u/Colonel_Meowmers

I had endo surgery just 2 months ago and am now recovering all over again from surgery for a cornual ectopic.

They removed my Right fallopian tube and did a cornual wedge resection. My doc said I will have to wait some time before trying again, and if I do become pregnant it will have to be a c section at ~37 weeks.

I also had a previous “chemical” pregnancy in March that I suspect was also ectopic but I never had this confirmed. I just bled at home, dealt with the pain and eventually passed the tissue. Figured I was having a normal miscarriage. During my endo surgery my doc said the Right tube was blocked and scarred. My personal suspicion is that I had previously had an ectopic.

10 years ago I lost a baby to hypoplastic left heart syndrome. It took me so long to even want to try again after that loss and now this has been my TTC journey in the last 1.5 years.

I’m exhausted. Feel like I’m putting my body and health at risk trying to get pregnant. I’m losing the desire to keep trying. At this point it feels impossible for me to have a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby. My body just can’t do the thing. I fear that even if I do get pregnant again there will be some other unforeseen issue or the baby won’t be healthy.

Has anyone had a successful healthy pregnancy after cornual ectopic and surgery?

We’ve been trying for 1.5 yrs. During that time I had one confirmed chemical pregnancy and many other cycles where I thought my body was trying to do something but I ended up having my period. Husband’s testing was normal. My hormones are all normal but I have adenomyosis and endometriosis. My gyno said endo surgery is not considered a treatment for infertility but there is more research coming out that it can improve outcomes. I’ve heard so many stories about people getting pregnant after having a lap. I decided to do it because even if it didn’t help me get pregnant at least it would improve my horrible periods. In April I had a laparoscopy and chromopertuberation. They removed some endo and cauterized some areas on the outside of my uterus. One of my tubes was blocked but she said I only need one. Recovery was as expected and a lot of my chronic pain and bowel problems went away.

Come late May, I thought no way am I going to get a positive pregnancy test. Sure enough I had a faint positive. Went in for serial HCGs right away which were 36 (5weeks), 63 (5+2), and 126 (5+4). I’m like okay fine those numbers are still low though I could still miscarry like before.

Yesterday at 6+1 I had some bleeding when I went to the bathroom. Bright red blood on the tissue and some drops in the toilet. Thought I was starting to hemorrhage. Mentally I was like this is it I knew it. Was even cramping like I was about to get my period. Thought to myself I’m glad I didn’t tell anyone yet I knew this would happen. But I didn’t bleed anymore after that… cramping has now gone away… I even called my doctors office and they were like yeah that’s common just call if it’s heavy or severe cramping etc…

So now at 6+2 I’m like is this seriously happening? I’ve had so much disappointment. I’ve had my hopes up so many times just to sink down to the lowest lows. I’m still protecting my heart at this point. Not telling a soul about this until I see a normal ultrasound and heartbeat.

I got my expander put on yesterday and I hate it. Everything about it sucks. Pain, too much saliva, can’t speak properly, can’t eat properly. I dread eating anything because the sensation of having everything stick up in the expander is horrible. And then I have to clean it out every time I eat. Like…snacking is basically out of the question. Every meal has to be planned. Does this get better? Or you just get used to it? I literally feel like I’m gonna lose weight while wearing this because eating is such an unpleasant experience :(