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abdominal cerclage??

GingerK - 04:48pm Apr 29, 2009 EST

For those of you who have had an abdominal cerclage, did you have it placed pre-pregnancy or after pregnant? Also, who preformed it (what state)? Also, is there anyone who has failed an abdominal cerclage? I have lost 2 babies due to IC and have had one failed vaginal cerclage.

Thanks
Ginger

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36yroldmom - Oct 7, 2009 5:56 am (#4 Total: 5)

Abdominal Cerclage

HI Rama,

You may want to check out the website Abbyloopers.org and join their group on Yahoo. They have a lot of information about abdominal cerclage (the many methods and doctors who specialize in this treatment). There are a lot of success stories on that website too.

Keep hope alive! Wishing you good luck on the journey!
Liz

terriadam - Oct 8, 2009 9:43 am (#5 Total: 5)

Hi Ginger,

I have recently had an abdominal cerclage and I had it before I got pregnant on the advice of my doctor. You can have them when you are pregnant, but from what I have heard it is risky and they have to be done before you are 8 weeks.
You also need to do thorough research on the subject of which doctor to choose, the surgery is still quite new and we had trouble finding a doctor who had done an abdominal cerclage before.
The surgery itself is pretty invasive, I was in hospital for 5 days and pleasant it was not. But, it will all be worth it if this works for us. I have had 2 late term (23 wk) miscarriages, and a premature baby and the normal cerclage did not work for me.
I hope this helps, if you want to ask me anything feel free.

Terri

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