Finally, some possible answers from my RE appointment!

fondreflections · Jul 26, 2007

Well, yesterday was a very interesting day filled with many mixed emotions.

We walked in the door, and I handed the lady at the front desk all the paperwork, GYN records, and charts from the past three months. Hershey Medical Center sent lots of CF records as well.

Eventually, the doctor came back from lunch, and Jake and I were brought back to his office. Firstly, he went over all the paperwork that I filled out. Then, he looked at my age and the amount of time that we had been trying. He said, "There is something surely something missing here." He looked at my charts and confirmed that I DO ovulate. He also wasn't overly concerned with my CM either.

Instead, he looked at my whole slou of surgeries...You could see the look of disapproval on his face. "So you had a burst appendix 14 years ago?" Me: "Yes, I actually was walking around with it burst for 1 week. I never had the pain. I only remember throwing up 6-8 times a day, losing 15 pounds until I was down to 85 lbs. from 100 lbs. one week prior, and a fever of 105 F. I went to my CF doctor you claimed I picked up a viral infection and sent me home on Cipro. At 1 week later, I was even sicker and in/out of it. I was admitted into the ER and had a STAT ultrasound. I still remember laying on the table and being asked my the tech, " Jenny, did you have your appendix removed? Your chart says you hadn't?" And that was that. I don't recall anything else from the whole admission. The only explanation why I was alive was that because I had CF the mucus held some of the poison intact, preventing it from spreading quicker throughout my body. If I didn't have CF, I would have died within 3 days!!! However, I was really bad. The surgeon said that I wouldn't have made it another 2 days if it had not been caught when it was..."

That pretty much put him in shock. He just sat there with his mouth wide open. After pulling himself together he asking, " You also stated that you had 3 feet of your colon removed? Why?" Me: "Well about 6 months after the appendix incident, my colon was narrowing. It was the same side that was original connected to my appendix. Nothing could pass through anymore. I couldn't go to the bathroom, was severly bloated, and half the time I ate, it came back up because it had nowhere to go. The doctors rulled out IBS, Krohn's, enzymes, and everything else. The only explanation was the burst appendix. As a matter of fact, my colon was so messed up that they couldn't assure me that they would have enough good colon to fix the problem. They expressed (as being wheeled into the OR) that I may wake up with a bag for the rest of my life. Thankfully, I had enough salvagable large intestine."

Again, he sat there mortified. The silence was pretty long...Finally, he says, " I am almost positive that you have blocked/damaged tubes!!! After all that surgery, your tubes are probably the problem!!! 

He also stated that I would NEVER be able to get a laporscopy (sp?) due to all the abdominal surgery that I have had. He said that is why your old GYN doc left you on the pill because there is NO WAY we can do a lap on you. Your colon incision is 1 inch above the belly button, around, and down. The total incision is 3 inches long. We might hit adhesions if we did a lap. Huh...

Okay, time out! I know this outlook sounds gloomy but not actually. He too agrees that a pregnancy would be fine. I have had no problems at all abdominally since I was 15. I just may need additional scans, but he doesn't see anything that says that I shouldn't. He even stated that I wouldn't be at any higher of a risk (and depending on the pregnancy) may not be considered high risk after 4-5 months if things go well.

So overall, I finally have some idea of where to start. However, I do have many mixed emotions about what happened 12 years ago...I can't change anything but...What if ....How would you feel knowing that those surgeries may have left you sterile? We won't know the extent of the damage until we start the tests. He wants to do them between Day 6-11. Right now, I'm on Day 25 so I have to wait. Meanwhile, I have to get bloodwork, ultrasounds, cultures, and everything else. Plus, my husband has to donate. So we'll see. I just wanted to keep you all posted. <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">

NOTHING WAS CF-RELATED!!! THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU BUT NO ONE HAS THE PISS POOR LUCK THAT I HAVE!!!

fondreflections · Jul 26, 2007

Well, yesterday was a very interesting day filled with many mixed emotions.

We walked in the door, and I handed the lady at the front desk all the paperwork, GYN records, and charts from the past three months. Hershey Medical Center sent lots of CF records as well.

Eventually, the doctor came back from lunch, and Jake and I were brought back to his office. Firstly, he went over all the paperwork that I filled out. Then, he looked at my age and the amount of time that we had been trying. He said, "There is something surely something missing here." He looked at my charts and confirmed that I DO ovulate. He also wasn't overly concerned with my CM either.

Instead, he looked at my whole slou of surgeries...You could see the look of disapproval on his face. "So you had a burst appendix 14 years ago?" Me: "Yes, I actually was walking around with it burst for 1 week. I never had the pain. I only remember throwing up 6-8 times a day, losing 15 pounds until I was down to 85 lbs. from 100 lbs. one week prior, and a fever of 105 F. I went to my CF doctor you claimed I picked up a viral infection and sent me home on Cipro. At 1 week later, I was even sicker and in/out of it. I was admitted into the ER and had a STAT ultrasound. I still remember laying on the table and being asked my the tech, " Jenny, did you have your appendix removed? Your chart says you hadn't?" And that was that. I don't recall anything else from the whole admission. The only explanation why I was alive was that because I had CF the mucus held some of the poison intact, preventing it from spreading quicker throughout my body. If I didn't have CF, I would have died within 3 days!!! However, I was really bad. The surgeon said that I wouldn't have made it another 2 days if it had not been caught when it was..."

That pretty much put him in shock. He just sat there with his mouth wide open. After pulling himself together he asking, " You also stated that you had 3 feet of your colon removed? Why?" Me: "Well about 6 months after the appendix incident, my colon was narrowing. It was the same side that was original connected to my appendix. Nothing could pass through anymore. I couldn't go to the bathroom, was severly bloated, and half the time I ate, it came back up because it had nowhere to go. The doctors rulled out IBS, Krohn's, enzymes, and everything else. The only explanation was the burst appendix. As a matter of fact, my colon was so messed up that they couldn't assure me that they would have enough good colon to fix the problem. They expressed (as being wheeled into the OR) that I may wake up with a bag for the rest of my life. Thankfully, I had enough salvagable large intestine."

Again, he sat there mortified. The silence was pretty long...Finally, he says, " I am almost positive that you have blocked/damaged tubes!!! After all that surgery, your tubes are probably the problem!!! 

He also stated that I would NEVER be able to get a laporscopy (sp?) due to all the abdominal surgery that I have had. He said that is why your old GYN doc left you on the pill because there is NO WAY we can do a lap on you. Your colon incision is 1 inch above the belly button, around, and down. The total incision is 3 inches long. We might hit adhesions if we did a lap. Huh...

Okay, time out! I know this outlook sounds gloomy but not actually. He too agrees that a pregnancy would be fine. I have had no problems at all abdominally since I was 15. I just may need additional scans, but he doesn't see anything that says that I shouldn't. He even stated that I wouldn't be at any higher of a risk (and depending on the pregnancy) may not be considered high risk after 4-5 months if things go well.

So overall, I finally have some idea of where to start. However, I do have many mixed emotions about what happened 12 years ago...I can't change anything but...What if ....How would you feel knowing that those surgeries may have left you sterile? We won't know the extent of the damage until we start the tests. He wants to do them between Day 6-11. Right now, I'm on Day 25 so I have to wait. Meanwhile, I have to get bloodwork, ultrasounds, cultures, and everything else. Plus, my husband has to donate. So we'll see. I just wanted to keep you all posted. <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">

NOTHING WAS CF-RELATED!!! THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU BUT NO ONE HAS THE PISS POOR LUCK THAT I HAVE!!!

fondreflections · Jul 26, 2007

Well, yesterday was a very interesting day filled with many mixed emotions.

We walked in the door, and I handed the lady at the front desk all the paperwork, GYN records, and charts from the past three months. Hershey Medical Center sent lots of CF records as well.

Eventually, the doctor came back from lunch, and Jake and I were brought back to his office. Firstly, he went over all the paperwork that I filled out. Then, he looked at my age and the amount of time that we had been trying. He said, "There is something surely something missing here." He looked at my charts and confirmed that I DO ovulate. He also wasn't overly concerned with my CM either.

Instead, he looked at my whole slou of surgeries...You could see the look of disapproval on his face. "So you had a burst appendix 14 years ago?" Me: "Yes, I actually was walking around with it burst for 1 week. I never had the pain. I only remember throwing up 6-8 times a day, losing 15 pounds until I was down to 85 lbs. from 100 lbs. one week prior, and a fever of 105 F. I went to my CF doctor you claimed I picked up a viral infection and sent me home on Cipro. At 1 week later, I was even sicker and in/out of it. I was admitted into the ER and had a STAT ultrasound. I still remember laying on the table and being asked my the tech, " Jenny, did you have your appendix removed? Your chart says you hadn't?" And that was that. I don't recall anything else from the whole admission. The only explanation why I was alive was that because I had CF the mucus held some of the poison intact, preventing it from spreading quicker throughout my body. If I didn't have CF, I would have died within 3 days!!! However, I was really bad. The surgeon said that I wouldn't have made it another 2 days if it had not been caught when it was..."

That pretty much put him in shock. He just sat there with his mouth wide open. After pulling himself together he asking, " You also stated that you had 3 feet of your colon removed? Why?" Me: "Well about 6 months after the appendix incident, my colon was narrowing. It was the same side that was original connected to my appendix. Nothing could pass through anymore. I couldn't go to the bathroom, was severly bloated, and half the time I ate, it came back up because it had nowhere to go. The doctors rulled out IBS, Krohn's, enzymes, and everything else. The only explanation was the burst appendix. As a matter of fact, my colon was so messed up that they couldn't assure me that they would have enough good colon to fix the problem. They expressed (as being wheeled into the OR) that I may wake up with a bag for the rest of my life. Thankfully, I had enough salvagable large intestine."

Again, he sat there mortified. The silence was pretty long...Finally, he says, " I am almost positive that you have blocked/damaged tubes!!! After all that surgery, your tubes are probably the problem!!! 

He also stated that I would NEVER be able to get a laporscopy (sp?) due to all the abdominal surgery that I have had. He said that is why your old GYN doc left you on the pill because there is NO WAY we can do a lap on you. Your colon incision is 1 inch above the belly button, around, and down. The total incision is 3 inches long. We might hit adhesions if we did a lap. Huh...

Okay, time out! I know this outlook sounds gloomy but not actually. He too agrees that a pregnancy would be fine. I have had no problems at all abdominally since I was 15. I just may need additional scans, but he doesn't see anything that says that I shouldn't. He even stated that I wouldn't be at any higher of a risk (and depending on the pregnancy) may not be considered high risk after 4-5 months if things go well.

So overall, I finally have some idea of where to start. However, I do have many mixed emotions about what happened 12 years ago...I can't change anything but...What if ....How would you feel knowing that those surgeries may have left you sterile? We won't know the extent of the damage until we start the tests. He wants to do them between Day 6-11. Right now, I'm on Day 25 so I have to wait. Meanwhile, I have to get bloodwork, ultrasounds, cultures, and everything else. Plus, my husband has to donate. So we'll see. I just wanted to keep you all posted. <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">

NOTHING WAS CF-RELATED!!! THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU BUT NO ONE HAS THE PISS POOR LUCK THAT I HAVE!!!

fondreflections · Jul 26, 2007

Well, yesterday was a very interesting day filled with many mixed emotions.

We walked in the door, and I handed the lady at the front desk all the paperwork, GYN records, and charts from the past three months. Hershey Medical Center sent lots of CF records as well.

Eventually, the doctor came back from lunch, and Jake and I were brought back to his office. Firstly, he went over all the paperwork that I filled out. Then, he looked at my age and the amount of time that we had been trying. He said, "There is something surely something missing here." He looked at my charts and confirmed that I DO ovulate. He also wasn't overly concerned with my CM either.

Instead, he looked at my whole slou of surgeries...You could see the look of disapproval on his face. "So you had a burst appendix 14 years ago?" Me: "Yes, I actually was walking around with it burst for 1 week. I never had the pain. I only remember throwing up 6-8 times a day, losing 15 pounds until I was down to 85 lbs. from 100 lbs. one week prior, and a fever of 105 F. I went to my CF doctor you claimed I picked up a viral infection and sent me home on Cipro. At 1 week later, I was even sicker and in/out of it. I was admitted into the ER and had a STAT ultrasound. I still remember laying on the table and being asked my the tech, " Jenny, did you have your appendix removed? Your chart says you hadn't?" And that was that. I don't recall anything else from the whole admission. The only explanation why I was alive was that because I had CF the mucus held some of the poison intact, preventing it from spreading quicker throughout my body. If I didn't have CF, I would have died within 3 days!!! However, I was really bad. The surgeon said that I wouldn't have made it another 2 days if it had not been caught when it was..."

That pretty much put him in shock. He just sat there with his mouth wide open. After pulling himself together he asking, " You also stated that you had 3 feet of your colon removed? Why?" Me: "Well about 6 months after the appendix incident, my colon was narrowing. It was the same side that was original connected to my appendix. Nothing could pass through anymore. I couldn't go to the bathroom, was severly bloated, and half the time I ate, it came back up because it had nowhere to go. The doctors rulled out IBS, Krohn's, enzymes, and everything else. The only explanation was the burst appendix. As a matter of fact, my colon was so messed up that they couldn't assure me that they would have enough good colon to fix the problem. They expressed (as being wheeled into the OR) that I may wake up with a bag for the rest of my life. Thankfully, I had enough salvagable large intestine."

Again, he sat there mortified. The silence was pretty long...Finally, he says, " I am almost positive that you have blocked/damaged tubes!!! After all that surgery, your tubes are probably the problem!!! 

He also stated that I would NEVER be able to get a laporscopy (sp?) due to all the abdominal surgery that I have had. He said that is why your old GYN doc left you on the pill because there is NO WAY we can do a lap on you. Your colon incision is 1 inch above the belly button, around, and down. The total incision is 3 inches long. We might hit adhesions if we did a lap. Huh...

Okay, time out! I know this outlook sounds gloomy but not actually. He too agrees that a pregnancy would be fine. I have had no problems at all abdominally since I was 15. I just may need additional scans, but he doesn't see anything that says that I shouldn't. He even stated that I wouldn't be at any higher of a risk (and depending on the pregnancy) may not be considered high risk after 4-5 months if things go well.

So overall, I finally have some idea of where to start. However, I do have many mixed emotions about what happened 12 years ago...I can't change anything but...What if ....How would you feel knowing that those surgeries may have left you sterile? We won't know the extent of the damage until we start the tests. He wants to do them between Day 6-11. Right now, I'm on Day 25 so I have to wait. Meanwhile, I have to get bloodwork, ultrasounds, cultures, and everything else. Plus, my husband has to donate. So we'll see. I just wanted to keep you all posted. <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">

NOTHING WAS CF-RELATED!!! THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU BUT NO ONE HAS THE PISS POOR LUCK THAT I HAVE!!!

fondreflections · Jul 26, 2007

Well, yesterday was a very interesting day filled with many mixed emotions.

We walked in the door, and I handed the lady at the front desk all the paperwork, GYN records, and charts from the past three months. Hershey Medical Center sent lots of CF records as well.

Eventually, the doctor came back from lunch, and Jake and I were brought back to his office. Firstly, he went over all the paperwork that I filled out. Then, he looked at my age and the amount of time that we had been trying. He said, "There is something surely something missing here." He looked at my charts and confirmed that I DO ovulate. He also wasn't overly concerned with my CM either.

Instead, he looked at my whole slou of surgeries...You could see the look of disapproval on his face. "So you had a burst appendix 14 years ago?" Me: "Yes, I actually was walking around with it burst for 1 week. I never had the pain. I only remember throwing up 6-8 times a day, losing 15 pounds until I was down to 85 lbs. from 100 lbs. one week prior, and a fever of 105 F. I went to my CF doctor you claimed I picked up a viral infection and sent me home on Cipro. At 1 week later, I was even sicker and in/out of it. I was admitted into the ER and had a STAT ultrasound. I still remember laying on the table and being asked my the tech, " Jenny, did you have your appendix removed? Your chart says you hadn't?" And that was that. I don't recall anything else from the whole admission. The only explanation why I was alive was that because I had CF the mucus held some of the poison intact, preventing it from spreading quicker throughout my body. If I didn't have CF, I would have died within 3 days!!! However, I was really bad. The surgeon said that I wouldn't have made it another 2 days if it had not been caught when it was..."

That pretty much put him in shock. He just sat there with his mouth wide open. After pulling himself together he asking, " You also stated that you had 3 feet of your colon removed? Why?" Me: "Well about 6 months after the appendix incident, my colon was narrowing. It was the same side that was original connected to my appendix. Nothing could pass through anymore. I couldn't go to the bathroom, was severly bloated, and half the time I ate, it came back up because it had nowhere to go. The doctors rulled out IBS, Krohn's, enzymes, and everything else. The only explanation was the burst appendix. As a matter of fact, my colon was so messed up that they couldn't assure me that they would have enough good colon to fix the problem. They expressed (as being wheeled into the OR) that I may wake up with a bag for the rest of my life. Thankfully, I had enough salvagable large intestine."

Again, he sat there mortified. The silence was pretty long...Finally, he says, " I am almost positive that you have blocked/damaged tubes!!! After all that surgery, your tubes are probably the problem!!! 

He also stated that I would NEVER be able to get a laporscopy (sp?) due to all the abdominal surgery that I have had. He said that is why your old GYN doc left you on the pill because there is NO WAY we can do a lap on you. Your colon incision is 1 inch above the belly button, around, and down. The total incision is 3 inches long. We might hit adhesions if we did a lap. Huh...

Okay, time out! I know this outlook sounds gloomy but not actually. He too agrees that a pregnancy would be fine. I have had no problems at all abdominally since I was 15. I just may need additional scans, but he doesn't see anything that says that I shouldn't. He even stated that I wouldn't be at any higher of a risk (and depending on the pregnancy) may not be considered high risk after 4-5 months if things go well.

So overall, I finally have some idea of where to start. However, I do have many mixed emotions about what happened 12 years ago...I can't change anything but...What if ....How would you feel knowing that those surgeries may have left you sterile? We won't know the extent of the damage until we start the tests. He wants to do them between Day 6-11. Right now, I'm on Day 25 so I have to wait. Meanwhile, I have to get bloodwork, ultrasounds, cultures, and everything else. Plus, my husband has to donate. So we'll see. I just wanted to keep you all posted. <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">

NOTHING WAS CF-RELATED!!! THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU BUT NO ONE HAS THE PISS POOR LUCK THAT I HAVE!!!

Scarlett81 · Jul 26, 2007