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- Wed Dec 04, 2019 8:07 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Hormone levels below 10 but new pain?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2135
Re: Hormone levels below 10 but new pain?
Dear Mc1990, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss, Experiencing some pain after an ectopic pregnancy is normal as your body has been through a great deal over the last few months. Your body may be preparing to ovulate and many women experience ovulation pain when they did not bef...
- Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:43 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Surgery questions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1188
Re: Surgery questions
Dear Soph22, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss, It is an incredibly difficult experience to go through and unfortunately many of us have had to go through the same. Based on what we hear from others, women are not automatically told as to what happens to the baby once it has b...
- Wed Dec 04, 2019 6:56 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Post 1st Ectopic question
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1107
Re: Post 1st Ectopic question
Dear 1st_ectopic_5100, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss, Experiencing an ectopic pregnancy is a huge ordeal and you are in the early stages of recovery. Your body needs time to heal from your surgery which is in itself a gruelling task. You have also had to process the loss o...
- Wed Dec 04, 2019 6:46 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Angular pregnancy?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1421
Re: Angular pregnancy?
Dear KaySmith, I am so sorry that you are going through this confusing time. Sadly I am not medically trained so cannot give you specific advice but I have found a few research papers on angular pregnancy and this has formed the basis for the information provided. Despite being described over a cent...
- Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:11 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Needing advice and some peace of mind
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1509
Re: Needing advice and some peace of mind
Dear Auntjeje+16, Whispered congratulations on your pregnancy. After an ectopic pregnancy, finding we are pregnant again can be a mix of emotions and I can completely understand your feeling nervous. It is perfectly normal to feel scared after the ordeal you have endured. I also felt twinges and ach...
- Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:06 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: The anxiety and uncertainty...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3917
Re: The anxiety and uncertainty...
Dear ik2019, I am so sorry to hear of your previous losses, my heart truly goes out to you. If scans are inconclusive, doctors would carry out a series of blood tests to check hCG levels to see if the numbers are rising as expected. However, in isolation, hCG tests only provide a part of the picture...
- Tue Dec 03, 2019 7:43 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Twin Ectopic - so many questions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1479
Re: Twin Ectopic - so many questions
Dear AngelKT, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and losses. I know when I had my ectopic pregnancy, I searched for answers too, especially why and how. Sometimes however, we do not have the full answers but it is important to understand that there is nothing you could have done differe...
- Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:13 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Methotrexate - continued spotting & twinges
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2317
Re: Methotrexate - continued spotting & twinges
Dear Krystle_L, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss, It is not unusual for women to bleed after treatment for ectopic pregnancy. This first bleed after treatment is a response to falling hormone levels and involves shedding of the uterine lining and is not classed as a period. T...
- Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:02 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Sore breasts day 18 post-methotrexate
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1728
Re: Sore breasts day 18 post-methotrexate
Dear Plants105, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss. I am afraid it is difficult to predict how long it will take for your hormone levels reach non-pregnant levels. As we are all individual, our bodies respond differently to the drug and it depends on factors like how high level...
- Sun Dec 01, 2019 11:43 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Could this be a second ectopic?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1095
Re: Could this be a second ectopic?
Dear Critter1066, I'm sorry you are going through this confusing time. If your symptoms persist, I would advise speaking to your GP who maybe able to order blood hCG levels which will give you a definitive answer. In the meantime, I would advise seeking urgent medical advice with any abdominal pain,...
- Mon Nov 25, 2019 8:17 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Newbie here. 9 days post op
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1117
Re: Newbie here. 9 days post op
Dear Emmabuk35, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss, it is an overwhelming experience and I will do my best to help. Experiencing an ectopic pregnancy is a huge ordeal and you are in the early stages of recovery. Your body needs time to heal from your surgery which is in itself ...
- Mon Nov 25, 2019 8:12 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Pain in left ovary
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1123
Re: Pain in left ovary
Dear Cjb, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancies and losses, As you have mentioned the pain you have could be due to ovulation pain or just being!ore aware of your own body which can often happen after ectopic pregnancy. Having said this, as you are experiencing worsening pain and light s...
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 8:33 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Pain 4 weeks after surgery for ectopic
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1624
Re: Pain 4 weeks after surgery for ectopic
Dear Stacey1282, I'm so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss, Experiencing some pain after an ectopic pregnancy is normal as your body has been through a great deal over the last few months. The pain may be due to adhesions (scar tissue that binds two parts of the body together) which fo...
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 8:20 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Early pregnancy spotting/abdominal cramping
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1802
Re: Early pregnancy spotting/abdominal cramping
Dear Lucy2005, When diagnosing an ectopic pregnancy, doctors use a combination of transvaginal ultrasound scanning and blood tests to check HCG levels. Usually scans take place at around six weeks gestation as there is a reasonable chance of seeing an embryo at around this time. If scans are inconcl...
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 8:15 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Repeated Ectopics from IVF?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2189
Re: Repeated Ectopics from IVF?
Dear ca_ganesha, It is natural to be worried after everything you have been through. Sadly even with IVF there is the risk of ectopic pregnancy and as you have suffered the condition, there is sadly an increased risk. However it is important to remember that help is available and your doctors should...
- Wed Nov 20, 2019 8:04 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: My emotions now!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2616
Re: My emotions now!
Dear Yayra_Ella, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancies and losses. To experience one loss is difficult, to deal with multiple losses is heartbreaking and my heart truly goes out to you. We hear from many women who struggle with news about pregnancy from their friends and families. This i...
- Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:16 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Lack of bleeding after MTX
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1565
Re: Lack of bleeding after MTX
Dear BMNov19, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss. I too had methotrexate injection and I found my bleeding became heavier around a week after the injection. This is because the hCG level often rises on the day four blood test because the action of Methotrexate is not instantane...
- Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:06 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Self-resolved ectopics please share stories
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3096
Re: Self-resolved ectopics please share stories
Dear ingle, I'm so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss, This maybe a little difficult to read so please take time reading it and feel free to ask any further questions With treatment for ectopic pregnancy through expectant management, when the pregnancy is ended, the whole pregnancy sac...
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 8:44 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Methotrexate and cramping- help!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1505
Re: Methotrexate and cramping- help!
Dear Plants105, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss, You may not yet be experiencing side effects yet because the action of Methotrexate is not instantaneous, so the cells will have continued to divide for two or three days after the injection was given, and some cells release m...
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:36 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: When Will my period come back?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1121
Re: When Will my period come back?
Dear Sarahh1982, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss, To answer your question, periods can take a while to re-establish - they can re-start anything between two and ten weeks after surgery and most women find that their period arrives sometime around week six or seven after surg...
