Yesterday Justin and I made a trip to Wichita to visit with Dr. Tatpati again. We had taken a break for several months, but decided after the last miscarriage to schedule another appointment and get a plan in place for the future. The past several visits she had prescribed fertility drugs that aide in getting pregnant but we hadn't talked much about what she could do to keep us pregnant.
The very first time we had met with her she did a ultrasound and had found a fibroid. Yesterday she decided to check to see if that had changed. Thankfully it has not, and is not in an area that will hinder a pregnancy; however, she did notice that my uterus has a very slight heart shape to it.
While I was still seeing Dr. Morgan she had suggest we have an HSG or hysterosalpingogram done. This is just an xray of the uterus where they look for blocked tubes or an abnormal shape. Dr. Tatpati said that at the time of my HSG the uterus may have been slightly tilted or that the abnormal shape is so close to normal that the Dr. didn't find it noteworthy. (it's about 2 millimeters off)
There are different degrees and names for each degree of this heart shape uterus. I cannot remember what she called them all. I do know that mine was the very least of them, not severe at all. She told us that having a heart shaped uterus is known to cause miscarriages. Normally a doctor would not be concerned with my case because it is so slight; however, because I have had numerous loses she suggested a hysteroscopy. She wanted an "up close and personal view" to see if perhaps it has more of a heart shape in person then was showing up on the ultrasound.
The heart shape is reversible by making snips where it bows down in the middle. Dr. Tatpati strongly suggested that she take a look, and if need be, make the snips so the uterus will go back up and become flat across the top once again.
Justin and I discussed the procedure and decided to take her advice and remove one more variable from the picture. I will be having this procedure within the next few weeks.
We are excited to be moving forward again and curious to see what she finds after the procedure. Thank you so much for your prayers and continued support.
The very first time we had met with her she did a ultrasound and had found a fibroid. Yesterday she decided to check to see if that had changed. Thankfully it has not, and is not in an area that will hinder a pregnancy; however, she did notice that my uterus has a very slight heart shape to it.
While I was still seeing Dr. Morgan she had suggest we have an HSG or hysterosalpingogram done. This is just an xray of the uterus where they look for blocked tubes or an abnormal shape. Dr. Tatpati said that at the time of my HSG the uterus may have been slightly tilted or that the abnormal shape is so close to normal that the Dr. didn't find it noteworthy. (it's about 2 millimeters off)
There are different degrees and names for each degree of this heart shape uterus. I cannot remember what she called them all. I do know that mine was the very least of them, not severe at all. She told us that having a heart shaped uterus is known to cause miscarriages. Normally a doctor would not be concerned with my case because it is so slight; however, because I have had numerous loses she suggested a hysteroscopy. She wanted an "up close and personal view" to see if perhaps it has more of a heart shape in person then was showing up on the ultrasound.
The heart shape is reversible by making snips where it bows down in the middle. Dr. Tatpati strongly suggested that she take a look, and if need be, make the snips so the uterus will go back up and become flat across the top once again.
Justin and I discussed the procedure and decided to take her advice and remove one more variable from the picture. I will be having this procedure within the next few weeks.
We are excited to be moving forward again and curious to see what she finds after the procedure. Thank you so much for your prayers and continued support.
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