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Re: Trying to get pregnant....

From: April (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Jan 31 19:12:54 2006

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I will pray that March will be our month.. We'll have Christmas babies... At Tue, 31 Jan 2006, Tanya wrote: >
>My periods are heavier than normal this month and I had to take Digesics
>at work...felt so drowsy and couldn't piece a sentence together...lol,
>it was like I was drunk! lol Come on pregnancy!!
>That is inspiring...knowing your sister got through it is great news!
>:))
>My doctor hasn't suggested any alternatives as yet. I have my next
>appointment end of March and he was hoping I'll come in pregnant. I
>think he wanted to give me an opportunity first, then go from there. My
>biggest fear is the scar tissues and adhesions fusing more organs
>together...especially during pregnancy! If I'm not pregnant by the time
>I see my dr, I may have to suggest it. He said it could take a year or
>I could get pregnant straight away. I didn't think of any questions
>last time I saw him...I now have heaps thanks to this forum.
>Trying to get pregnant is stressful and depressing but I know we will
>get there. Everything happens for a reason and if it's meant to be, it
>will be.
>All the best and thank you so much for your advice, it's appreciated.
>Tan
>
>At Mon, 30 Jan 2006, April wrote:
>>
>>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:
>>>>
>>>>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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April L.

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