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Hi everyone. It's Sasha777. Sorry for being away for a while. I've been reading the posts even though I've been silent. Isn't this baby phenomenon something? It seems like whenever I'm out and about - running errands or whatever and I spot a baby or little child, I just can't take my eyes off of them. I feel like I'm soooo ready to be a mommy. I'll be 42 in April and I pray and hope that this time around, I don't miscarry. But I know that my faith will bring me through any ordeal God brings my way. The waiting part is just as interesting. We're always waiting and so many times, people - me included - want instant gratification. And yet, I know that when my baby is finally in my arms - whenever that day comes - I will be glad that delayed gratification brought me through and it will be "the right exact timing." Okay - just felt like sharing and all of you bring me hope. May your tomorrow be as hopeful as the Blessings that are coming for us all!

Where is everyone ? Where are our pregnant ladies, which we are so proud of ? I keep praying for you.

Hi ladies. I've been lurking for a LONG time, but now that I'm on the road to recovery, I feel like I can finally contribute. Kat, hopefully this will help some: I was dx with three fibroids in Jan ‘07 during my first ultrasound. Fine. By my 12th week, I was in and out of the ER in horrendous pain. My fibroids had grown to about 6 cm. By 15 weeks, I now realize I was having contractions, and then my water broke at 16 weeks and I lost the baby. That was in March. I was sad, angry, depressed, and confused. There was so much conflicting information about there about whether or not to have my fibroids (one was pinging into the uterus) removed. After numerous doctors’ opinions, we (my DH and I) decided on a myomectomy. One high-risk OB said it best: The best predictor of future pregancies is what happened in a prior pregnancy. I wouldn’t wish my pain and subsequent miscarriage on my worst enemy. Even with more potent pain meds and bedrest, it doesn’t mean that I wouldn’t have another miscarriage or premature delivery with them still there. So on 10/4, I had an abdominal myomectomy. Surgery went well, and after I heal for six months, we can try again. My recovery has been relatively easy thus far, and I’m glad we went through it. After sharing my story with friends, I found out that many women have myos, and many of them went on to have children. Its just been 11 days, so I know I can’t really give information on whether or not the surgery has been successful, since I define success as a healthy delivery. But I can say I wish I had it months ago instead of stressing myself out doing research overload. I feel better mentally knowing those parasites are gone.

Healing............THANK YOU so MUCH for your message. I am sure, you have been there, you done it, you know the best what I am going throught right know. I saw the baby, I hold him and I had funeral for him. So you know what I am talking about. CONGRATULATION on you surgery and recovery. I will definitelly pray for you as well. I ussually pray for all the woman who are really desperate to hold their baby in their arms. I strongly belive each of these women should be given the chance to hold the baby one day. We all deserve it. I am so happy you are healing and recovering well. Can I ask, was it abdominal myo or laparop.? How many fibroids, where ? What they told you are the chances to get pregnant? Which Dr. did it in which hospital? Because I had really bad , unresponssible dr. during my pregnancy, who besically caused me to lose my baby I am so scared to trust the Doctors. I don't understand why they don't want to do laparoscopic myo on me or UAE? I am from Europe, and they do way more laparosc.myo and UAE overseas? They cut only in cases when is really necessery. I am so afraid to do the decision. Sometimes I just want it to be over, to have it done ASAP. But other times I am thinking ttc before surgery. Just because I don't have any symthoms (no heavy menstrual bleeding, no pain during period) I don't see it to be necessery to have such a big surgery. I DON'T KNOW/ I am so lost, confused and scared as all of you. How long did you have to stay in hospital ? Was the pain after surgery really bad ? What they told you are the chances to get pregnant after? I am sure you went throught what I am going right now and so you will understand. THANK YOU so much healing for all your answers and responds, every word, experience help. TAKE CARE of yourself and I will be praying for you. :-)

Healing I just realized you wrote you had abdominal myo. I asked DR. if woman do get pregnant after myo, one told me "some" other"most of them". I just thing that for woman who can not get pregnant it is the best thing to do, because their chances are increasing a lot after surgery, but for us who came pregnant, who had no infertility issue...chances to get prego are decreasing (because scarr tissue). I am just so scared to do the decision, I now I will go with myo, because I don't want to go through the same saddest pregnancy again. I am just so scared of not to be able ttc after. Weren't you temted to try again without surgery ?

Kat - yes, we were VERY tempted to try again before going on with a myo. But we knew it would be a high risk pg, and we knew that I would be a nervous wreck during the entire nine month process. And honestly, who wants a pregnancy mired by visits to the ER, bedrest, excessive medications, etc.? My surgeon normally does lap myos, but because of the location of one of my fibroids (near a major blood supply), ab myo was the best for me. My incision is pretty small though - less than 2 inches. As far as the fear of scar tissue goes, that same high-risk ob (I went to him for a 2nd opinion) told me that in my case, the benefits far outweigh the risks. Don't get me wrong - I'm still afraid of the scar tissue, but I know of a few people who had the ab myo and went on to have children, so I use them as my inspiration. Its a hard decision, though, because like you, I had a doctor who was very blase' about my fibroids and even tried to pa__s off my miscarriage as possibly being caused by infection! I'm not very scared about getting pregnant though, because we got pregnant the first time we tried last December. I'm just afraid about sustaining the pregnancy. Like you, I held my baby too, but we didn't have a funeral. I just prayed over him.

Healing as you sad, sounds like my story, we got pregnant frist month on first try. Wouuuu your incesion is realy small. Can I ask the name of your doc and the hospital ? and how big were they ?

I got infection at the end of my pregnancy. It's usually common when you have open cervix. Which I had due to contraction, which were caused by pain from fibroids. Did you have fibroids in the wall of uterus, in or aout ? How big ? I am still looking for second opinion.

I had my surgery at Cedars Sinai in Southern California. However, I live close to Orange County so my first OB was in OC. To this day, I still can't bring myself to utter her name - that's how mad I still am at her. Anyway, someone suggested I try Cedars, and I went there to a fertility doctor. She did the normal workup, MRI, HSG, ultrasounds, and suggested the surgery. Then I went to a high risk OB there who suggested I not have the surgery and try again on my own. She said once I got pregnant, she would give me meds, bedrest, etc. While I know she is very experienced and I value her opinion, I was unsure about her advice, so then I went to another high-risk OB in Torrance for a second opinion. He's the one who gave me what I consider the best advice about having the surgery. So after that, I scheduled an appointment with a gyn surgeon at Cedars. If I recall, you were seeing that doctor with the informative website, Dr. Parker. I considered calling him, but I wasn't sure how his billing system worked, and I didn't want to have to take my MRI and all of my records to yet another doctor. But it appears as though he's an expert. My surgeon was good, though. No complaints. Small incision, good healing - but again, its been less than two weeks.

Healing............THANK YOU so much for all the info. I am from CT, so can't go to see same Dr. How was he able to do such a small incesion. That is wonderful. How is it posibble. Do you know ? Maybe I should fly to CA.

I believe its called a mini-laparotomy, or minilap for short. Just like a normal ab procedure, but with a much smaller incision.

Ms Monet, I'm am so scared for you. I am praying for you. Please take it easy and don't get out of that bed. I hope you have a laptop in bed with you and you didn't make a trip to the computer..don't move..if you don't have the computer with you..send DH to post a quick update every now and then. I'm praying for...I made it a point to say a little prayer for you yesterday after noon..just out of no where while doing some house cleaning I thought about you and I prayed. I'm am happy to hear you are home..Take it easy :) My prayers and thoughts are with you. Just a little info about me :) No still not pregnant..we only tried (not even seriously) last month..that was our first month of TTC..and you know the both of us didn't really try..I think we are both scared..but I got some ovulation test strips to use next month since DH is out of town for net Ovu. Take Care

Ms Monet, I am praying for you.

JOKER-Thank you for the prayers. Pls, don't be scared for me. Just trust and believe that all will be well. I need strength! I cannot be scared because my babies will become scared or frightened. I once heard someone say in church... "Why worry if you are gonna pray and Why pray if you are gonna worry!" My hubby doesn't let me use the computer too much but I do get up to use it. Gosh, its so hard to stay in bed 24hrs.... But I have too... I will pray for you and hubby. It will happen for you. I believe it. Stay strong and trust God's timing, girly. KAT-Thanks for the prayer. More prayer, more power! I know that God didn't bring me this far too leave me!!! I pray for you, too!

MsMonet: I will be praying for you as well. Everything will be OK ! You HAVE TO MAKE it to full term. HAVE TO !!!!!!!!!!! OK ?

katarina-thanks so much! your words made me smile!