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Originally Posted by hopefulmama
Amy You have a fibroid rioght? (My mind is goingLOL). Did they remove it during the c-section? Just wondering - I have a friend that had one removed and thought that would be great if they did it at the same x as the section - only 1 recovery and all.
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Audra... Yep! I've actually got 4 of them. The one is monstrous (10cm). I tried to convince my OB to remove it at the same time as the c-section, but they said that the only way that would have done that was if it was in the way of where they had to do the incision. The big one I have is on the top part of my uterus in the uterine wall, so of course as luck would have it, it didn't get in the way. They said the reason they won't remove it during the c-section is that there is too high of a risk of major bleeding and that the c-section is traumatic enough on your body. With the additional risk of bleeding, there is also a high risk that I'd have lost my uterus completely at that time. I wasn't ready for that as we'd love to be able to at least have the option to try for a second child down the road.
The only thing that stinks now is that my OB as well as my RE had said that the fibroids would have to come out before we tried to conceive again, so that would mean another surgery for me and more recovery time before being able to TTC again. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it though. Right now I'm having a tough enough time with just one child, let alone two!!!
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Me 36 (now 37) fibroids mild endo
DH 40 (now 41) no issues
Dx unexplained infertility
TTC 16+ mths
'08
6/27 Start BCP
7/15 BIG BOX OF MEDS
7/17 Stop BCP 10U Lupron
7/21 
7/23 Stims 2 Bravelle+2 Menopur
7/24 Lupron 5U
7/26 E2=426 1 Bravelle+2 Menopur; 7/28 E2=1034 2 Menopur ; 7/29 E2=1764 2 Menopur ; 7/30 E2=2882 1 Menopur ; 7/31 E2=3900 1/2 Menopur ; 8/1 E2=4240 TRIGGER 9:20pm ; 8/3 ER 9:20am 12 eggs ; 8/4 8 fert ; 8/8 ET 10:50am 
2 blasts ; 8/10 1 snowbaby
8/18 Beta1=159! I'm 
! ; 8/20 Beta2=397 ; 8/22 Beta3=771
9/2 US 1 little guy 2.5mm hr 120
9/9 US 10mm hr 143
9/15 OB release
10/16 NT scan perfect! ; 11/20 Rx fibroid pain ; 11/24 Rx=placenta previa ; 12/11 level2 US
IT'S A BOY!
1/15 US 2lb1oz ; 2/10 Rhogam shot ; 2/16 US 3lb11oz ;
3/19 US 6lb1oz!
4/16/09 William was born via emergency c-section! (7 lbs 15 oz, 21")
