PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for November, 1998: GBS, PID & Pregnancy

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GBS, PID & Pregnancy

From: Nicola (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:40:10 -0600 (CST)

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In Feb 1994 I gave birth to my second healthy baby girl. When my first child was born I had had a GBS and was treated with a course of Amoxicillin, which seemed to clear things up. After my second delivery I was extremely ill and spent a month in hospital. At the time I was living in England. I was scanned daily and given oral anti-biotics and then IV anti-biotics. Eventually I had surgery, a laparotomy, to remove the abcess. I had regularly appointments with the consultant who informed me that the infection had been in the peritoneum and had traveled into my fallopian tubes. My ovaries were also quite badly affected. He told me that as a result I had PID and it was very unlikely that I would ever have more children. He advised me to have a hysterectomy, to have everything removed including my ovaries and to have HRT. I refused this and the PID has caused me few problems since. A year ago I had an investigative laparoscopy. The results were unclear as the scar tissue had completely covered the uterus, tubes and ovaries. Today, after 4 years of being sure I would never have another child I discovered that I am, once again pregnant. While being full of joy, my main feeling is one of apprehension and fear. I'd like to know what the implications of the pregnancy are and how I can be sure that I won’t be so sick this time. I would also like to know the chance of having an ectopic pregnancy. I would appreciate your input. I had an appointment today to see my physican, but an emergency came in and I was re-scheduled, to Monday November 16th. I live in the San Francisco Bay area.

Kind Regards

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Nicola J. Vickery

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