ttc after ectopic & removal of tube

[Isadora]

Sadly I've just suffered an ectopic pregnancy, I had surgery to remove the pregnancy along with my fallopian tube. DH & I are so nervous about whether it will be hard for us to fall pregnant again. Can anyone share their stories?

[Junglemum]

i wish i had a personal story to share to alleviate your worries, but i don't. I do know that it is entirely possible to fall preg with only one fallopian tube though. You can even ovulate from the side the tube was removed and it can go down the opposite tube and into the uterus! Our bodies are amazing thing. fingers crossed your ttc journey is a quick and straight forward one. xxx

[Loula]

Hi firstly sorry that you have had to go through this and as sad as it may be feeling now to have lost your tube, i wish they had taken my at the time of my ectopic in 2002.

As they didn't the repair from the tube became infected and suffered more scarring, this then resulted in me getting a hydrscalpinx which could have been the cause of my repeat mc with every pg since. i required more invasive surgery twice to attempt to remove the tube but they couldn't then had to wait 7mths to get the assistance of a bowel surgeon in getting the tube out. recovery was also more intense

I do know a very lovely lady who goes by the user name LisaL who had success after a ectopic and tube removed. she now had a beautiful daughter who is about 2 years.

GL

[Neenee Jellybeanie]

*hugs* I'm so sorry Madsmum. I have a friend whose partner was told he was infertile due to undergoing cancer treatment and she was told she was infertile as well for other reasons though I don't know the details. Somehow she ended up falling pregnant having two ectopic pregnancies - one in each fallopian tube - at the same time. It was so strange the attending Drs wanted permission to document her case in a medical journal. Anyway, she had one tube removed (they were able to remove the pregnancy in the other without remove the whole tube) and the Drs now think she has a fairly good chance of falling pregnant if she wants. She hasn't yet as she's not TTC though.

If you have one tube removed then to the best of my knowledge, you may only ovulate once every two months, since we usually ovulate from one ovary a month. So if your other fallopian tube is intact then I'm sure you'll be able to TTC, it just may take a little longer than it would otherwise.

[Junglemum]

Just wanted to add.....you should still have both ovaries, they are not attached to the tubes as such, so would not have been removed with a tube. You will still release eggs from both ovaries. But it may be alittle harder every second month for the egg to find the tube onthe opposite side. hope i'm making sense, brain a bit foggy.

[Trillian]

Oh no hun I was hoping they didn't have to take it. It wont be impossible, but it may take a little more time. Take care.

[MamaPan]

hi honey
one of my best friends had her tube removed due to ectopic (as well as many other more severe fertility issues). she fell pregnant naturally... as the others have said it is possible for the egg to travel down the opposite tube in some cases. i would plan for it to take a little longer maybe in case this isnt the case for you - but you do seem to fall preg quickly so hopefully it wont take too long. i think you can have tests to see that both ovaries are producing eggs etc too if you do find it takes a while.
I hope you are doing a little better physically too. Been thinking of you.

[Isadora]

Thanks girls for all your support, thought I was ok but I'm home today & struggling a bit emotionally. The pain isnt helping, can move but very gingerly!

Loula - So sorry to hear your sad story. The doctors did advise me to just have the tube out & be done with it, to avoid any further issues. So I'm glad you said that, but very sorry you have had to endure further losses due to your fallopian tube.

I am hoping things will be easy for us, with DD we werent trying but we were 'naughty' one month & straight after I had a feeling something was going to come from this one 'naughty' night, lol, sure enough.... Then this one we were trying & again it happened in our first month. SO fingers crossed hey?!

Thanks everyone.

[spooky]

It is possible that it might be easier than you think.

I had an ectopic and the tube was removed on one side. I have since had two children, both conceived naturally. The first ovulation was from the side that the tube was removed from for sure as you can tell on the scan I had at 5 weeks. The second I forgot to ask, so I'm not sure.

Please make sure that you request an immediate scan if you discover you are pregnant just to be on the safe side (and at the same time look at the ovaries for curiosities sake) as I was told that I was high risk for an ectopic because I had already had one.

I hope this helps you.

[Loula]

Loula - So sorry to hear your sad story. The doctors did advise me to just have the tube out & be done with it, to avoid any further issues. So I'm glad you said that, but very sorry you have had to endure further losses due to your fallopian tube.

Im glad that you got the point of my post, i didnt want to sound negative or dismissive about you having your tube out but from my experience it has caused me a lot of pain and suffering for not doing it, in my heart i know that we would have had our baby here with us now if action had been taken sooner.

GL with your journey and if you have any concerns TTC then i suggest you go to your GP (in say 6 mths) or have a follow up with the DR who performed the op, and ask for a dye check on the remaining tube? this might give you an idea with what direction to go next?

Remember your cycle may be a little out of wack too as your body has been through so much. Hugs

[LisaL]

MM - sweety sorry you are going through this.. I had an ectopic with fallopian tube removed in Dec 05. I fell pg a few months later, only to have an early m/c, and fell pg again for the third time with my DD in Nov 06. I had early scans with my DD to make sure she was in the right place, and I too was told by the sonographer that I O'd from the side with no fallopian tube, so dont be too disheartened, it can happen and Im sure it will happen really quick for you, just take a little time to recover emotionally and physically. I ttc 3 months after the ectopic (only because it took AF that long to return). Sending you lots of special hugs.

Loula - its been ages hun, hope you are keeping well xxx

Lisa

[Possums]

Hi, I too had a tube removed after an ectopic, then fell pregnant naturally and ovulated on the side with no tube. (sadly I miscarried) So you can certainly conceive with one tube. I was even told my remaining tube was in bad shape...but I guess it still can work!

Best of luck to you