Woman finds she is pregnant during surgery to explain infertility
UK woman found she was five-weeks pregnant after doctors put her under for keyhole surgery
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A UK woman found she was five-weeks pregnant after doctors put her under for keyhole surgery to find out why she was experiencing--infertility.
The 19-year-old dental assistant Tia Reed of Birmingham was diagnosed with endometriosis in August 2017. She believed she was infertile and had suffered through painful menstrual cycles since puberty, reported The Independent.
Endometriosis is a condition in which cells similar to the ones found in the lining of the uterus also appear in other parts of the body. These cells break down and bleed out monthly.
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Reed was afraid that the debilitating disease had rendered her infertile. She was concerned when she was unable to conceive with her 22-year-old partner, Liam Twining.
Reed was scheduled to undergo a laparoscopy, a kind of keyhole surgery that allows the surgeon a glimpse into the abdomen bypassing the need for a large incision.
Reed lay on the operating table, under general anaesthetic. As she waited for the surgery to start, the procedure was interrupted.
A urine test, taken before the operation, had revealed she was five weeks pregnant meaning she did not need the procedure. Reed had become unconscious from the anaesthetic and was unaware of the development. She woke hours later to find she was pregnant with her first child.
“I woke up completely delusional after what felt like seconds,” she said, “I remember asking the anaesthetist if it was all done and he replied ‘we will explain later’.”
When Reed woke, she was puzzled about the absence of bandages on her stomach. “At this point, I started to freak out and thought: ‘How the hell have they gone in to perform it?!” she said.
The anaesthetist came into the room and informed her that they’d been unable to perform the surgery, which caused her to worry.
“I started to panic. I just thought the worst and thought they had come across something," Reed claimed. “Then he said: ‘The good news is you’re pregnant’.”
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Reed and Twining's son, Ronnie James Twining was born on May 23 via Caesarean. After four days of labour, Ronnie James is in good health and weighs 8 pounds and 8 ounces.
However, Reed has fears that her endometriosis will return in the future. Prior to the birth of her son, she was in so much pain post-coitus that doctors had prescribed her zapain--a mix of paracetamol and codeine.
Reed said, “Since I’ve had Ronnie I am very worried about the endometriosis making a return, I get anxiety when I think about the pain I could soon be in".
“I’ve even jokingly said to Liam I’m keen to get pregnant again just so I don’t go through the terrible pain again."
This article originally appeared in The Independent.
The 19-year-old dental assistant Tia Reed of Birmingham was diagnosed with endometriosis in August 2017. She believed she was infertile and had suffered through painful menstrual cycles since puberty, reported The Independent.
Endometriosis is a condition in which cells similar to the ones found in the lining of the uterus also appear in other parts of the body. These cells break down and bleed out monthly.
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Reed was afraid that the debilitating disease had rendered her infertile. She was concerned when she was unable to conceive with her 22-year-old partner, Liam Twining.
Reed was scheduled to undergo a laparoscopy, a kind of keyhole surgery that allows the surgeon a glimpse into the abdomen bypassing the need for a large incision.
Reed lay on the operating table, under general anaesthetic. As she waited for the surgery to start, the procedure was interrupted.
A urine test, taken before the operation, had revealed she was five weeks pregnant meaning she did not need the procedure. Reed had become unconscious from the anaesthetic and was unaware of the development. She woke hours later to find she was pregnant with her first child.
“I woke up completely delusional after what felt like seconds,” she said, “I remember asking the anaesthetist if it was all done and he replied ‘we will explain later’.”
When Reed woke, she was puzzled about the absence of bandages on her stomach. “At this point, I started to freak out and thought: ‘How the hell have they gone in to perform it?!” she said.
The anaesthetist came into the room and informed her that they’d been unable to perform the surgery, which caused her to worry.
“I started to panic. I just thought the worst and thought they had come across something," Reed claimed. “Then he said: ‘The good news is you’re pregnant’.”
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Reed and Twining's son, Ronnie James Twining was born on May 23 via Caesarean. After four days of labour, Ronnie James is in good health and weighs 8 pounds and 8 ounces.
However, Reed has fears that her endometriosis will return in the future. Prior to the birth of her son, she was in so much pain post-coitus that doctors had prescribed her zapain--a mix of paracetamol and codeine.
Reed said, “Since I’ve had Ronnie I am very worried about the endometriosis making a return, I get anxiety when I think about the pain I could soon be in".
“I’ve even jokingly said to Liam I’m keen to get pregnant again just so I don’t go through the terrible pain again."
This article originally appeared in The Independent.