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TTC with one Fallopian tube

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Hannabanana2021 · 15/02/2022 09:11

Anyone here TTC after Ectopic surgery or with one Fallopian tube due to medical reasons that want to support each other? Or if anyone has any successful stories conceiving with one tube welcome to bring positivity to the post x

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Fedupbuyer · 15/02/2022 11:19

I lost my left tube due to a ruptured ectopic,I conceived my daughter the following month,the doctor did say that the remaining tube can move to pick up a egg from the opposite side,
I’m not sure how accurate that is mind.

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Hannabanana2021 · 15/02/2022 11:14

@thefurriesthen I'm glad everything went well for you afterwards. I've heard of the HSG tests. Although my right tube was checked from the outside and I was told it looked healthy. You still can't help but wonder if the inside also looks healthy. I don't know much about acupuncture. Does it hurt at all? And is it expensive?

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Hannabanana2021 · 15/02/2022 11:11

Thank you to you everyone sharing positive outcomes. They say to heal emotionally before trying again but I don't think we can ever feel truly ready? There's always the anxiety and fear. The fear of your body is not ovulating properly afterwards and then the fear of reoccurrence.
I had a chemical before the Ectopic, and consultants can't tell me where that pregnancy was so they said it could've even been a self resolving Ectopic. I'll never know 😣

@myrainbowjourney have you been tracking ovulation at all? I'm sorry you've been through this now struggling. How long have you been trying for if you don't mind me asking.

The main worry at the moment is TTC. I get thoughts like what if I only ovulate from the tubeless side (left) and the remaining tube never moves to grab the egg :(

@FreckledMouse I have used the "Premom" app in the past but this was before I lost a tube. My pack of OPKs are arriving today along with a BBT thermometer 🌡 which I've never tried before. But I guess I want things more sure this time.

I'm current cycle day 7.

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thefurriesthen · 15/02/2022 11:06

I lost a tube due to an ectopic as well - got myself so worked up on a regular basis thinking I wouldn't be able to get pregnant again. Surgery was end of August and I was pregnant again by the end of October!

Couple of things that I did - fertility acupuncture (no idea if it made a difference but it made me feel like I was 'doing something' and I enjoyed it). Weirdly, the acupuncturist told me that she knew that I would be pregnant before Christmas, which I thought was hilarious. But I was! With the worst morning sickness, haha.

After the surgery, I was also booked in to have my remaining tube flushed to check for any blockages (I think the technical term is a HSG procedure). It was fine, no problems, but the doctor pulled hubby and me aside afterwards and told us to get going because getting 'cleaned out' boosts your chances of getting pregnant quite significantly for a few weeks afterwards.

Hope that helps :)

HackAttack · 15/02/2022 10:58

I've had two kids with one tube, clearly the left one was a total slacker anyway

alwayssomething1 · 15/02/2022 10:55

[quote myrainbowjourney]@Hannabanana2021 yes, me! I lost my right tube to an ectopic and am now TTC again and struggling. I'm worried it's going to make things really difficult.

@alwayssomething1 thank you for sharing your story. It's very reassuring[/quote]
I know it's not the same for everyone and I am extremely lucky but I was misinformed by so many doctors. Firstly I was told I would have trouble conceiving and then was told it wouldn't matter if I only had one tube. I had endometriosis which had caused scarring in my tube which resulted in the ectopic pregnancy. I think it really depends on any other fertility issues you may have. But just having one tube doesn't mean you can't conceive if you ovulate from that side. I was amazed by this. Sending lots of baby dust to you xxx

FreckledMouse · 15/02/2022 10:50

Had my Right Tube removed due to ectopic in July, conceived again in January but unfortunately ended in MC.
I do have endometriosis though, so think it's my progress levels that are the issue not the one tube 🤞🏼
I find tracking bbt and OPKs really helpful as the few months after the operation my cycle was all over the place and I didn't ovulate every month.

myrainbowjourney · 15/02/2022 10:43

@Hannabanana2021 yes, me! I lost my right tube to an ectopic and am now TTC again and struggling. I'm worried it's going to make things really difficult.

@alwayssomething1 thank you for sharing your story. It's very reassuring

alwayssomething1 · 15/02/2022 10:36

I lost my right tube to an ectopic pregnancy when I was 18. I was unbeknown 10 weeks pregnant and had to have emergency surgery. I'm now 30 with three beautiful children. I was told it would make no difference to my fertility as even if you ovulate on the side with the tube missing the other side can still collect your egg. Good Luck Smile