Hi Archie,

I am being unlucky with my pregnancy .
I have been married since from 6 yrs. After a lot of try I was concieved in the month of Nov 2005. Everyone in home were so happy. And we both were so relaxed. But this didn't last long.
On my 6th week of pregnancy I visited doctor Shobha from Bangalore. She was so patience less. She did abodominal checking and prescribed me folic acid with sustain tablets. That time I was having severe stomach pain. I told her the same and she said me it is normal in pregnancy.
She told she will be not there in town for 15 days , so scaning will be scheduled after 15 days.
When she told abdominal pain is normal, we were like in casual mood, didn't take that thing in account.
After week I started having lower abdominal pain very severly and deeply. I was not able to stand also. Whole night I could not sleep and not allowed to sleep anyone.
Next day we went to hospital and as we knew , Dr shobha will not be there, we requested duty doc to have look at me.
She was just out of college. She did checkup and told that it is normal and she gave Mox antibiotic tablets. ( I dont know why she gave that ) . She told there might be urine infection and asked us get Urine culture and testing.
I was really shocked as I was not having any urine/ vaginal related issue. I had heard that Urine culture will be done for yeast infection when we suffer from itching in vagina. Still I kept mum , because with half knowlewdge I didn;t want to disturb her diagnose. we did Urine culture testing and report came normal.
After taking Mox tabs , pain was bit reduced.
After 2 days , I got again severe pain. But my hubby and my mom didn't take it serious as they heard it as normal from doc. But still before goin to office , my hubby called up one of my cousin who is gynec. As soon as she heard I have severe abdominal pain, she urged my husband to get scaning first. By sensing some seriousness in her tone , my husband immdly took me to hospital. I was not able to stand , everything is dark , i am not able to see. My hands were cold and started showing paleness.
When we reached hospital , still they were not taking me seriuosly. I had to wait in waiting room. By god grace one of duty doc just looked at me and sensed the seriuosness. My husband was pleading them to do scaning . They were like when Dr shobha comes that time only we will do. But as soon as duty Doc noticed me , she ordered for scaning.
In scaning they came to know that baby has developed in fallopian tube itself and it has not travelled to the uterus . So because of baby's growth fallopian tube has been burst and there was 1 ltr internal bleeding.
After that they hurried for surgery. My poor hubby with all shock had to arrange blood and medicine alone.
They took out baby and fallopian tube .
My cousin told that if it would have been 1 day late, I would not have been alive.
Now there is only one side fallopian tube.
I know my concieving chances are reduced by 50%.
I am not able to stop my tear. we are not sad for miscarriage . we are more sad for loosing one side fallopian tube.
Friends dont believe your doc 100%. Sometime listen to your body and mind for seriuos issue.

Archie, my fren just tell me frankly , is there any chance I will get concieve with only one fallopian tube ? What are the effects of loosing fallopian tube ?
Dr Shobha says no issue , I will get pregnant again. I dont belive anyone..

Please please help me

Roopa
Vidya replied. HiRoopa,

I am from both the Oct 03 and Aug 05 board. I was in u'r situation back in 2002. After almost 1 and a 1/2 yrs of trying I got pregnant th first time. Actually didn't even know that I was pregnaant as I hadn't even missed my period. But had very sever pain called 911 (we are in the US) went to the hospital, the stupid people didn't realize what had happened kept me waiting for 6hrs and finally they diagnosed the ectopic pregnancy went into surgery immediately. My tube had already broken when i first experienced pain. I escaped deadth just narrowly.

But now we have 2 beautiful kids. A boy and a girl. So not everything is over try again and pray....pray... Yes u'r chance of getting pregnant again is reduced a lot with only 1 tube. But it willhappen. The next time u get pregnant do a scan immediately whatever u'r doc says and make sure that it is not an ectopic again.

Good Luck.
Vidya pari replied. dear Roopa,
i feel really sorry. actually i want to kill those docs who tend to be careless in such cases. i just mailed in to give u a tight hug. everything will be alrite. my best wishes are with u...
ive heard a lot of people conceive with one fallopian tube. im sure u will conceive soon...
giving u a very tight hug...
pari. K.Radha replied. Hi Roopa,

I am incredibly sorry for your loss Roopa, I pray you and your husband will overcome this soon. I was upset to hear about the traumatic end to your pregnancy. Doctors can be SO complacant about some things and often put it down to an overactive sense of concern on the mothers behalf. Unfortunately there are many times they are correct in this assumption and for the few, like yourself, who have very real problems it goes upchecked until it is often too late. As everyone has suggested I believe you should carefully choose your doctor and given that you have a cousin that is a GYN it would be great if you could suppliment the care you're receiving with their advice... You might very well have died if not for her timely advice.

There is no need for you to be overly concerned that your fertility will be compromised. Typically, one of your ovaries releases a single egg each month. The egg travels down a fallopian tube, where a sperm may fertilize it. The fertilized egg then continues on to the uterus. You need only one fallopian tube for this to happen.

Ovulation tends to alternate ovaries, so it's likely that with only one tube, eggs from the opposite ovary won't be fertilized. But even so you are still quite fertile, it may just take a little longer to fall pregnant. I am sure Archie can offer much better advice than I but I honestly feel that you wont encounter too much difficulty. I wish you all the best Roopa and hope that before long you'll be expecting a beautiful baby to call your own. sonu replied. hi roopa,

i m so sorry to read about u my dear.its very sad.ya u said right never to trust doc 100%.even my mom died last july due to doctor's neglience.but u know roopa GOD is there for u therfore HE came to help u in ur husband's cousin's words.So to get u scan.Dont worry this time also HE will help u to become mom.HE took ur half chances so HE will definately help u in ur 50% chances.

U take rest now dont think much.Find out some good doctors ,visit them n try again.u will definately get a new life in coming yrs.

GOD BLESS U
SONU friend replied.
I am sorry about u but one thing u dint mention where do u leave. If u r living in banglore. Always remember to see a good doctor arround u. I will give u hospital name u can go for ur cheack ups over there ( mannipal hospital all the doctors over t is very nice they take care so well. Dont worry roopa even my uncle's daughter lost her baby in 6th month. Beleave in god and he will diffenetly bless u with a new life.