One Tubers

[zero7]

Hello ladies - hope you are all well. Just wondering if we all feel that our cycles are different since EP's/tubal removal. I have recently had a couple of slightly shorter cycles, but that may be down to stress/depression. (I have been signed off work for this just recently). But my periods are definately not the same- Not so heavy but still lasting for 4-5 days. Do you think this is something to worry about? (Seem to worry about everything menstrual now!)

Also, there's the aches and pains around my remaining tube and sometimes on the tubeless side! I notice that I get what seems like ever lasting ov pain from ov to af. Does anyone else get this?

Sorry for going on, but I just cant relax about things concerning me bits!!!

Good luck with your op olivia- will be thinking of you. xxx

 

[bklove]

my cycle has been funky the last 2 cycles. With less flow and more spotting and the pain has decreased significantly on the tubeless side. Not sure what the hell is up, but I'm wondering if i'm ovualting or not, and from the remaining side. I plan to ask all this on Thursday when I follow up with GYN number 5...what an adventure

 

[Shell'sAngels]

Hi ladies,

Olivia, yeh my temps did rise, saying im 3dpo now altho im sure im 4dpo but will go with the chart lol....I hope everything goes ok for you hun and its all over and done with soon so you can start ttc. I get the ongoing pains too everymonth on my good side it drives me insane and hurts so much!

Zero.. yeh i get them pains right thro to af, however i have just said that and im not getting them as much this month just mild twinges, but im almost convinced i ov'd on my bad side this month , also my af's since ectopic are alot shorter about 4 days but are much heavier now!!

x

 

[puppymom32]

My cycles have been all messed up too but I think are starting to straighten out. My LP is getting longer but overall my cycles are shorter and lighter than they were before tube removal and I do feel way more cramping all over but it could just be that I am paying more attention now.

 

[zero7]

Sounds like it is quite common for changes in cycle then. I suppose that's quite comforting for us to know that.

I equate all pain to being a problem with my tubes/ovaries now - probably even wind!!

I do think we probably notice more now though! xx

 

[Olivia2]

Thanks Zero for the goodluck vibes for my op. 24hrs to go well till I have to be there I guess then the wait is on for ages waiting to go in. Hopefully I am an early case. Looking forward to knowing what is going on. The wait has been difficult not knowing where to from here.
The pain I get on my tube side hurts so much also. It has been there for ages before the EP but definately getting worse as time goes on. Also I have it the whole cycle now not just O to AF like it use to be. The bad part of it is the concern about its health IYKWIM.

 

[KimmyB]

Let us know how you get on Olivia2, good luck.

I have just had my first af after surgery and it has been heavier but only 3 and a half days long :S

It's a constant worry never knowing what's going on in our bodies. I also get strange twinges on my good side.

 

[cyclura]

Can I join you ladies? I was born with one tube, one ovary, one left pelvic kidney and half a womb, apparently when I was developing in my mother womb somethign went a bit wrong and only half of my reproductive organs developed but I have one daughter so I am fertile.

I am now trying for a second now

 

[muncho]

hi ladies
i was hoping you may be able to help me
last week i had a lap, hsg and hysteroscopy.i was told my one of tubes was twisted and stuck to my bowel so he has seperated it but he is not very optimsitic about that tube. he suggests IVF.
he says he saw an egg and im due to ov this week.

my question is, the tube that is twisted is the side i think i ov from. im guessing that it would be difficult/impossible for the egg to get to the pother falliopain tube? anyone else got this and is IVF the only option. im 39

thanks for your help

 

[zero7]

Hi cyclura, Hi muncho

Muncho- it is possible for the other fallopian tube to pick up the egg - my gyno consultant told me this after my op. I think she said that if you lose a tube but have both ovaries, your chances of conceiving are reduced to 85% as opposed to 50%. Basically, you dont reduce your fertility by half just because you lose a tube! - Hope that makes sense- I waffled a bit!!

Cyclura- good luck with ttc #2!

Kimmy- you're right- it is a constant worry. I would love to be 'normal' with as good a chance as most women have of conceiving. I know most women will worry at some stage with-in their pregnancy, but I feel constantly on edge about it- its not fair

Love and hugs. xxx

 

[KimmyB]

Hi Cyclura and Muncho, welcome!

Zero - It would be great to be "normal" inside! And in my head also, it is so messed up! Don't get me wrong, I have more good days than bad now but when I do have a bad day...Oh dear! On those days all I can think is...I'm never going to get pregnant again, what if there's something wrong with the other tube? What if I don't ovulate from my right side? What if that little bean had just travelled further and implanted in the right place!!! I would've been 12+2 today

But on my good days I think...I still have a good chance and it will happen!!
Today is a good day, but I had an awful nightmare lastnight where I needed a D+C (i've never had one!)I hope it wasn't an omen

Anyway, sorry for the waffle! Just needed to get that off my chest (my dh is a fantastic support but I hate to worry him)
xxx

 

[cyclura]

Thanks for the welcome ladies,

I think we all have bad and good days as it is always a worry niggling at the back of our minds (well it is for me) I have not gone through an ectopic and I feel for you ladies that have but I do worry I will lose my only tube/ovary or more seriously kidney quite alot, my OH is a rock as well and we are looking into freezing some of my eggs just to put my mind at rest.

On another not I am 4DPO I did O this month so I am hoping its first time lucky for me.

 

[muncho]

thanks ladies zero for your comments thats sounds promising

life is so difficult snt it..i told my friends yesterday abot my lap and endo and tu=be and IVF, she said ' oh ots such a shame , listen at least its not cancer or anything' i went mad..i said to her 'how would you feel if you were in my position' she , by the way concieved 1st time both her kids...i should have known better.
im not tellign anyone now as i think people wont understand unless they have the same issues and /or know someone going thru it

so tahts why its important to be apart of forums like this..where everynes listens and supports

thanks x

 

[KimmyB]

Muncho - I have found that some people (usually the ones closest to us) just have no idea what is coming out of their mouth! As you said though, tou will always get support on here. I have my fingers crossed for your BFP!

Cyclura - It must be a constant worry for you, especially having only one kidney! Your baby is so cute, you will be an inspiration for everyone on here! Good luck for your BFP.

 

[puppymom32]

Can I join you ladies? I was born with one tube, one ovary, one left pelvic kidney and half a womb, apparently when I was developing in my mother womb somethign went a bit wrong and only half of my reproductive organs developed but I have one daughter so I am fertile.

I am now trying for a second now

Welcome cyclura,
Your daughter is beautiful. So nice to know that even with everything that you have been dealt that you can still have a bundle of joy. If you dont mind answering did it take you a while to conceive your daugther or did it happen right away. I am just curious. Good luck trying with your second there are a wonderful bunch of women on this team.

Amy

 

[puppymom32]

hi ladies
i was hoping you may be able to help me
last week i had a lap, hsg and hysteroscopy.i was told my one of tubes was twisted and stuck to my bowel so he has seperated it but he is not very optimsitic about that tube. he suggests IVF.
he says he saw an egg and im due to ov this week.

my question is, the tube that is twisted is the side i think i ov from. im guessing that it would be difficult/impossible for the egg to get to the pother falliopain tube? anyone else got this and is IVF the only option. im 39

thanks for your help

Mucho Welcome,
I was told the same as Zero that even though I have one tube the other tube can still pick up the egg if I ovulate on the incorrect side. I truly hope that is the case. Best of luck to y ou.

 

[puppymom32]

thanks ladies zero for your comments thats sounds promising

life is so difficult snt it..i told my friends yesterday abot my lap and endo and tu=be and IVF, she said ' oh ots such a shame , listen at least its not cancer or anything' i went mad..i said to her 'how would you feel if you were in my position' she , by the way concieved 1st time both her kids...i should have known better.
im not tellign anyone now as i think people wont understand unless they have the same issues and /or know someone going thru it

so tahts why its important to be apart of forums like this..where everynes listens and supports

thanks x

I have heard some fertility specialist refer to the depression that comes with infertility as a disease similar to cancer. And honestly I think it is true you wake up everyday and try to be optimistic but the truth is it hurts and you have no ideal what is going to happen next. A lot of times you think why me why couldnt i just be normal but i guess that is not what was meant for us. I know it will happen there are so many inspirations even on this team that it will.

 

[muncho]

thanks ladies

i work for a pharmacuetical company and have sold drugs that 'improve quality of life' and how the medical profession and society does not see this as a major thing - becuse its not life threatening..
im now a patient and im shocked to see the reactions of people
anyway im going to my 1st endo group today ..woo hooo

cyclura ~ amazing that u have kids , nice story

you ladies are so nice thank you for helping me xx

 

[cyclura]

It was a roller coaster for me to conceive, at first I didn't know about any of this so we assumed my partner had a low sperm count because I had conceived in the past with a different partner but miscarried. We were together for 3 years before I fell pregnant the first time, but we were not strict about TTC it was more of an if it happens it happens although we did BD around my O anyway. Unfortunately I MCd again. After I got a proper AF I purchased a CBFM and we were starting to BD every other day on my high days and every day on my peaks and just after, I was only Oing every second cycle but we got pregnant within 3 eligible cycles, I was lucky really as I know I can only O normally every 2nd cycle so I treat that cycle like everyone else, when I do not O I just enjoy the month with my DH and there is no pressure. I do worry I am going to lose something but I have a beautiful daughter so I will never miss out, on good days I do look at her and know I am blessed, some poor ladies have got it much much worse than me.

I am using my CBFM again this time round in the hope it will be a good tool in helping me get my BFP, it helped me map out my cycles at least.

 

[puppymom32]

It was a roller coaster for me to conceive, at first I didn't know about any of this so we assumed my partner had a low sperm count because I had conceived in the past with a different partner but miscarried. We were together for 3 years before I fell pregnant the first time, but we were not strict about TTC it was more of an if it happens it happens although we did BD around my O anyway. Unfortunately I MCd again. After I got a proper AF I purchased a CBFM and we were starting to BD every other day on my high days and every day on my peaks and just after, I was only Oing every second cycle but we got pregnant within 3 eligible cycles, I was lucky really as I know I can only O normally every 2nd cycle so I treat that cycle like everyone else, when I do not O I just enjoy the month with my DH and there is no pressure. I do worry I am going to lose something but I have a beautiful daughter so I will never miss out, on good days I do look at her and know I am blessed, some poor ladies have got it much much worse than me.

I am using my CBFM again this time round in the hope it will be a good tool in helping me get my BFP, it helped me map out my cycles at least.

Thanks for sharing. I too am thinking of using a CBFM but not sure if i really need it or not because I pretty much know when I ovulate and can usually tell which side it is on too. I have no CM from all the drugs I have tried in the past so might try IUI as that should help get the spermies a better shot of making it to where they need to be. Gonna wait until the new year before I make any decisions.