Laparoscopy Results Blocked tubes????

[*Nikki*]

Hi guys - I'm posting in here as i'm hoping someone from this section can help (i really dont know where to post... I'm just so confused atm)

I had a Lap done last wednesday (19 nov) and had my gyno appt today to get the results... the first thing he said to me was "we had some trouble with you" (i start to quietly freak out)
He said we couldnt get the dye to go through your tube (note he keeps telling me tube not tubes) he said at first he thought he put it in the wrong place as it was seeping behind my tube but then when he done the curette he said the dye should have went through then..... He said he thinks my Tube is blocked but has booked me in for another lap and dye to do it all again
At this point my mind was going crazy and i was trying to fight back tears so i didnt ask to many question

Has anyone ever had this happen before???

Also he said my cervix is very tight and said after having a baby that it should be open (like a flower he said..... no idea what that means either)

He honestly thinks my tube(s) is blocked as dp and i have been trying for almost 3 years to concieve our 2nd with no success

Does it sound like he put it in the wrong place??? As the dye didnt even get to my tubes??? I'm just holding onto hope that he did and everything is ok

Also when i went to the loo for the next 4-5 days after my lap the dye was coming out then... is that normal???

One last question.... is it normal to have another lap done??? is there a way just to have the dye done???

So sorry for all the questions and rambling.... I'm just so confused... i have a massive headache from crying so much and i'm really just hoping someone can help me with these questions

TIA
xox

[Aimz]

Oh babe

I don't have any advice as I don't have my results yet but I just wanted to come in here and offer support. Maybe you should ring your GYN now that you have questions. I am sure he will understand that you were in shock at the time. You will probably get more peace of mind by asking him.

FWIW - I still had dye on my pad up until yesterday (6 days after my lap).

[Nicole S]

Hi Tia, I have not had a lap done before but was trying for #1 for over three years as well which was awfully painful.
I did have the dye test done and the procedure was called a Hysterosalpingo-contrast-sonography (HyCoSy) is a transvaginal ultrasound technique in which a solution of galactose and 1% palmitic acid (Levovist) - or a mixture of air and saline - is infused into the uterine cavity and observed to flow along the Fallopian tubes to assess tubal patency.
I had this done while I was awake and although was is some pain during the procedure I was fine afterwards.

Perhaps Google for more information. Has this procedure been spoken about to you?

Take care

[barney]

OH HUNNY YOU POOR THING
i to have had the dye test done on both tubes and yep they were both blocked completly and i was awake as well just like nic i watched the hole thing.
since then i have 2 ectopic pg in the same tube but now they have taken it out all together i also had surgery last week for one of the ectopics and when i woke up the dr told me that he had unblocked my other tube but really not sure if this will help as he also says how damaged it still is so i really wonder why he even botherd as ill prob end up with another ectopic pg mmmmmmmmmmmmm and then he only gave me an 8% chance of getting pg on my own
the unblocked tube operation was called a TUBEOPLASTY
hunny i hope you can get some answers and im sorry if i have confused you even more
good luk sweet

[*Nikki*]

Thanks so much for replying guys... it means alot to me

Amy - thanks so much hun ... I'm do want to call my gyno and ask but damn im nervous... its like he told me i need another lap why cant i accept that (i know its just me being stupid but its how i feel atm iykwim)

Nic - about the HyCoSy is that the same sort of thing as a hsg??? I really have no idea about any of this stuff but i have been googling so much my head hurts... my gyno never mentioned anything but another LAP... which i dont really understand because a HSG just checks the tubes .. wouldnt that be easier for me???
do u have to see a FS to have a HyCoSy done???

Smithy - I'm so very sorry to hear abt your ectopic's ... i hope u are doing ok (well the best u can be anyway)
Who does the tubeoplasty??? An FS..... was your an HyCoSy or HSG (if those 2 things are different)??

Should i go back to my Gyno and ask abt a HyCoSy or HSG??? Would he give me a referal for that or would he do it

UGH i hate being so confused

Thankyou again for your replies.... i truely would be so lost without BB

[rufalina]

No advice here... just a huge squishy . I hope you can get hold of your gyno and organise further testing.

[teddy]

hi nikki, sorry you are going through this hun
i have read and reread your first post and can't seem to shake the feeling that your doc is not talking about your fallopium tubes when he said "tube" but maybe means your cervix (kinda a tube, lol). when he said your cervix was tight in medical terms this is stenosis (for a word to google). cervical stenosis has been suggested as a cause of low fertility/infertility. the cervix is part of the uterus and is a muscle so it can spasm (like leasha said ).
so is it possible your fallopium tubes are not blocked, but your cervix spasmed?
sorry but have been tossing up if i should post this, hope i have made things any worse
i agree with the other girls re make another appointment, or get his findings in writting or both.
hope you get some answers

[*Nikki*]

Amy - yeah the more i think about it the more i know i need to go back to my gyno to ask all the questions.... which i was planning to do but i wanted answers NOW ... I'm so impaitent

Thanks Nic and smithy

Onemore - thanks..... your post has given me alot of hope ... Am sorry to hear abt your m/c, but am super happy to hear u are 30 weeks pregnant

Dee - thanks hun

Teddy - thanks for coming in here and posting - i'm really glad u did... yeah i really dont know what he meant.... im sure he did say that the dye was in my uterus but just seeped out behind my tubes..... i think... gosh i really need to ask so many questions..... before i go back im going to write all my questions on a bit of paper so i dont forget

I'm trying to stay positive atm.... i just need more questions answered and the HSG done i think...

One more question if i may (gosh so many i know)
I was actually thinking of how in the hell the dye could seep through my uterus and behind my tubes.... could i have a hole in my uterus??? Is that at all positive...... would the lap have picked that up??? could they have fixed that????

[*Nikki*]

Hi guys - just letting you know that i just got home from my GP... apparently my gyno did put the dye in the wrong spot GP got a letter about my lap from gyno
GP said dont go back for another LAP and go to a FS (which he gave me a referal to)... he did say go back to GYNO ask write all your questions on a bit of paper and get him to explain it all better to me

Gosh i feel so much better now after going to my GP tho i am still worried about my tubes .. i dunno i have mixed feelings

I just wanted to say thankyou again to everyone for your support and comfort

ETA: i just made a GYNO appt for 11:30 wednesday .... i am going to get a referal off him for a HSG

[Aimz]

Thats great that you have some more answers Nikki - and that you have a referral to a FS. I'm sure that will put your mind at ease somewhat - at least your GP is being proactive for you!

I hope you get some more answers at your follow up appointment on Wed.