PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for March, 2001: Re: Uterine scar tissue and poss of C/section

Re: Uterine scar tissue and poss of C/section

From: Angela (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 27 Mar 2001 23:50:24 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 27 Mar 2001, William McIntosh, MD wrote: >
>At Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Kostas wrote:
>>
>>8 years ago I had an emergency C/Section where I also lost a lot of
>>blood, understandable as within 10 minutes my son was delivered.
>>1 Year afterwards, I had a hernia in the C/section area which was
>>operated on.
>>3 years ago I had an infection of one fallopian tube as well as an
>>infected appendix. This was also operated on.
>>The miracle here is that I'm pregnant again with my 4th child, 5 months
>>and after amniocentesis everything seems fine.
>>I've always had a niggly pain in the right side where the operations
>>took place getting more noticeable as the pregnancy progresses.
>>I haven't mentioned it to my doctor as it's not that painful just a bit
>>worrying.
>>My real question is, am I better opting for a C/section this time rather
>>that risk rupture in labour ?
>>would 1 C/section and 2 other forms of surgery in the same scar count as
>>3 C/sections ?
>>any advice would be appreciated.
>>thank you
>>angela Wright-Nicolaou
>>Cyprus
>
>The other surgeries do not count the same as C/Sections, so you really
>have had only one surgery where the wall of the uterus was weakened. You
>are as eligible as anyone that has had one C/S, but your absolute
>eligibility will depend on what type of C/S was done, as well as a host
>of factors from this pregnancy.
>
>--
>William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
>
>This is for educational purposes only, and is neither designed nor intended to replace consultation with and examination by a licensed medical professional.
>
>Please, no private e-mails. I will not be able to answer them.
>

-- I'm very grateful for your prompt advise.

I now understand that it is the Uterus and not the abdominal wall that may rupture.

Thank you angela

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