I'm 10 weeks pregnant, and just came home from my first OB appointment... I'm totally freaking out.
I realize my Dr. was likely just being thorough but he's got me very worried about my pregnancy.
We were not trying for a baby, it happened by fluke, miracle, accident, whatever you may call it, but I've been going through a hell of a time, my Mom died from cancer 4 weeks ago, and I got pregnant while I was staying with her taking care of her. I took a weekend off to go home to see my boyfriend and we relieved our stress, and bada boom! New family member on the way!
So here is my issue... The Doc explained that how the pregnancy goes depends on how much scar tissue I have and whether there are any adhesions on the back side of the uterus. He said depending on how things are arranged in there I may end up having a very painful pregnancy. He's referring me to the closest major medical centre over an hour away for a consult and he's advised that chances are it will be a C-section, and he will ensure there is a general surgeon in the delivery room in case anything goes wrong with the bowels. I'm going for another ultrasound in mid November, and my GI is sending me for an endoscopy and sigmoidoscopy and MRI in December.
The Dr. said that of the 8000 babies he's delivered, I'm the first woman he's known of to have ulcerative colitis with multiple surgeries to get pregnant so easily. He said most women have blocked tubes and struggle to get pregnant and most never do. He says I have a miracle baby in my belly.
My last surgery was Nov 2011 and I've had chronic pouchitis ever since. I'm dealing with rectal bleeding and sharp stabbing pains, they think I may have a fistula (or just scar tissue) but no one seems to know quite yet what's causing it.
So I'm stressed, and worried, and nervous, and I don't know if my Dr. is just being cautious or if there is something seriously wrong inside me and I'm worried that my pregnancy is going to be extremely painful as the baby grows and stretches everything out in there.
So... any words of wisdom to calm my fears from you, the experts who have been through this ringer before?
I realize my Dr. was likely just being thorough but he's got me very worried about my pregnancy.
We were not trying for a baby, it happened by fluke, miracle, accident, whatever you may call it, but I've been going through a hell of a time, my Mom died from cancer 4 weeks ago, and I got pregnant while I was staying with her taking care of her. I took a weekend off to go home to see my boyfriend and we relieved our stress, and bada boom! New family member on the way!
So here is my issue... The Doc explained that how the pregnancy goes depends on how much scar tissue I have and whether there are any adhesions on the back side of the uterus. He said depending on how things are arranged in there I may end up having a very painful pregnancy. He's referring me to the closest major medical centre over an hour away for a consult and he's advised that chances are it will be a C-section, and he will ensure there is a general surgeon in the delivery room in case anything goes wrong with the bowels. I'm going for another ultrasound in mid November, and my GI is sending me for an endoscopy and sigmoidoscopy and MRI in December.
The Dr. said that of the 8000 babies he's delivered, I'm the first woman he's known of to have ulcerative colitis with multiple surgeries to get pregnant so easily. He said most women have blocked tubes and struggle to get pregnant and most never do. He says I have a miracle baby in my belly.
My last surgery was Nov 2011 and I've had chronic pouchitis ever since. I'm dealing with rectal bleeding and sharp stabbing pains, they think I may have a fistula (or just scar tissue) but no one seems to know quite yet what's causing it.
So I'm stressed, and worried, and nervous, and I don't know if my Dr. is just being cautious or if there is something seriously wrong inside me and I'm worried that my pregnancy is going to be extremely painful as the baby grows and stretches everything out in there.
So... any words of wisdom to calm my fears from you, the experts who have been through this ringer before?
