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Vasectomy reversal success??

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terrier141 · 13/05/2008 14:40

Does anyone have experience of this? Hubby has just had it done and we are nervously awaiting the outcome!

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KatieDD · 17/05/2008 20:25

Can I join you ?
My DH is having the first consultation on June 7th, the first steps to the reversal.
I shall die if it doesn't work, he's having micro surgery.
The orginal vasectomy was 4 years ago so so i'm hoping that increases our chances slightly that and we've always hit the jackpot first time in the past, just hope i'm not being t over confident.
I keep wanting to buy baby stuff

pinkmook · 16/05/2008 13:45

Ha! Thats so weird - my DS had that book (ORT the new baby!) last week then this week a book about going camping in which - yes you guessed it! The farmers wife (owner of the campsite) gives birth to a new baby!!!!!Gaaaahhh! I was actually filling up listening to him read it esp when he said awww mummy look at the little cute baby

EVERYONE I know is preganant - even men (just kidding but it almost feels that way! I hate TTC its shitty, I almost wish I had had my children really young (i.e before 25) when its so much easier to fall pregnant. I know theres lots of reasons I didnt do that but looking back I often wonder if it really would have been the right thing to do IYSWIM.

Lets hand hold while we are TTC!

Best of luck Terrier x

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terrier141 · 16/05/2008 07:41

We'll have to keep each others spirits up! Do you find yourself slightly obsessed with all things baby related?? I feel like Im surrounded by it - saw by friends newborn on the maternity ward yest and by the time I got home my neighbour popped round to say their daughter had just had her new daughter too - then my 6 year old came home with his new school reading book called "The new Baby" - is someone trying to tell me something!! Do you have any children already?

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pinkmook · 15/05/2008 14:17

DOH! 10 dya not 110 (although it might feel like 110 I know!)

pinkmook · 15/05/2008 14:16

Aw terrier sorry you got your period (cant really get used to saying AF!) I hope you have more luck this month I am on day 10 today so going to start shagging every other day from today til about day 24!!!! Not sure if I'm up to it but getting desperate - even thought about just getting him to produce the stuff and syringe it up there if we get desperate towards the end of ther month LOL!

Ah well only 110 days til you can start jiggying then back to the wonderful 2WW

will check back on you in here in a few weeks!

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terrier141 · 14/05/2008 20:13

God - I know it sounds incredible but I really dont know! The surgeon looked like the mad professor and was a bit "what the hell lets give it a go" sort of guy! Im just hoping and praying he knew what he was doing! By the way - the dream is over for this month - it has arrived! Knew it would - just wishful thinking - must try harder this month!!

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pinkmook · 14/05/2008 18:52

Kizzie can I also ask did your DH have microsugery on either of his reversals?

pinkmook · 14/05/2008 18:52

Hi Terrier, I am also very very impatient! I have managed to get a referall to a fertility specialist and am hoping he can discover whats up with me and whether or not DH's VR has actually worked since I am scared it has scarred back over.

Did your DH have a normal VR or a microsurgery one?

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terrier141 · 14/05/2008 14:03

Thanks, its good to know there are other options! How long did you try to conceive "naturally", before realising it wasnt going to happen?

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kizzie · 14/05/2008 12:11

My DH had 2 vasectomy reversals and although technically they worked (I.e the join worked) I still couldnt get pregnant naturally. SO we went onto to have ICSI where they took the sperm from DH via injection. Eventually worked and we had twin boys so there are other options IF this doesnt happen for you.

But fingers crossed for you both x

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terrier141 · 14/05/2008 11:59

My hubby got to give 1st sample tomorrow - but sounds very similar to your - apparently they "took a big chunk out" originally. I keep convincing myself I got all these symptoms but know its all in my head really - how do you keep going?? They say it can take up to 2 years but most common time is around 1year. Im not very good at waiting! You are nearly at 1 year then?

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pinkmook · 13/05/2008 20:21

My DH was told after the reversal that ge only has around a 40% chance of fathering another child because the original vasectomy was so heavy handed (i.e cut out around 20cms of tube when only 1cm needed to be removed and also heavy scarring) therefore giving him the chances of someone who had had their vasectomy over 15 years ago rather than 5 years (which was when his was done).

GP is hopeless at anything surrounding fertlity and so our follow up semen analysis he told us everything looked "normal" and it had worked but had no clue about morphology/motility etc or even that the analysis had to be repeated to check gahhhhh!

its so frustrating! I really hope your GP is more clued up than mine. Good luck with it.

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terrier141 · 13/05/2008 20:14

Well, I've been told not to get too excited but thats easier said than done - due today - but I guess thats being a bit unrealistic!! We can but try!

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Sunshinemummy · 13/05/2008 15:44

My uncle had his reversed about 22 years ago now and subsequently fathered three more children.

pinkmook · 13/05/2008 15:36

No but bumping for you as my DH had VR last July and would love some success stories to give me hope!

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