Blocked tubes and trying to conceived

[babymia]

Hi ladies,

I'm 28, have 2 kids from my previous marriage. Oldest daughter is 13 and youngest is 10. Well I've been trying to conceive for over a year.. Long story short I have not been able to get pregnant. Finally got tested all my blood work were good except for my hsg. Both of my tubes are blocked, I have another appointment on the 5th. My question is has anyone gotten pregnant with blocked tubes or after surgery? I'm also starting to take ginseng and goldenseal it suppose to help unblock Fallopian tubes.

 

[ilovegoob]

Take serrapeptase. I had two blocked tubes and it opened the right one after 4 months. This was after my doc couldnt open them with a lap. I also did castor oil packs on my low abdomen to soften up the scar tissue. Oh and I took cinnamon poria, i got it from radiantwonder.com Good luck!

 

[babymia]

Thanks!! Yes I will definally take that.. I did started doing the therapy massage. So you got pregnant after 4 months?

 

[Queenofwands]

Hi,
Hi Im the same....
Im using serrapeptase!!
Also just bout to start on chinese herbs & CBFM.

Im new to this so hope Im posting in the right place.
Im so in need of someone to talk to as I feel so alone...
Here is my story.

Im very lucky to have a beautiful daughter 14 years old and desperately want another child, my husband and I have been TTC for 5 years I went to the doctors and explained that my daughters father (not my husband) had cheated and left me with a delightful parting gift.... the clap!
It went undetected for many years, got it treated but i didnt know It could cause so much damage.
The doctor told me not to worry and even if one tube is blocked they jump over so I left happy and trusted in what she said... another 3 years passed and still no

Long story short I collapsed at work doubled in pain and ended up at A&E
explained my ongoing pain and problems with getting pregnant....
I finally got to see a fertility doctor had a lap & dye test... both tubes blocked!!!
Still dont know to this day what the shooting pains were.

So anywho... after being in a state of shock for a few months & lots of research I want answers from my doctor as I wasnt told the extent of the damage ... scar???... mucus ???... ect.

I have read sooo many stories of women being told they have blocked tubes and falling pregant... wishful thinking but staying positive.
I come from a very strong bloodline of pagan healers so I truly believe the doctors are wrong and I will heal myself with natural medication,crystals,affirmations & positive thoughts.
Also Im going to purchase a clear blue fertility monitor and give that a try as i truly believe I can conceive naturally and my natural medication healing will help and we are TTC @ wrong time as Im irregular
I also do card readings and my cards have indicated a natural pregnancy
which has been confirmed by a psychic....
Im also in the process of trying to get a second opinion from doctors as Im armed with alot of info now and need questions answered!!

Would love to hear if you have had same problems and success
Wish you all Love & light.

 

[Queenofwands]

m in the process of getting an appointment to got through my results with a fine tooth comb, as now I am armed with better knowledge.
I didn't ask any questions when I finally got my results.

My experience was terrible at hospital.... the doctor didn't come and see me after my op...
I had to wait 2 long weeks for results by me ringing his PA!
I was referred back to hospital to explain my results... I was still in a state of shock I got shown my photos and told even tho both tubes are blocked at distal end not to worry as thy can do some amazing things... so i left happy & hopeful.

My next appointment was with the IVF clinic at the SAME hospital, just different unit...
I arrived at my IVF appointment happy and hopeful I was so wrong!
The IVF doctor refused to see me and it was a nurse that sat me down to explain to me there is nothing he will do for you because you have a daughter (not my hubbys) my hubby has no children i explained....
This doesn't matter.... He will not do anything for you....
I was a mess when I left the IVF unit...
I had to to all my appointments & operation on my own due to my hubby not being able to get time off work...

Since getting over my shock and doing lots of research I have read similar horror stories that here in the UK Doctors are very quick to get you on to IVF because you PAY for it!
GRRRRRRRRRRRRR

So I now have no faith in western medicine as all I have left is natural healing and my faith....
The only thing Im going to push for is a HSG as I have been swatting up on it and because I will awake during procedure so I feel Im in control.

I live in hope that my Dr are wrong and I did have a little trickle of dye or I had spasm during dye test.

Another strange thing.... I had no dye on my underwear after or on my bottom...
AND I was on my period the morning of opp as I came on an hour before opp (sorry tmi)
Doctor still said I was fine to go ahead as I was due to go down to theater...

I have also bought a CBFM to start tracking my cycle Im hoping that with my herbs and healing we might have better chances as I believe my blockage is not a true block and could be light scaring and gunk? sorry tmi.
I will be posting my results good or bad as It may help another further down the line...

Best of luck to you all... sending love light & baby dust xxx

 

[ilovegoob]

Thanks!! Yes I will definally take that.. I did started doing the therapy massage. So you got pregnant after 4 months?

No It opened my tube after 4 months of using it. I am not preggo yet. Scheduling an IUI soon. I'm 33 and don't want to wait as I am trying for my first.

 

[Queenofwands]

Found this on another forum.
Would be interested on what you think, post is from 2011
There are later posts of this lady who had successful live birth.
Gives us hope that UK doctors are too quick to get you on IVF train.
I'm in process of changing doctors & getting HSG as in not happy with how I was dealt with by my doctor I have too many unanswered questions.
PLEASE READ!!!
Exclamation Anyone that's been told they have blocked tubes please READ this!
Hello Ladies,

This is long but please read. I'd love to hear your thoughts. You will be floored when you read this! I'm a newbie here and would love to make new friends

I just joined this website yesterday. I have had a terrible last 9 months. I want to share my story with all of you so no one else goes through what I did.

November 08-Jan 09 and June 2009-Oct 2009 we tried on our own (There was Feb-May 08 that we couldnt try on our own due to another long story). So basically we had tried around 7 months on our own. 4 of those months were trying really hard (Fertility monitor and 2 rounds of clomid). I was just anxious to get pregnant. We had no real reasons at this point to think we were infertile. I'm the type that wants what I want yesterday, lol.

So anyway.. November 2009 I went to see my OBGYN because we had always been concerned I had ENDO. Basically because alot of my family members had it and I was always worried I had it because of terrible period cramps. With me being 27 I was concerned also. My gyno sent me to a reproductive endocrinoligist (internal referral at the same hospital). I see Dr. A (that's what we will call him even though I want to curse) late November 09. He does a 2 second pelvic exam and tells me he thinks I have endo. ***Keep in mind we already had a sperm analysis before this consult that was 220billion sperm count, decent motility, and low morphology. So I went to see Dr. A with a male factor infertility diagnosis in my head. So I of course start crying when he tells me I have endo. He schedules a laparoscopic surgery and hysteroscopy for December 5th. Post surgery he tells me that I have a BILATERAL proximal tubal occlusion meaning both tubes are blocked. He also tells me that I have Stage II endo and that he lasered what he could out. He said it was superficial on both ovaries and behind my rectum. My world is crushed. I am soo sooooo sad. I ask him bedside after surgery if we could schedule an HSG (I had already read all the clinical trials and knew that a abnormal tube finding during LAP/hystero should be followed up with an HSG. HSG should have been done in case I spasmed during surgery OR my lining was thick at the time and covered the tubes. He tells me that an HSG is NOT neccesary in my case because we know they are blocked. I again ask in the post op visit 2 weeks later if we could do an HSG. He again blows me off. I ask him if my tubes look normal from the outside during surgery. He says yes. And I said "so if they aren't hydrosalpinx how do we know they are blocked for sure without doing an HSG?" He says "In your case it could have been a congenital birth defect and they are just BLOCKED" He tells me IVF is our only option to get a baby. So we go on into IVF in Feb/March. Fresh cycle goes great. We get 14 eggs and 6 make it to really great graded embryos. We put 3 in on our 1st IVF with a negative pregnancy test. 2nd IVF is an FET in May 2010 and we again get a negative pregnancy test. He was a terrible IVF doc. He never did any baseline tests on hormones OR lining. I kept asking over and over and was continually treated like one of the cows in the herd. For the first IVF cycle I was on Lupron from Jan 20th to March 10th. WAY too long to be on LUPRON! My poor lil eggs were probabably fried and never had much of a chance even though they fertilized. So anywho.. over the course of our terrible IVF cycles I started getting suspicious and refused to do another fresh cycle with this Dr. A. So I got a second opinion in a town about 80 miles from where I live in July 2010. I go in thinking I'm gonna do IVF with this new doc. we will call new doc Dr. N. Because at this time I still thought my tubes were blocked. I just got a second opinion because I knew Dr. A's methods with IVF were terrible. I take all of my records to Dr. N. He spent about 3 hours with me in a consult. Very nice and thorough. He spent more time with me that day than Dr. A has adding up all the time total I've ever spent with dr. A. So... Dr. N is looking through my records and says "I dont think your tubes are blocked. I see nothing in this operative report that tells me I think your tubes are blocked.". I about fell out of my **** chair. Dr. N continues "In the LAP findings it says your tubes appear normal from the outside but they couldnt get the dye to go through them". He said "there is a 90% chance your tubes arent blocked". So he scheduled an HSG for the 13th and a pending LAP for the 20th depending on HSG results. Here are the results:
Aug 13th 2010-HSG-Normal results. Dye goes through both tubes (so definatley not a proximal blockage). One tube looks slightly suspicious on the distal end so we continue with the scheduled lap
Aug 20th- LAP with Divenchi robot- OPEN TUBES (PRAISE MY ALMIGHTY GOD) and NO ENDOmeteriosis!!

***********I just wanted to share my story on as many boards as possible to help others. Infertility and especially tube blockage is almost NEVER black and white. There are alot of gray areas. And unfortunatley some doctors take advantage of us. Always get a seconds opinion if you question your diagnosis/doctor at all**************

I think this doctor really thought I wiould get pregnant with IVF and would never question him. But his methods for IVF suck! His success rates on the CDC.gov which were released AFTER I had already done the two cycles with him are 15%!!!!!!!!!! That is freaking pitiful!

******Our Plan now is to try on our own for a couple cycles and possibly do an IUI next month to increase our chances.
Does anyone have any suggestions for us? Should I try IUI natural or do hormones too? we have money on our FSA we need to use before the end of the year so I am open to just about anything. I also have a box of 300IU Follistim left in the fridge (never opened). Wonder if I can use that?