28 weeks pregnant following endometrial ablation

kaiser1517xoxo · Newbie Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 6

I had a endometrial ablation 3 years ago I am now 28 weeks pregnant and can find little or no information in regards to pregnancy following this procedure. I have had 2 ultra sounds and the baby looks good but I do have a low lieing plecenta which the dr. hopes will move away from the cervix and not further down. I am very concerned if it moves down and I end up with a total previa or worse it grows into the muscle wall of the uterus and doesn't seperate at the time of delivery. I am also concerned with premature labor. Has anyone out there ever been through any of this with good or bad outcomes? I just need some information so I can no what to exspect. I live in small rural town in northern mich. where up to date medical care is not offered nor a high risk Dr. I had 6 healthy baby's prior to the ablation I am 38 years old. ***edited by moderator***

curious2008 · Newbie Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 9 Location: NH

Any luck yet? I know what you mean..there isnt a lot out there and its frustrating. What did your Dr. say when you found out you were pregnant?

curious2008 · Newbie Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 9 Location: NH

Are you still there kaiser? I would love to hear your story. I will be 37 this year, have had 5 healthy kids and just found out a week ago im pregnant after have novasure done in april of 07. My ob said to terminate it. I scheduled an appt for an abortion next week but since then i decided to get a second opionion with a high risk ob dr. who i will see on monday. Im scared and I dont know what to do. Please respond if you are still around.
Thanks!

scaredycat · Newbie Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 7

I had a TCRE rollerball 9 years ago and got pregnant a year later. I lost the baby at 18 weeks and the hospital messed up the operation.
I am now 6 weeks pregnant and totally terrified. Nobody seems to know any information and I dont know what to do.

I am 41 years old.

Any advice greatly appreciated!!

curious2008 · Newbie Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 9 Location: NH

unfortunatley there isnt enough experience with this yet from what im finding out. No one has any way of knowing what the outcome will be. Its a gamble. I found out a week and a half ago im pregnant after having novasure in april of 07. Ive been on such an emotional rollercoaster ride ever since. My ob told my it would be best to terminate. I went today to see a high risk dr but i would be his first patient if i decided to continue with the pregnancy. From what im finding out things can look ok for several weeks and you could end up losing the baby in the 2nd trimester. Fromwhat he told me there isnt any real way to tell once you are pregnant how thick your lining is in your utererus. You could carry the baby for 20 weeks or more with no problem but as the baby gets bigger and requires more oxygen and nutrients and if your lining isnt adequate enough to support it the baby will die. Its all a roll of the dice. I wish there was a clear cut answer. I have 5 kids already and I just dont think i can take the risk.Id rather terminate now, at 6 weeks than lose my baby half way through.There are the lucky ones out there that carry them to term with little or no compications. I would try to find the best Dr you can in your area and go from there.

scaredycat · Newbie Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 7

thanks! Are there any risks involved with terminating, or is it straightforward?

Is there any information about this sort of pregnancy anywhere, like any websites? I'd like to know what the chances are of carrying it full term.

curious2008 · Newbie Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 9 Location: NH

I dont believe the risks for terminating are any different than a usual one at this stage anyway.I had mine done today. It was really hard but without some real info to go on i couldnt risk carrying my baby half way through and lose it. I wish they knew more, i wish they could do more to find out right away if everything should be fine.
I just searched the internet and read whatever i found..
good luck to you

scaredycat · Newbie Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 7

I'm so sorry you had to terminate. I'm agonising over the decision. I have 2 kids and 2 grandkids but my husband hasnt got any children so I feel so bad about terminating. But there is so little information to go on that my mind is just going in circles and I cant concentrate on anything! I cant even find a specialist who knows anything. I live in the UK and there doesn't seem to be anyone here that knows anything about this.
I hope you feel better soon.

curious2008 · Newbie Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 9 Location: NH

I felt exactly the same way. I couldnt concentrate on anything.I have had 5 kids and my oldest is due with her first in Nov. It was so frustrating not being able to get any straight forward answers. I feel i was forced to make the decision i did based on that. I was too scared to carry a baby, get attached to it, have my kids and my boyfriend get attached to it( he also has none of his own) and then lose it. Unlike a normal pregnancy where usually ifyou make it through the first trimester its smooth sailing, this is the opposite. I was told by my Dr that everything can look great for a while and you can get false hope then things can turn in the 2nd trimester.Unless you can get a clear answer on whether your lining is substantial enough to support the fetus the whole time then its a gamble. It really sucks, no doubt about it. I never ever in my life thought id have an abortion. Lucky for me the two ultrasounds i did have just showed a sac..thats not to say in a week or two they wouldnt have seen a fetus but at the time i had to terminate i just saw a sac, and i hope thats all it would have ever been. It would have made it even harder had i seen a fetus.i may not have been able to do it.
I hope everything works out for you

scaredycat · Newbie Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 7

so if there is enough lining, does that mean that it would go to term, or is it still a gamble? My first pregnancy after the ablation was only a year or so after the operation, so I'm wondering whether the ling has regenerated after all these years. But that pregnancy was horrific because my waters broke at 18 weeks and they left me on a drip for a week trying different drugs to make it arrive naturally. After a week they gave up and operated to revove it. They told me I was ready to go home and everything was ok, then I stood up and the baby was hanging out of me. I had to give birth to it, but its head ended up still stuck inside, so I had to have another op that evening to remove the rest of the baby. It was a little boy. I had panic attacks for 2 years following that and I still have to go to the same hospital this time. If I have a termination it will be at that hospital too, so I'm really freaked out.
So maybe you've had a lucky escape by deciding to terminate- I would hate anyone to have to go through what I did, it was horrible.
I think I possibly will terminate as I couldnt stand to go through that again. Your doctor was right about it looking ok, then going wrong in the 2nd trimester, and its so much worse losing it when it is an actual baby rather than a little blob on a screen!

28 weeks pregnant following endometrial ablation

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