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- by Lyn_K
- Sat Aug 13, 2022 9:52 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Single person journey
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1443
Hi Keeri1106, I am really sorry to hear what you had to go through. Unfortunately, I cannot say that I experienced the same as I do have a partner. Nevertheless, I also did feel loneliness. Although I live with my partner, he was in the process of changing career. So he was out most of the day, atte...
- by Lyn_K
- Sat Jul 23, 2022 10:34 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Second ectopic pregnancy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1420
Hi Phoenix136, I am really sorry to hear what you had to go through. Unfortunately, I don't have a personal experience to share with you. I had my first ectopic pregnancy last March and only just started trying again. I did go on a different forum asking for success stories as my ectopic was treated...
- by Lyn_K
- Thu Jul 07, 2022 4:38 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: How to talk about it
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1907
Hi Mand22, I am sorry for what you are going through. I too struggled to talk about it as my parents would have the same response as your mom and my partner was also struggling. Plus, I live on a different country than my family and friends so I am pretty cut off from my support network. I found a l...
- by Lyn_K
- Wed Jul 06, 2022 8:38 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: My story so far
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2442
Hi KimD, I was diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy last March and it was also in my left tube. It was found pretty early on and the only symptom I had by at that time was some weird sensation/needle pain on my left groin which the nurse initially attributed to a cyst she found in the left tube. Howe...
- by Lyn_K
- Sun Jun 26, 2022 11:02 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Remaining questions after ectopic (expectant management)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1346
Hi Millie_457, I am sorry you have to go through this. I actually experienced something very similar to you. I was diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy in my left tube in March and was managed expectantly. Apart from being over 35 years old, I have none of the other risk factors and my doctor also sa...
- by Lyn_K
- Sat Jun 18, 2022 8:41 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Ectopic pregnancy- Expectant Management severe fatigue
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1515
Hi thisisponygirl, I am sorry you had to go through this. I was diagnosed with mine in March and was also successfully managed expectantly. I started spotting when my HCG reached about 32 and then it reached 19, I started bleeding a lot more - soaking a pad within 2 hours. That lasted about 2-3 days...
- by Lyn_K
- Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:26 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: One sided pain after HCG 0
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1541
Hi everyone, I was wondering if people have still been experiencing one sided pain (particularly on the ectopic side). My ectopic pregnancy was managed expectantly. 4 weeks ago was when my HCG went to negative. I am still waiting for my first period. I have been experiencing cramping/pinching like p...
- by Lyn_K
- Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:28 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Expectant management
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3902
I am glad to hear that your levels are going in the right direction. They actually also found a cyst on my left tube (where my ectopic is or was). I wonder if that's the reason I've been having pain. I did ask my doctor but she was very dismissive about it and didn't even answer my question. The mas...
- by Lyn_K
- Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:39 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Expectant management
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3902
Hi Hopeful2, Of course you can ask. My HCG luckily never went above 40. The following HCG were 32, 19 and then under 1. As I waited and went back and forth for more bloods, I did have a lot of abdominal pain and not just on my ectopic side. At one point, I ended up in hospital with severe abdominal ...
- by Lyn_K
- Wed Apr 06, 2022 2:48 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: A little wobble after expectant management
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1254
Hi everyone, This one will be another long one. Sorry... I thought I was coming out of my black hole a couple of days ago. I didn’t feel so guilty when I smiled or laughed or joked with my partner. I didn’t feel the need to cry every time I thought of something sad. I even started feeling hopeful ag...
- by Lyn_K
- Wed Mar 30, 2022 2:22 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Struggling with treatment decision
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1560
Hi Autumn4, I'm sorry you are going through this. I just found out that my levels have reached 0 after expectant management. But I also struggled to make the right decision as my doctor was really pushing for surgery despite my levels being below the 40s. So I went and did a lot of research to help ...
- by Lyn_K
- Sat Mar 26, 2022 11:41 am
- Forum: Men's Space
- Topic: How to support my partner
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14063
Hi everyone, I am sorry for posting on this forum as I know it is only for men. But I know my partner would not post on here. It was the first time we seriously tried and I fell pregnant right away this month. I couldn't believe how lucky I was but the celebration was cut short when I found out that...
- by Lyn_K
- Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:20 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Message of hope
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1836
Hi Steph06, Thank you so much for sharing your successful story. I am currently going through my first ever pregnancy which turned out to be ectopic. I was so devastated and only saw the dark side of every statistic I could find about my chances of a successful pregnancy after an ectopic. But hearin...
- by Lyn_K
- Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:03 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: A happy ending after 5 years and 2 months
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1358
Hi Caroline89, Thank you for sharing your story and congratulation on your little boy. I too have been looking for success stories since I found out I had an ectopic pregnancy. I try not to be too disheartened by the fact that there don't seem to be that many. But I need to remind myself that most w...
- by Lyn_K
- Sat Mar 19, 2022 8:55 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Expectant management
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3902
Hi Xamy88X, I hope you managed to stay on the expectant management. I only just found out yesterday that I had an ectopic pregnancy. Because my HCG levels are so low at the moment (37.4 on Monday and Wednesday and 39.0 on Friday), my doctor is hoping for expectant management although she did give me...
- by Lyn_K
- Sat Mar 19, 2022 8:43 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Seeking support
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1569
Hi LBrown, Thank you for your message of kindness. I am so sorry you had to go through what you went through. You are right when you said that people can't fully understand unless they went through it themselves. The first thing I did when I found out about my ectopic was to call my family and frien...
- by Lyn_K
- Sat Mar 19, 2022 8:33 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Second ectopic pregnancy- lucky or unlucky?!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5567
Hi everyone, Thank you so much for sharing all of your stories. I am deeply sorry for all your losses. I am currently going through my first ectopic pregnancy. I too have none of the risk factors and for some reason, still ended up in that 1% of women. I only just found out yesterday and I am still ...
- by Lyn_K
- Fri Mar 18, 2022 7:33 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: My experience
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2005
Hi Lauren, Thank you for sharing your story. Reading all theses stories just made me realise that I am not alone in this. I just found out today that I have an ectopic pregnancy. I am 36 years-old and don't have any of the known risk factors to ectopic pregnancies. So I couldn't understand why 'me' ...
- by Lyn_K
- Fri Mar 18, 2022 3:34 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Seeking support
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1569
Hi everyone, I am new to this board and I thought I'd tell my story. I move to the UK from Canada and have been living here for over 10 years now. I have a non-existant circle of friends as the pandemic made them all move away. I live with my partner but due to several reasons, he is unable to suppo...
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