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Re: Trying to get pregnant....
From: Tanya (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Jan 31 01:01:16 2006
Hi,
You poor thing...I pray you are pregnant soon also. It's ridiculous
that insurance doesn't cover IVF. I'm in Australia and not even sure if
our insurance covers it either!
I look at the photos the doctor gave me of my last lap and I'm still
shocked at what adhesions can do...Men have it easy, that's all I can
say! My husband has a whole new respect for women and what we go
through. He's been great - very understanding and helpful around the
house...I'm very lucky.
You take for granted how easy life was before endo. It's too
depressing. When growing up I didn't want children as I wanted to
concentrate on a career. Once I met my hubby - that soon changed! I am
older now, have endo and want kids - it's all turned to sh*t! lol
Thanks guys for your posts. It's great to hear from other women in the
same boat as me.
Take care and fingers crossed for a Feb bub for us all!
Tan
At Mon, 30 Jan 2006, Jaime wrote:
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>Hey April & Tanya,
>This is the first time I've posted here, but just wanted to let you know
>that you're not alone. I'm 26 and was diagnosed in Aug with stage 4
>endo. I had a cyst on my ovary, so we did a lap to remove it and that's
>when the endo was discoverd. My Dr drained my cyst and tried to free up
>some of the destruction, but nothing major was done. I was put on
>Lupron and I just had my last shot last week. My husband and I have
>been trying to concieve since before all of this happened, so I was
>devistated when told about this. Plus I was told that I probably won't
>be able to concieve on my own and that IVF would be my only option. My
>husband and I are praying for a miracle, because we have decided to try
>naturally for a couple of months. IVF is so expensive and our insurance
>does not cover anything. It's just so fusturating dealing with endo and
>then having it affect the possibility of you having a family. Isn't the
>endo enough to deal with?? Anyway I just wanted to introduce myself and
>let you know that you're not alone. Feel free to e-mail me. April, I'd
>love to hear more about your sister and how long it took her to get
>pregnant.
>
>--
>Jaime
>
>At Mon, 30 Jan 2006, April wrote:
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>>Our situation sounds a lot alike. I've come to the point where the only
>>thing in this world that would cheer me up is a positive pregnancy test
>>but when I start to feel horribly down I try and focus on my sister who
>>overcame endo. It took her 3 years to get pregnant. She had a lap..
>>(no laser though).. then she went on Lupron for 6 months. & now she
>>has 3 beautiful little boys.. 6, 4, and 1.. My nephews give me lots of
>>hope.. so chin up.. all this we're going thru will make us all the
>>better mothers .. ( i know you've heard that one b4 too.. but it
>>really is true....) Did your dr. suggest possibly doing IUI? My dr.
>>wants to be very aggressive w/ this window of opportunity now that the
>>surgery has been done b4 the adhesions and scar tissue get a chance to
>>reform..
>>At Sat, 28 Jan 2006, Tanya wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi April,
>>>I'm just about to turn 31 and I now have stage 4-5 endo with severe
>>>adhesions. After my first lap (2yrs ago), my gyno said it was medically
>>>impossible for me to have gotten pregnant prior to the op. This was due
>>>to endo blocking my falopian tubes, left ovary, womb, around my bladder
>>>and vagina. I had my second lap in Nov '05 and my left ovary folded and
>>>fused together and then fused to my pelvic wall. My bowel fused to my
>>>uterus. I had endo blocking my pouch of douglas and other areas. Plus
>>>a few other extras done to fix me up so I can conceive. My gyno
>>>strongly advised my hubby and I not to wait and to try for children
>>>straight away as waiting may cause my problems to increase and be worse
>>>than before. I had to wait 4 weeks before trying as I had a pessary
>>>stitched in, which prevented intercourse. We have been trying since
>>>xmas and I am now waiting for my periods, if they come...it's a waiting
>>>game! I'm still getting a lot of pelvic pain as well as nausea, which
>>>are extremely annoying and distruptive to my life, as u all would know
>>>and understand. I feel quite fatigued each day and don't feel as
>>>energetic as I used to. Stressing doesn't help while trying to get
>>>pregnant...but we can't help it. We want to have children and yeah,
>>>it's probably 12 months earlier than we planned, but we are looking
>>>forward to having a baby. I am stressed waiting for pregnancy and if
>>>the adhesions will affect the baby...but as advised by one of the women
>>>on this forum - take the chance...so I am. I suggest you do too :) I'm
>>>just a scared, nervous and stressed. Good luck and remember to take
>>>Folic Acid while trying to conceive and whilst pregnant (check with
>>>doctor if okay). All the best,
>>>Tan
>>>
>>>At Fri, 27 Jan 2006, April wrote:
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>>>>Hello, I'm somewhat new to the forum.. I was looking for some advise or
>>>>to chat with someone going thru the same endo issues as myself. I was
>>>>just diagnosed in November w/ stage 3 endo by having a lap. I went to
>>>>another dr. who is a RE and he wanted to do lap. so back to the
>>>>operating room I went 2.5 months after the first surgery. (We've been
>>>>trying to get pregnant for a year and four months.) My 2nd dr. is a
>>>>very skilled surgeon who specializes in endometriosis so he was able to
>>>>resolve A LOT of the stuff the other dr. did not address or laser. He
>>>>said it was not possible for me to ever get pregnant becuz of all the
>>>>adhesions that had glued my ovaries, tubes, and bowel away from where
>>>>the needed to be for conception. The day after my surgery I ovulated &
>>>>we luckily were able to have intercourse. The dr. said that if we do
>>>>not get pregnant this month, he's going to start IUI next time I
>>>>ovulate... This is just really nerve racking.. I'm starting to wonder
>>>>if I will ever get pregnant. My husband is taking it so hard. Everyone
>>>>says to relax.. it's definately gonna happen but I'm really scared.. I
>>>>don't know if I will ever come to terms w/ not being able to be a mother
>>>>if it comes to that.. any advise or anyone else going thru the same
>>>>thing?
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>April L.
>>>>
>>--
>>April L.
>>
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