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TTC after surgery - anyone struggling?
Hey girls,
Just wanted to see if anyone has had similar experiences as me - feeling very alone right now
I am very lucky to have a beautiful 21 month old and very happy - but have been trying for a 2nd for almost a year and no luck - 0vulation tests seem to indicate that I haven't been ovulating every month.
After a very long and traumatic birth with my first (which ended in surgery to remove my placenta)
Then 9 months later I also then had an emergency surgery to remove my appendix.
I am scared that these 2 surgeries have damaged me in some way and thats why I haven't been able to conceive.
I recently had blood tests which showed a low level of progesterone and an ultra-sound which couldn't identify a problem.
Apparently the next step is 'further investigation' with the hospital but have to wait 6 weeks for an appointment and don't really know what will happen next.
Anyone experienced or know anything about this?
Thanks
Just wanted to see if anyone has had similar experiences as me - feeling very alone right now
I am very lucky to have a beautiful 21 month old and very happy - but have been trying for a 2nd for almost a year and no luck - 0vulation tests seem to indicate that I haven't been ovulating every month.
After a very long and traumatic birth with my first (which ended in surgery to remove my placenta)
Then 9 months later I also then had an emergency surgery to remove my appendix.
I am scared that these 2 surgeries have damaged me in some way and thats why I haven't been able to conceive.
I recently had blood tests which showed a low level of progesterone and an ultra-sound which couldn't identify a problem.
Apparently the next step is 'further investigation' with the hospital but have to wait 6 weeks for an appointment and don't really know what will happen next.
Anyone experienced or know anything about this?
Thanks
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I think you might be worth posting in the Long Term Trying to concieve forum, it is sometimes a bit busier there.
I'm floating around here a little bit, as we're looking at ivf as our next option.
As for your question. I don't have any experience of this situation, but perhaps your body is just still recovering from the surgery? Or it could be totally unrelated to that and you just have a simple hormone imbalance. There are plenty of straight-forward problems that we women can have, which gets in the way of conceiving, but can be easily remedied.
Its positive that you're problems are being dealt with and I hope you get some answers soon xx