Pregnancy after hysterectomy

[Mattox]

I am looking for some answers on pregnancy after hysterectomy. I had a hysterectomy 2 years ago where they left my left ovary. Do you think there is a chance of getting pregnant? I really want another child. Had hysterectomy due to ectopic pregnancy & endometritis. Any stories on this or comments would be appreciated. Wish me luck!!!!!!!

[HRene]

I was wondering how everything turned out I know this is an older post but I am going through the same thing. Sickness weight gain breast getting larger and more tender as well as feeling movements  I don't know how it would be possible my dr thinks it's a false pregnancy but how do u explain the movements?

[srhess]

Unfortunately it is possible to get a positive due to cysts that may have formed on the ovaries.  I am in that boat right now.  My hysterectomy was 9 years ago and now I am starting to freak out as I am gaining weight though I eat very little, I am constantly tired, and several other symptoms of pregnancy.  Now I was told it could be three things: one a baby did attach itself somewhere in your system, two you may have some cysts that are mimicking a pregnancy, or three your body could be starting menopause and it is having a hysterical pregnancy in which it acts like it is but there is no baby.   I myself plan to find out which one I am dealing with.  I hope it all works out for you.  

[srhess]

There have been documented cases of babies attaching to vital organs now most don't survive but some have.  My dr told me that the further out from a hysterectomy you are the more of a chance that it could happen.  He said it was still very rare but could happen.  If you still have ovaries you still could produce a fertile egg.  You could NEVER deliver like normal and would have to be carefully watched but the way I see it is if God wants you to have a baby he WILL find a way.  

[Clysta]

Some tests are also faulty, and though quite rare, false positives are possible. You naturally have some of the hormone in your body anyways, but not enough to register on a test. See a doctor for blood work and/or an ultrasound. Also, what test did you use. If it was any blue dye test, I'd suggest getting a pink dye one. Blue dyes are notorious for giving false positives.

[babyj4382]

I find everyone's comments to be offensive. I am 28 yrs old have had a hysterectomy and just got a positive pregnancy test. This is a very scary thought for me. I have been up all night searching for answers. Everything I have seen says you don't get a positive result unless you are pregnant. So, I feel you are also calling me crazy. What else do you think would cause a positive pregnancy test in a woman without a uterus? Those tests are specifically for the hcg hormone which is only present in pregnant women.

[auntlugu]

Please post as soon as you hear to give us all an update.

[2songbirds]

Good luck, and I wish you the best. BTW, I wasn't by any means implying you're unstable or anything. I just find the whole situation a bit strange, and now I'm curious what the outcome is.

Is your dr going to do a blood test or an u/s?

[Mattox]

My breasts are full of milk & leaking. I have been feeling movement and all my other pregnancies did not show up on hpt. I will let you know and just for the record I am not an unstable person. If you were to meet me you would understand that. I am not dissing anyone who thinks I am unstable. There are some other forums with other girls in the same situation. I found them on google. I just wanted to see if I was the only one who had these symptoms. If I have to I will see about adopting a baby. I am going to the docs so I will let you know what I find out.

[2songbirds]

go to the nearest dollar store and get a hpt. I know ectopic pg's hcg levels are lower than a normal pg, but your saying that your having cravings, bb's feel like there's milk, and you're feeling movement on the left side. Then, you'd def be far enough along for a hpt to pick up hcg by now. I'm 14-15 weeks, and just started feeling my lil' bean move in the last 1 1/2 weeks (3rd child).

have you been having any sharp pain?

[auntlugu]

I am sure everyone is happy you are going to the dr to take care of yourself.

[Mattox]

Sorry to have caused such a stir. I am not crazy I was just wandering if anyone else has heard of this and yes as I said if I did end up pregnant in a FREAK case of this I am saying I don't know what I would do. I do have all the preggo symptoms though and I am going to the docs so I will fill you in. The doctor said that it could have attached to my ovary. They have had other patients that this happened to they would not tell me the outcome of these other women but I will let you know what happens since this is a wacky thing.

[vsentz]

I saw that one!!!!! it was called 'the woman who was pregnant for 45 years' or something like that!.....the baby wasn't ectopic.....it was a normal one, but it needed a c-section and couldn't get it (a poor country) and then it just died and calcified itself.....(wasn't it like that? maybe not.....maybe it was ectopic....who knows! lol) but anyway, that was a good one! and yeah i agree, that's why the are on TV because they are FREAK cases of nature!

[2songbirds]

sorry, I meant to get to the tubes, don't they have to go through your cervix, which is the opening through the uterus, through the uterus itself, to the waiting egg in the fall. tubes?

I also saw that program on Discovery health. The 3rd embryo was attached to her internal organs, I think the bladder or somewhere in that vicinity. I remember the dr's were worried while removing the baby afraid that she'd hemmorage, but they left part of the placenta in her. I watched it a couple times, as I was baffeled by it as well. There was another similar program on around the same time about an old lady who had to get a calcified mass removed from her abdomen. Turns out it was an ectopic pg that ruptured like 50 yrs earlier, and somehow managed to survive attached in her abdomine somewhere. The baby did live to FT, but she needed a C-section, which she wasn't able to get, and the baby died. Or as she referred 'was sleeping'.

I think these are so rare that that's why they're on TV.

[auntlugu]

I know that everyone was trying to give you the opinion to not have false hope.  i do agree with that i just would have worded it differently.  i hate to see anyone's feelings get hurt.  its true though that you have to stay well for your daughter and for yourself.

[ny36]

Good luck to you Mattox, a hysterectomy is not an easy thing to come to terms with, as women I'm sure it's got to be one of the hardest things and worst things we'd ever want to go through.
May God take care of you throughout this difficult journey.

[2songbirds]

where's who_dis and andij78 when we need them??

[Mattox]

i am not sure. I have had a problem with my breasts filling with milk for a while. At first I thought it was just a hormonal thing as well then all the other symptoms started. I will let you know what I find out. thanks for understanding that I was just looking for input:)

[auntlugu]

This is all new to me too. I was just wondering what happened to you that caused them to give you the hysterectomy?

[ny36]

Just out of curiousity, how far along would you say you are...assuming it's a viable pg? The reason I ask is b/c you said that your breast are filling with  milk. Now I've never been pg, so I don't know at what month or trimester of your pg do your breasts start filling with milk.
Please dont' take this the wrong way, it's just a question that I'm curious about.

All my best to you and as other ladies stated, definitely go see a dr. no matter what, whether it's pregnancy related or not. At the end of the day it's about your health.

[Mattox]

with the last one it did not show up on bloodtest. They did ultrasound. That is when I heard the heartbeat. it was hard for along time because my then sister inlaw just had a baby 4 days before. I will admit I had some mental issues when I lost that baby. I did not know anything that was happening because my then husband made all the calls. I didn't get any info from the docs til it all was over because they sedated me.

[vsentz]

lol!! all I got to say is: unbelievable
'uhhh' hello!
so now, if my husband, who, as you might imagine, doesn't have a uterus....but gets an IVF, turns out he can be pregnant??? might as well he carries the baby since I am too lazy to get preggo!, at least he would know what is to be preggo like!!!
darn!!!
maybe the baby will stick to his guts better than it is sticking to my uterus!?

[Cletus_VanDamm]

No, the tubes are the pathway to the Uterus.

[auntlugu]

Good question.  the tv show we saw was where the woman was pregnant but one of the babies attached outside the uterus.  so there was one there.  I think it attached to the outside of the uterus and something else.  Without one i guess it could not happen and if it did it probably would not last and would be the rarest of rare things to happen.

[2songbirds]

I missed this yesterday, but saw it's still active.

Question:

how would the lil' swimmers find their way to the tubes without a uterus? Isn't the uterus the 'pathway' for the lil' guys? So, if there is no uterus, how the hell do they find their way to the tubes to fertilize the egg?