It looks like I will be having surgery anyway. They are going to try and unblock the tube if they can not they will simply just remove it. He said recovery is easy 2days at the most, out patient surgery. They still have to go in and look at my left tube as well. He said they could not exactly tell if it was completely normal or not. If it is fine then I can go on about my business hopefully have a baby. He said if the left tube is abnormal then I would have to consider IVF for a healthy pregnancy. I am thinking it should be fine. But we will see. Not what I wanted to hear. Please left tube be normal. They will figure out how this happened it could be any number of reasons. He also said even with the tube fixed I am still at a disadvantage for a healthy pregnancy. Without surgery 60 percent chance another ectopic, with surgery and one healthy tube 15 percent chance.
I have to wait a couple of weeks for the surgery but we may be in Garner when he wants to do it so then I may have to put it off for July. He said its not life or death waiting a month won't kill me. But as I have heard Dr gullet say before, "time is not your friend." He said he would not put it off any longer than that. The older I get the more risk are involved and the more my eggs will age. After the surgery he said I should give my body at least one month to heal then I am in the clear. Alot of people do not realize how common infertility is in couples who have already conceived one healthy child. My doctor said he has seen women after having 2 children come in wanting a third and can not get pregnant. Its common and can happen.
Thanks for the prayers keep them coming. I hope everything works out. I will let everyone know when my surgery is when I find out. Thanks guys.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Update: on infertilty problem
It looks like I will be having surgery anyway. They are going to try and unblock the tube if they can not they will simply just remove it. He said recovery is easy 2days at the most, out patient surgery. They still have to go in and look at my left tube as well. He said they could not exactly tell if it was completely normal or not. If it is fine then I can go on about my business hopefully have a baby. He said if the left tube is abnormal then I would have to consider IVF for a healthy pregnancy. I am thinking it should be fine. But we will see. Not what I wanted to hear. Please left tube be normal. They will figure out how this happened it could be any number of reasons. He also said even with the tube fixed I am still at a disadvantage for a healthy pregnancy. Without surgery 60 percent chance another ectopic, with surgery and one healthy tube 15 percent chance.
I have to wait a couple of weeks for the surgery but we may be in Garner when he wants to do it so then I may have to put it off for July. He said its not life or death waiting a month won't kill me. But as I have heard Dr gullet say before, "time is not your friend." He said he would not put it off any longer than that. The older I get the more risk are involved and the more my eggs will age. After the surgery he said I should give my body at least one month to heal then I am in the clear. Alot of people do not realize how common infertility is in couples who have already conceived one healthy child. My doctor said he has seen women after having 2 children come in wanting a third and can not get pregnant. Its common and can happen.
Thanks for the prayers keep them coming. I hope everything works out. I will let everyone know when my surgery is when I find out. Thanks guys.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
About my family and how things have been!
So we have A sweet little boy named Kyle! I thank God for him every day! WE are hoping to add on to our family very soon! We have been trying for quite some time with little success.
I got pregnant back in September of 2011. I had a miscarriage at 6 weeks. My doctor told me it was common it happens to alot of women not to worry. I found out I was pregnant again end of January 2012. I had another miscarriage at 6 weeks. After this I was given a hormone test. It showed that my egg quality was not good. Not viable for conception or if they are concieved they will not live long. We tried fertility drugs for 6 months. Nothing happened. We decided to take a break from the drugs fo a couple of months. Three months went by still nothing. I tried the drugs one more time as a last ditch effort to try and avoid seeing a specialist. They did not work. So then I started seeing Doctor Grunert. Who I like but his nurses are the rudest people I ever met!
While seeing him.. I found out I was pregnant in February 2013. The day before Valentines day. I had a feeling I was pregnant. I went to the store and got a test because I wanted to surprise Adam for V-day! We were so happy! FINALLY! We thought it's our time again! Surely nothing will go wrong this time. NOT! Just two days later i was in extreme pain followed by other serious issues. I called my doctor and they assumed I was having another miscarriage. I was told to stay off my feet all weekend and they would see me Monday. I went in Monday, they did an ultrasound and discovered an Ectopic pregnancy in my right fallopian tube. I was 9 weeks. I could see it, I even heard the heartbeat! I was told I was lucky I would not have to have surgery because we caught it early. We were both devastated.
I was given a shot called Methatrexate. They give this shot to Cancer patients. It can cause severe sickness and liver damage. But it is commonly used for this. It stops the growth of the pregnancy and helps your body to release it naturally. I went to the ER later that night with severe pain. They told me it was contractions i was feeling and it was a good sign. I never had contractions with Kyle so did not know. I was sent home the next day still in pain. The next morning I was in pain for about 3 to 4 hours. I felt the pressure, the urge to push, just like I was in labor. I screamed the whole time while Adam kept Kyle far away. And just like when you have a baby.. instant relief when it was over. only for a little while though. It took me about 5 weeks to feel normal again.
Not long after that did a dye test. They determined my right tube was 100% blocked. I was told I could try IVF or have surgery to tie up the tube. At first IVF sounded like the way to go but our insurance will cover the surgery. So we may just do that. I am seeing the doctor on May the 20th. I will have another update then. But either way we will have to fix the tube!
I got pregnant back in September of 2011. I had a miscarriage at 6 weeks. My doctor told me it was common it happens to alot of women not to worry. I found out I was pregnant again end of January 2012. I had another miscarriage at 6 weeks. After this I was given a hormone test. It showed that my egg quality was not good. Not viable for conception or if they are concieved they will not live long. We tried fertility drugs for 6 months. Nothing happened. We decided to take a break from the drugs fo a couple of months. Three months went by still nothing. I tried the drugs one more time as a last ditch effort to try and avoid seeing a specialist. They did not work. So then I started seeing Doctor Grunert. Who I like but his nurses are the rudest people I ever met!
While seeing him.. I found out I was pregnant in February 2013. The day before Valentines day. I had a feeling I was pregnant. I went to the store and got a test because I wanted to surprise Adam for V-day! We were so happy! FINALLY! We thought it's our time again! Surely nothing will go wrong this time. NOT! Just two days later i was in extreme pain followed by other serious issues. I called my doctor and they assumed I was having another miscarriage. I was told to stay off my feet all weekend and they would see me Monday. I went in Monday, they did an ultrasound and discovered an Ectopic pregnancy in my right fallopian tube. I was 9 weeks. I could see it, I even heard the heartbeat! I was told I was lucky I would not have to have surgery because we caught it early. We were both devastated.
I was given a shot called Methatrexate. They give this shot to Cancer patients. It can cause severe sickness and liver damage. But it is commonly used for this. It stops the growth of the pregnancy and helps your body to release it naturally. I went to the ER later that night with severe pain. They told me it was contractions i was feeling and it was a good sign. I never had contractions with Kyle so did not know. I was sent home the next day still in pain. The next morning I was in pain for about 3 to 4 hours. I felt the pressure, the urge to push, just like I was in labor. I screamed the whole time while Adam kept Kyle far away. And just like when you have a baby.. instant relief when it was over. only for a little while though. It took me about 5 weeks to feel normal again.
Not long after that did a dye test. They determined my right tube was 100% blocked. I was told I could try IVF or have surgery to tie up the tube. At first IVF sounded like the way to go but our insurance will cover the surgery. So we may just do that. I am seeing the doctor on May the 20th. I will have another update then. But either way we will have to fix the tube!
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