meg (meg) | Friday, August 16, 2002 - 09:27 am  My husband and I have a daughter and in 2000 we decided to try for a sibling. Getting pregnant with her was easy so we waited until we were ready for another to "try". When she was 9 months old we conceived very easily. My pregnancy was progressing beautifully when upon a routine OBGYN visit we discovered the worst- the baby's heartbeat was dangersously slow. My husband and I were told to wait a week and return. That is the day our 2 year nightmare began. Our little angel was still and lifeless. A D&C was performed. We waited 4 more months to attempt again, afterall we were told that it was a fluke and that miscarriages can be so common. Well, once again an easy conception for us and once again a loss. This happened 2 more times for a total of 4 lost baby angels in heaven. Thank goodness, money was not a concern b/c I spent thousands being seen by every top Dr. in the country. This became a full time job and quest for me. It literally took over my life. I had every test run under the sun. Each test came back negative for this or that and with each expensive consult I was told to keep trying. What a ridiculous concept. I was not even a Dr. and even I knew in my heart that unless something was different or there was some different variable or factor in a subsequent pregancy that baby would be lost too. The frustration and feelings of helplessness were overwhelming. Then one day out of nowhere, I struck up a conversation with a woman and she told me about Dr. Toth. I was at the end of my rope and knew that I needed to be seen by him. Afterall, every other Dr. in the world thought that I was perfectly healthy- I needed to hear what he had to say too. Long story short, upon meeting Dr. Attila Toth, I knew this was unlike any other "recurrent miscarriage consultation" I had ever had before. The time and interest he took in our history was unbelievable. My husband and I both had blood work and cultures performed. Our tests came back positive for three different things all of which could have been individually responsible for our miscarriages. We decided to take every step possible to eradicate. I agreed to the uterine lavages and iv pump in addition to oral antibiotic therapy and my husband needed only the oral antibiotics. Ironically, all 3 things that Dr. Toth found in our tracts were looked for by almost every previous physician and were never found. I re-looked through all of my old medical records and throughout the word "negative" for infection was found. I finished therapy in Feb. 2002 and upon trying to conceive we were successfull. We of course were nervous and cautiously optimistic and knew the possiblity of another loss was there. Well today I am proud to say that I am currently in my 2nd trimester with a beautifully healthy baby measuring a few days ahead of schedule. All OBGYN visits have been full of wonderful knews. I know without a doubt that Dr. Toth's care and treatment of my situation is responsible for this life. My only wish is that I had heard about him earlier. I often think about all of the money, pain, tears and loss that could have been avoided had I seen him sooner. I try not to think about those days now and am focusing on the little life inside of me. |