Laparoscopy Results Blocked tubes????

[Hollybolly]

Nikki - Have PM'd you again... your PM made sense to me

Ruf is right about getting the results - I don't know where you've booked in, but I had it done in North Sydney, and I had to go back an hour later & collect the x-ray.
They faxed a copy to my FS and I have the originals with me... not sure if they'll do that for you but its worth asking.

To answer one of the questions in your PM... if you see the FS, you wouldn't need to see the gyno again... if it turns out you don't need IVF, it doesn't matter.
He's a Fertility Specialist, so he deals in anything to do with that area.. blocked tubes is one of them xxx

[Aimz]

Oh sweetie of course it's a lot to take in. I know exactly how you feel hun I did not expect to ever have any problems down there as I have always been so healthy. It was a big shock to find out I had endometriosis and leading up to the lap I was highly emotional from the uncertainty.

We may still need IVF for other reasons (genetic) which we are yet to sort out. I know its a scary concept but if you do some research and get your head around all of the possible scenrios you will start to feel more comfortable with the idea.

Cry and vent and do whatever you need to do hun. We are all here for you

[Nadine]

Nikki, I only just saw this thread.

What I don't undwerstand is why he didn't flush your tubes out then and there???? Remember I had a lap back in June (i think it was) and I had the dye put through, my tubes flushed and a curette. Just a good clean out I guess. Even if he couldn't get the dye through your tubes, why didn't he just flush them?

I know the flushing worked for me because I fell the next cycle (but it ended in m/c).

I would definately go and see someone else! He sounds a bit odd to me and quite rude and heartless!

Huge for you.

[rufalina]

Hun, thinking of you today and hope you are able to manage to try and get a smile on your face at some point. xo

[*Nikki*]

Thanks so much guys.... I'm actually feeling alot more positive about things today..... Tho as i said to Rufi i know im going to have good and bad days.... i guess i was mainly upset yesterday because of the way i got treated... When i went to see my GP he was really understanding and concerned but then come yesterday my GYNO was a total a** ... i didnt think i was out of line asking for a HSG at all... actually i think its alot more realistic to do that over another LAP next month

Nadine -Thanks for coming in here hun.... i really have no idea if he tried to flush my tubes out of not.... apparently the dye wouldnt even get in my tubes (so if they are blocked they are blocked at the uterus)... i did ask him yesterday if when doing a lap can they try and unblock them... he just said no (no explanation or anything)
I Do need to go see someone else... im not planning on going back to him

I Would be so lost right now without all you girls help its made a huge difference having all your support

[Nadine]

Yes I think seeing someone else is a very good idea. Don't go back to him. I still think he could have unblocked your tubes. Before I even went in for my Laparoscopy my ob/gyno said that he would flush them. So it is possible.

Good Luck in finding a better gyno. Maybe ask around on here if anyone near you has a good gyno they can recommend

[barney]

thinking of you and i just sent you a PM hun so i hope i have made some sence
try to smile hun and hang in there

[sushee]

Nikki,

I haven't read the whole thread but I am going to make a suggestion based on what I have read in the last two pages.

Firstly, this is not something for a regular gyno. You are trying to conceive, you need to see an Fertility Specialist (who are gynos specialising in fertility treatment and testing). You don't need to be cut up to see whether your tubes are blocked, and an FS would know which tests that need to be done that are the least invasive as possible, to determine what it is that's causing your difficulties.

And for the idiot gyno to say a HSG is more pain than a lap? You just KNOW he's a man who's never been through it himself. What a ridiculous thing to say! I've had 3 laps and 1 HSG and I'd take a HSG any day, and that's even with them putting loads and loads of pressure on my tubes to try to unblock them. Painful? Yes. But not even close to the incisions of a lap, FFS!

I reckon you should call your local Fertility Clinic and ask which consulting fertility specialists work from there. Then see your GP and get a referral to the FS you like. Give the idiot gyno the flick, have your HSG if you can, but bring the results and your other medical records to a Fertility Specialist who will be able to interpret the results and at least give you an idea of where to go next if it does turn out your tubes are blocked. There ARE options, you just need to get away from closed-minded Drs who think they know better, and find someone who will speak to you like the inteilligent person you are.

It's not easy, I know, hun, to be facing this all and being pushed and pulled by your medical team and made to feel like you're not cluey enough to know what's good for you. But remember, you are the one who's MOST looking out for your best interests, so please don't be scared to ask questions, challenge their opinions, make your needs known.

I'm on PM if you would like to chat about it, or even just vent about the situation? I've BTDT, and in circumstances so similar to yours (secondary infertility, blocked tubes etc) so will help as much as I am able to.

[*Nikki*]

Hi guys - thanks again for all your support

Lilmiss - yeah i was wondering how ill get the info about the lap sent to a FS... I really didnt want to have to go back there... I honestly dont know anything abt all of this, but to me and ALL the other girls in here think having another lap done is silly... So i really dont care what my (ex) gyno said because i got the referal for the HSG and thats all i wanted anyway

Sushee - thankyou so much for popping in here...I know what you mean... alot of people told me just to go straight to an FS but obviously i thought the best way to check my tubes (because thats all i was really worried abt) was to go to a GYNO and get that done.... now i totally understand that i should have went straight to an FS
Obviously with the LAP it doesnt hurt while it is happening.. but gosh the pain after lasts for atleast a week (well it did for me anyway) it was terrible and truely i dont want to do that again... unless i have to... So i cant imagine a HSG being to bad... yes i have heard sometimes it hurts but i truely dont care about that i just want to find out what is going on
A couple of ladies had recommended me a FS so im going to look into that ASAP
I really appreciate you coming in here and tell me all this..... i would love to send you a msg and ask you a couple of questions if you dont mind (if its to personal i totally understand)

(or the golf game we know they're late for...)

I have worked with doctors and you wouldn't BELIEVE how true that statement is!!!!! They like to call it a "meeting in the green room".

A few people have said this to me but i thought surely NOT... Its really hard these days to know who you cant trust or not