WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2002: Re: surgery to remove IUD.......HELP ME PLEASE!

Re: surgery to remove IUD.......HELP ME PLEASE!

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Aug 2002 21:46:50 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 28 Aug 2002, shelby wrote: >
>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,

Get a second opinion from a diferent Gynecologist prior to this surgery???????????

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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