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Burst Appendix and Fertility
I'm 32, and a little over 11 years ago, my appendix burst
, leaving me with a severe abdominal infection. I received emergency surgery and stayed in the hospital for a week. While I healed nicely and haven't had complications since then, fast forward to today, when the topic of babies and fertility came up. I am worried that the infection could have possibly led to adhesion in my fallopian tubes, which could cause infertility. I was 21 at the time of surgery, and have had regular periods since. I'm at the point where I want to meet someone to settle down with and eventually have kids with. I just don't know what my chances are of achieving the baby part :( I plan to speak with my gynecologist at my next appointment, but any information is appreciated.
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At the time what did your surgeon say after the procedure. If they told you that you were fine and had nothing to worry about and this never came up 11 years ago than you are likely fine now as you were after. They would be straight up with you and warn you if they thought this would be an issue.
It has been 11 years so I don't know if you can make contact with the surgeons office and ask them about your surgery and whether back then there was any reason to expect you would have fertility issues as a result of having your appendix burst and surgery.
I would most definitely visit the gyno or doctor who can tell you with certainty is there is any issue because of the surgery or other factors to expect any problem trying to conceive and have them give a definitive answer.
Also, we aren't doctors as you know and cannot give anything bordering on medical advice or hazard a guess as to whether or not the emergency surgery would impact you with fertility. Doing so would be a disservice if we were wrong. Definitely trust your instinct to take it up with your gyno at next appointment. Good luck. I wish you well with this.
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I struggled with infertility for many years. The best thing for you to do is talk to your Gyno. There are several ultrasound and die tests that can check for scaring and fertility issues. If you need to have anything taken care of you should do it now. The older you get the harder it will become to get pregnant. We ended up going through IVF but got a beautiful set of twins out of it but I had to have a few surgeries dealing with scaring and my tubes prior. The initial exams are easy & relatively inexpensive. Your Dr. will have all the right answers. Good luck.
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