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Re: surgery to remove IUD.......HELP ME PLEASE!From: shelby (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:22:30 -0500 (CDT)
At Wed, 28 Aug 2002, gretchen wrote: > >I have had my IUD almost 4 yrs now. I am wanting it removed. My gyno >was not able to locate it during exam or colpo., so yesterday we did an >x-ray. It is still there and he says it looks to be in the correct >place, but that b/c the string is too short, that I will have to go into >the O.R. and have my cervix dilated to have it removed. He says it >should be an outpatient procedure. I am scheduled to see the doc again >in 6 weeks. I have no insurance and we are looking to purchase some >now, so the doc wanted to give me time to get coverage. My questions >are....is that common? what should i expect? will this trouble mean that >i may have trouble getting pregnant? and......should i go back to the >doc that placed the IUD and see if he will take care of the problem, >since it could be his fault (i was never told of a string or even to >look for one monthly, as i have recently learned is the norm.) ?? hi gretchen, i am not a doc but am currently going through something similar except i have sutures in me from a c section when i had my son they never disolved, so my doc is doing a d&c next week, which opens yr cervix and then look in my uterus and remove the rest of the material. I dont think you will have a problem getting pregnant, i have heard of several women who have had the same thing happen, and to remove it most likely will be an outpatient thing.. good luck, take care shelby
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