Hello I am Leslie.As I told you before I had my t/r with Dr Rosenfeld.He is great!!!!It was alittle painful for me.I am sure you will be getting the pain pump which helps alot.After the surgery you heal really quickly like a week and then you can go back to normal activities.I had 7 cm on each side after the reversal.I have been pregnant 3 times sice the reversal and have 1 baby born in July 07.I wish you luck ttc.I am here if you need anything just ask.

__________________

Hey there! Sorry for all the questions. Im so scared that I cant stop thinking the worst! Can your tubes grow back together,close up? Well I hope he is a good doctor.I go for pre opp app 28th and surgery on the 29th. Please say a prayer that it goes great for me! I will let you know how it goes and when I get back you can tell me how to post pictures.I would love to talk to you after the surgery.Thanks for all! Candice

Well just wanted to wish you goodluck!!!!Sorry it took me so long to get back to you.I had problems with the computer.I am not sure about them growing back from scar tissue.I hope not.I have been trying 4 months now.I am going to try 2 more months then I am getting a hsg...

__________________

Good luck with your surgery today Candice!
Wow! two more brand new ttc ladies! CAndice and Annick!

__________________

Hey there,

justwanted to say surgery is over. he said i had 4in and 6in. does a shorter tube mean u can get preg easier? And did you have alot of draining from the Q pump? I went to the ER because I was hurting under my ribcage. They said it was a big air buble.That hurts! Did you have any of that. And let me know about the tubes being that short on one side! Thanks Candice

hi there
actually, its done in cm.
And as long as you have 4cm, thats good.
The tube length is important because the egg matures as it travels from the ovary down the tube.The egg is fertilized in the tube, and then continues downward where it will implant into the uterus.
I did have alot of gas pains afterward, but I did not have a pump of any sort.
Maybe Leslie can help you with the pump question.
on your reversal!

__________________

Congrats on your tr...Im finally able to check out the boards and see whos posted and what not. Your lucky you got told the tube lengths, my surgeon didnt tell me mine..LOl Just gave my DH the thumbs up and said good luck etc. As for the pain pump, I wish I had that, Im still in pain, not much today....Ive taken so much T1s with codeine, cant take T3s, too afraid considering it makes me sicker than ever when i take it. Guess we will be TTC together huh..hehe. Do take it easy and rest, Im doing the same..with 4 boys, hockey practice and school its sort of hard.

__________________
Annick
Mom to four boys

Sean (March 1997)
Justin (October 2000)
Kevin (January 2002)
Jayson (April 2003)


Tubal Reversal MAY 28, 2008

Kevin, Jayson, Sean and Justin (May 2008)


Loving Wife to Stu 12/30/2008

Hey again! Thanks for all the good luck I feel better,but yesterday I was in severe pain.They tol me to go to the ER fast. Long story short I had a huge air bubble under my liver. Not fun at all. Anyways I don't know much on the tube length just that he said 4 am left and the right one was 6 cm long. Does a shorter tube mean you could easily get pregnant with twins maybe? Well I hope everthing works out OK.Thanks for all the hope you gave me and the good luck!! I need it. I just hope they dont close up or have a worse problems.Thanks to all!!! ttyl

Hi Candice, I am not sure if you read my response to your question about tube lengths, but I will repeat myself anyhow.
If tubes are too short, pregnancy will not happen.
When you ovulate, the egg gets carried down your tube with little tiny fine hairs that swoosh it along.
Along its journey, it meets up with sperm.
The sperm fertilizes it in your tube.
Then, the egg continues to develop until it reaches your uterus.
If your tube is very short, then the egg will not have enough time to develop before reaching the uterus, and no pregnancy will occur.
Tubes have nothing to do with twins.
Twins are dependent on the egg, and are dependent on what happens when the sperm meets the egg.
If you havent become pregnant in 6 months, an hsg is a good way to make sure your tubes are wide open
Best of luck!

__________________

As far as the pain pump.Mine leaked to and Leahs also did.I am glad its over for you.Now on to ttc....Sorry about the gas bubble.Now lets see some bfp!!!!!

__________________

Lmfinnegan,thanks girl! Do you know if he does the dye in the tubes in surgery?I need to call him and ask him a few things. I think it went well. I am also worried about them closing up!! He told my husband I had 4 cm and 6 cm. Is that OK you think? He said I had alot of scar tissue on that one tube. Anyways just wondering what you thought about it. ttylater I hope!! Thanks Again

Yes they do a Hsg in surgery.The lengths sound good to me.The one side Is a little short.I have seen people get pregnant with that length.The other side is good.I bet you see a bfp very soon.

Where in Texas are you at?I am in Houston.If you told me forgive me I forgot.

__________________

Belated congrats on your surgery

__________________
married 9 years
Me 32 DH 49
TTC#1
Low Count, ASA's present
IVF 12-07 BFN

Lmfinnegan,I live close to waco.Do you know what side needs to be longer? I know its a stupid question but I was just wondering. He said that the left is 4 cm and the right was 6 cm.

Candice,
You have two ovaries, and each ovarie has a tube that connects it to your uterus.
Each month one of your ovaries will make an egg that will go down the tube.
You ovulate from one side, or the other, depending on which ovary makes the best egg that month.
So, if you ovulate from your right ovary this month, the egg will travel down your right tube to the uterus, if you ovulate from the left ovary, then the egg will travel down your left tube.
There is no way to predict which ovary will release an egg each month.

__________________

Well now I feel stupid! LOL You would think after three kids I would know these things stupid me!I guess I better hope the egg goes down the right then huh? Thanks ladies your great

here is a picture that better describes it



You can see the ovary, sitting on the end of the fallopian tube...the lumps and bumps in the ovary are eggs, the ovary that produces the biggest egg will release it, and the fimbria bring it from the ovary, down the tube and into the uterus.
Hope this helps.

__________________

Well I know he whole pic thing. But wasnt for sure your egg released on both sides. I guess I never realy thought about it. But thanks for the BIG PIC>!!

You're welcome
By your questions about the twins, and about maybe shorter tubes being better etc, I just wasnt sure if you understood how everything worked together.
I know that for alot of us, when we first came to the boards, we didnt know alot about the whole process, and I have learned SO much from all these wonderful ladies!

__________________

Lmfinnegan, just wondering if you had the on Q pump? And if you did,did you still have numness in your upper leg/thigh area. Im waiting for him to call me back but the nurse said it didnt sound good,and that didnt sound normal! I dont know what to do. I thought after the TR surgery I would be happier now Im worried even more at this point! I think my tube on th eleft side is to short also. Did I make a bad choice? Well let me know what happend to you after you took yours out.Thanks girl