Hi, my name is Jami and I just found this board. I had an ep in April and it was an awful experience. I found out on my birthday that the Dr. was going to have to remove my left tube,along with my baby. We had been trying for 9 months to get pregnant only for this to have happened. I have a 2.5 year old little boy that the Dr. said he can't believe we were even able to get pregnant because the scarring was so bad. So I'm afraid to get pregnant again because what if this happens again? That would mean Liam is my only child and while I love him very much and thank God every day that I have him, I had dreams of him having brothers and sisters to grow up with. Has anyone had a successful pregnancy after an ep, even though they still have scarring? My Dr. said he cleaned it up as best he could,but he doesn't know how it will go. I just never want to go through that heartbreak again.
{{{HUGS}}} I'm so sorry for your ep loss, but I'm glad you found our board. You are definitely in good company here...we've all btdt and we know what you're experiencing. Have you had an HSG test yet? That can help show if your tubes are open and could put your mind at ease about the scarring. It won't show every abnormality, but you'd know if they were open and not blocked by scar tissue, anyway. There's always the option of IVF too, which would allow you to bypass your tubes. Might be something to think about. I can totally relate to your desire for your little guy to have at least one other sibling. I reached a point when my dd was 2 years old or so where I was so sad to think that we wouldn't have another child...she was such a social little lady and she deserved a sibling. It took my dh longer to reach that point...and it was more from all of his female co-workers bugging him than it was from me bugging him, LOL...but one day he said we needed another kid. They're 4.75 yrs apart but now that they're older, the age gap isn't horrendous, and I'm just glad for two kids so I don't care if they're 100 years apart ;-)
Oh, and as for pregnancies following ep...my ep was my first, a ruptured ep with lap but kept my tube. The doc did tell me I had "endometriosis scarring" that he lasered out, tho I'd never in my life had any endo symptoms or diagnosis. Anyway, I went on to have three pregnancies after the ep...my two kids, with a "normal" m/c sandwiched in between. Never another ep.
Homeschooling mom to Kaitlyn (12) and Kristopher (7) ~^~ EP 3/95 and M/C 4/01 ~^~ My baby sister died from Group B Strep. Your baby doesn't have to! http://www.thejessecause.org
An HSG is a hysterosalpingogram. It's a contrast dye x-ray study, where they inject a bit of dye thru your cervix into your uterus and watch it (hopefully) spill out thru your tubes successfully. It won't show up things like conduction issues, but you'd at least know if your tubes were open or blocked, which in your case with the scar tissue would be nice to know!
Homeschooling mom to Kaitlyn (12) and Kristopher (7) ~^~ EP 3/95 and M/C 4/01 ~^~ My baby sister died from Group B Strep. Your baby doesn't have to! http://www.thejessecause.org
was reading your story, just found this site. did you ever get the hsg done? i have a 2yr old girl and just recently had ectopic treated with methotrexate. i had hsg done and it showed one tube completely closed and one with scar tissue. not sure what causes all this. i did have my first baby c section??? i thought i could have surgery to open or clear my tube but the doc i just visited says thats old procedure and now whats offered is invetro. not sure i can financially go that route but i understand your feelings. i felt guilty thinking shouldnt i be happy i have a baby already. some women dont get that. but my dream to was to have another or two siblings for her. anyway i understand your feelings so your not alone. i have found unless you have went thru this that it is hard for people to understand
