Am I crazy...
I just found out the most likely cause of my misscarige at 18 weeks. It was originally thought to be an incompetent cervix. But it turns out my fibroids were most likely the cause. They began to degenerate and since they were embedded in my uterine wall they caused contractions shortening my cervix, and dialating me to way past what any intervention could possibly save.
If I had an incompetent cervix, maybe I could have worked out less, maybe bed rest, a timely cerclage, I could have done SOMETHING differently. But my fibroids were too small to be removed prior to pregnancy, and they more than tripled in size due to pregnancy hormones, they could not be removed during pregnancy because they were in the walls of the uterus. So basically there was nothing I could do.
My husband and the doctors are happy because my fibroids were removed a few months ago, no new ones are currently growing and the don't think I need a cerclage for my current pregnancy. They are willing to do one if I want since all of this is really an educated guess. But if the fibroids were at fault and it happens again the cerclage won't help.
I know this is really long and jumbly, but I feel like i need to be talked down from whatever crazy lady ledge I'm about to jump off of. I'm not thrilled by this news. And I'm really confused as to if I should get the cerclage now or wait to see how things go. Keeping in mind the last time the realized there was a problem I lost my baby two weeks later.
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