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My Pouch surgeries were in Arizona at the Mayo Clinic. My first baby was an emergency in Colorado (2 days after moving there!). I had never met my MFM. The last two were in Texas by the same doctor. Texas doesn’t allow MFM drs to perform surgery, so I had a regular OB. I don’t think either of these drs had seen a pouch patient prior to me, though they were both familiar with it. 

Your pouch will sit behind your uterus so it shouldn’t be bothered as long as your dr is careful and aware of your internal makeup. My pouch surgeon highly suggested I have a colorectal surgeon present during my deliveries, but for 2 of them that wasn’t an option. 


For me a c section was a breeze compared to the pouch surgeries. You’ll need to take time to recover and have help since there will be a baby this time (yay!), but physical recovery was just fine. Plan on the 6 weeks they tell you it’ll take and you’ll be great. 

pouch function for me was always a little rough during pregnancy. I’ve been on flagyl ever since surgery. But, it stops working during pregnancy. Not sure why. Post c section it returned to normal. 

best wishes and congratulations on baby! Hope all goes well!

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