after a surgery as big as this one year out?Debbie Warren (Tampa)

[Guest guest]

Wow, congratulations, Debbie. I'm sure it's crossed your mind this is

your chance to have a girl!

When I was in pre-surgical discussion, Dr. Rand said that he planned to

leave an opening down the middle of my L5-S1 joint that would be plenty

big enough to have a myelogram if necessary. Whether that level would

be a good place to put an epidural I don't know, but in my case it's

moot since I'm either menopausal or very close to it.

But at any rate, Dr. Small should be able to tell you how feasible an

epidural will be.

Sharon

tcckidz wrote:

I haven't written in a while, but I just wanted to update

everybody...My big 12 hour revision was last July 9th (07) here in

Tampa with Dr. Small - and shock of all shocks - we found out that my

husband and I are pregnant with our 4th child (we have 3 boys - Micah -

13, -10 and -7) This was NOT planned and a complete

surprise..I guess we weren't very "responsible" last month (ha ha) I am

doing GREAT with my back, but of course I am a little concerned....I

go

to see Dr. Small on Thurs. and I will tell him the news. I guess since

I got "my swerve in my curve" back Glenn can't stay away from me - ha

ha ha- I think my biggest worry is my pelvis - I wonder if I will be

able to deliver vaginally or if I will need a C section. I also wonder

if I can get an epidural with my 20 screws and 4 rods in there...

guess we'll find out.

We are still in shock - but getting excited! Anybody experienced with

pregnancy after a surgery as big as this one year out?

Debbie Warren (Tampa)

[Guest guest]

Debbie,

Congratulations! I wish you the best!

> >

> > I haven't written in a while, but I just wanted to update

> > everybody...My big 12 hour revision was last July 9th (07) here in

> > Tampa with Dr. Small - and shock of all shocks - we found out

that my

> > husband and I are pregnant with our 4th child (we have 3 boys -

Micah -

> > 13, -10 and -7) This was NOT planned and a complete

> > surprise..I guess we weren't very " responsible " last month (ha

ha) I am

> > doing GREAT with my back, but of course I am a little

concerned....I go

> > to see Dr. Small on Thurs. and I will tell him the news. I guess

since

> > I got " my swerve in my curve " back Glenn can't stay away from me -

ha

> > ha ha- I think my biggest worry is my pelvis - I wonder if I will

be

> > able to deliver vaginally or if I will need a C section. I also

wonder

> > if I can get an epidural with my 20 screws and 4 rods in there...

> > guess we'll find out.

> > We are still in shock - but getting excited! Anybody experienced

with

> > pregnancy after a surgery as big as this one year out?

> > Debbie Warren (Tampa)

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Debbie,

Well that is some surprising news. I think you are a " first " for the

group in terms of being so close to your revision....but our one and

only Titch did manage to have a gorgeous little boy last year. I am

sure she will recount some of her experiences for you.

I will be interested to hear what DrSmall says. I am guesiing you

will just have to keep an eye on your own calcium and hope that your

delivery goes easy. Did you have a C-section for the other 3? If

not, I bet you will be just fine....epidural or not.

So other than that...how are you doing...(now that we know WHAT you

are doing...!!!)

Take Care, Cam

>

> I haven't written in a while, but I just wanted to update

> everybody...My big 12 hour revision was last July 9th (07) here in

> Tampa with Dr. Small - and shock of all shocks - we found out that

my

> husband and I are pregnant with our 4th child (we have 3 boys -

Micah -

> 13, -10 and -7) This was NOT planned and a complete

> surprise..I guess we weren't very " responsible " last month (ha ha)

I am

> doing GREAT with my back, but of course I am a little

concerned....I go

> to see Dr. Small on Thurs. and I will tell him the news. I guess

since

> I got " my swerve in my curve " back Glenn can't stay away from me -

ha

> ha ha- I think my biggest worry is my pelvis - I wonder if I will

be

> able to deliver vaginally or if I will need a C section. I also

wonder

> if I can get an epidural with my 20 screws and 4 rods in there...

> guess we'll find out.

> We are still in shock - but getting excited! Anybody experienced

with

> pregnancy after a surgery as big as this one year out?

> Debbie Warren (Tampa)

>

[Guest guest]

Congratulations Debbie!

I have not been " revised " yet but when I had my son (C-section) they

tried a spinal but couldn't get in. I ended up having to have

general anesthesia. Since then, I have had one steroid epidural for

pain management and they got in there beautifully with fluoroscopy.

I'm not sure if you can have fluoroscopy while pregnant but it's

worth asking about. Good luck!

Luann

> > >

> > > I haven't written in a while, but I just wanted to update

> > > everybody...My big 12 hour revision was last July 9th (07) here

in

> > > Tampa with Dr. Small - and shock of all shocks - we found out

> that my

> > > husband and I are pregnant with our 4th child (we have 3 boys -

> Micah -

> > > 13, -10 and -7) This was NOT planned and a complete

> > > surprise..I guess we weren't very " responsible " last month (ha

> ha) I am

> > > doing GREAT with my back, but of course I am a little

> concerned....I go

> > > to see Dr. Small on Thurs. and I will tell him the news. I

guess

> since

> > > I got " my swerve in my curve " back Glenn can't stay away from

me -

> ha

> > > ha ha- I think my biggest worry is my pelvis - I wonder if I

will

> be

> > > able to deliver vaginally or if I will need a C section. I also

> wonder

> > > if I can get an epidural with my 20 screws and 4 rods in

there...

> > > guess we'll find out.

> > > We are still in shock - but getting excited! Anybody

experienced

> with

> > > pregnancy after a surgery as big as this one year out?

> > > Debbie Warren (Tampa)

> > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Congrats Debbie!

I wish you the best My uneducated guess is that an epidural is

not very likely with your highly fused spine. In fact, both of my

kids were pre-revision (I'm one year out too - yay!) and I chose not

to have an epidural with either one. I didn't trust a doc to find

the right spot since I was fused to L4 with significant curves

still So my first was without drugs, and my second was with a

dose of IV narcotics an hour or two before she was born. I just

don't know if your pelvis will " give " enough during labor to push out

the baby, or if it's fixed in place too much. Perhaps a c-section

might be a better option.

I belong to a couple of disabled parents lists. There are women on

there who have given birth who have cerebral palsy, spinal bifida,

osteogenesis imperfecta, and other disabling conditions. So quite a

few women with several spinal problems have given birth before,

though I have no idea if any of them had recently undergone any sort

of fusion surgery. It will just take some careful planning with your

OB to ensure that things go as smoothly as possible.

How exciting for you guys Don't forget to give yourself plenty of

rest. Pregnancy is tiring enough, and with your still-healing spine

you don't want to push things too much. Best of luck with it!

Please keep us updated on how everything is going for you!

>

> I haven't written in a while, but I just wanted to update

> everybody...My big 12 hour revision was last July 9th (07) here in

> Tampa with Dr. Small - and shock of all shocks - we found out that

my

> husband and I are pregnant with our 4th child (we have 3 boys -

Micah -

> 13, -10 and -7) This was NOT planned and a complete

> surprise..I guess we weren't very " responsible " last month (ha ha)

I am

> doing GREAT with my back, but of course I am a little

concerned....I go

> to see Dr. Small on Thurs. and I will tell him the news. I guess

since

> I got " my swerve in my curve " back Glenn can't stay away from me -

ha

> ha ha- I think my biggest worry is my pelvis - I wonder if I will

be

> able to deliver vaginally or if I will need a C section. I also

wonder

> if I can get an epidural with my 20 screws and 4 rods in there...

> guess we'll find out.

> We are still in shock - but getting excited! Anybody experienced

with

> pregnancy after a surgery as big as this one year out?

> Debbie Warren (Tampa)

>

[Guest guest]

ha ha ha - I'm doing really pretty good. My hips/pelvis are achy

especially at night or after sitting (since my surgery last July) My

back really doesn't hurt. I was starting to walk 2 miles a day a

couple of months before this month - so I guess I will continue to

try and stay active because I KNOW I can't gain much weight with this

pregnancy because of my back and because I am bigger than I wanted to

be for this to happen.

I have never had a C section and have always used an epidural - so I

will find out today all of those answers from Dr. Small.

Will be a new " experience " for me...

hhhmmmmm

I'll let you guys!

Thanks for all the congrats

(Still in shock)

Debbie Warren (Tampa)

> >

> > I haven't written in a while, but I just wanted to update

> > everybody...My big 12 hour revision was last July 9th (07) here

in

> > Tampa with Dr. Small - and shock of all shocks - we found out

that

> my

> > husband and I are pregnant with our 4th child (we have 3 boys -

> Micah -

> > 13, -10 and -7) This was NOT planned and a complete

> > surprise..I guess we weren't very " responsible " last month (ha

ha)

> I am

> > doing GREAT with my back, but of course I am a little

> concerned....I go

> > to see Dr. Small on Thurs. and I will tell him the news. I guess

> since

> > I got " my swerve in my curve " back Glenn can't stay away from me -

> ha

> > ha ha- I think my biggest worry is my pelvis - I wonder if I

will

> be

> > able to deliver vaginally or if I will need a C section. I also

> wonder

> > if I can get an epidural with my 20 screws and 4 rods in there...

> > guess we'll find out.

> > We are still in shock - but getting excited! Anybody experienced

> with

> > pregnancy after a surgery as big as this one year out?

> > Debbie Warren (Tampa)

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info. - I'll know more after this morning's

appt.

Hope you are doing better and still healing well!

Debbie Warren (Tampa)

> >

> > I haven't written in a while, but I just wanted to update

> > everybody...My big 12 hour revision was last July 9th (07) here

in

> > Tampa with Dr. Small - and shock of all shocks - we found out

that

> my

> > husband and I are pregnant with our 4th child (we have 3 boys -

> Micah -

> > 13, -10 and -7) This was NOT planned and a complete

> > surprise..I guess we weren't very " responsible " last month (ha

ha)

> I am

> > doing GREAT with my back, but of course I am a little

> concerned....I go

> > to see Dr. Small on Thurs. and I will tell him the news. I guess

> since

> > I got " my swerve in my curve " back Glenn can't stay away from me -

> ha

> > ha ha- I think my biggest worry is my pelvis - I wonder if I

will

> be

> > able to deliver vaginally or if I will need a C section. I also

> wonder

> > if I can get an epidural with my 20 screws and 4 rods in there...

> > guess we'll find out.

> > We are still in shock - but getting excited! Anybody experienced

> with

> > pregnancy after a surgery as big as this one year out?

> > Debbie Warren (Tampa)

> >

>