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Re: 16 weeks, IC, cerclage, lots of pelvic pressure

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 9 Jul 2002 16:34:31 -0500 (CDT)


At Tue, 9 Jul 2002, L. wrote: >
>Hello,
>
>This is my third pregnancy and first with a cerclage, placed at 11
>weeks. Had a complete septum mostly repaired after a loss at 19 weeks.
>
>I have a day or two out of every week when I feel incredible pressure
>and an achiness at the mouth of the vagina (posterior and anterior).
>This is usually relieved when I lie on my side. This pressure and pain
>subsides after a day or two, but has been especially annoying this week,
>my sixteenth.
>
>I have a level II US scheduled in a week, and the cerclage did look good
>a little over a week ago when checked. In the meantime I spend most of
>my time lying down and feeling like a time bomb.
>
>Does this sound like normal growing pangs, or should I expect to feel
>more than usual discomfort as a cerclage patient?
>
>Thanks for your time.
>
>--
>L.
>

It sounds like normal growing pains, no doubt magnified by your understandable concern.

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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