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by EPT Host 20
Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:25 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: First period after ectopic surgery
Replies: 3
Views: 789

Re: First period after ectopic surgery

Dear ihm1, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, Yes, this can be very normal for your first period. The first period following ectopic pregnancy may be more painful or less so than usual, heavier or lighter, last for longer or shorter than usual – there really is no set pattern. You...
by EPT Host 20
Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:21 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Fed up of the long recovery
Replies: 12
Views: 1309

Re: Fed up of the long recovery

Dear LTQKVS, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss and the worrying time you are going through. I completely understand the frustration and just wanting to get/feel better but think your surgeon saying 2 weeks recovery, is probably a little optimistic. Some people may recover quickly ...
by EPT Host 20
Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:10 am
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Day 2 post op, very confused
Replies: 2
Views: 724

Re: Day 2 post op, very confused

Dear Rosie, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, Sadly ectopic pregnancies can lead to life of death situations, so you were absolutely justified in Having that bed, that theatre space and the care and treatment you received. Although your ectopic pregnancy had not ruptured at the t...
by EPT Host 20
Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:10 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Confused on HCG levels and growth
Replies: 2
Views: 1344

Re: Confused on HCG levels and growth

Dear LTQKVS, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, This is a slightly difficult question to answer as we do not have access to your medical and scan results. I would assume that the foetus stopped growing and so your blood hCG levels started to decline. This would not mean that the f...
by EPT Host 20
Sun Jan 28, 2024 7:36 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: How soon after surgical management did you start bleeding and get a negative pregnancy test?
Replies: 1
Views: 1163

Re: How soon after surgical management did you start bleeding and get a negative pregnancy test?

Dear Anna, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, It is likely to depend upon how high your hCG levels were. Once the beta hCG levels (pregnancy hormones) in your body have dropped, the chemical signals to retain the thickened uterine lining that has built up in early pregnancy, are n...
by EPT Host 20
Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:03 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Could I be having an ectopic pregnancy?
Replies: 5
Views: 3345

Re: Could I be having an ectopic pregnancy?

Dear Charltonboo, I am so sorry to hear of the worrying time you are going through. The problem with ectopic pregnancy is that although bleeding and pain can be signs, everyone will experience them differently. Some people will bleed very heavily, or just spot, or it may look like a brown loss (a bi...
by EPT Host 20
Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:55 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Risk Factors - Is it worth getting an STI test?
Replies: 6
Views: 2212

Re: Risk Factors - Is it worth getting an STI test?

Dear Emerald, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, Whilst there are risk factors such as PID, increasing maternal age and smoking to name a few, one third of people who experience ectopic pregnancy will have absolutely no risk factors. They don't routinely screen for infections in E...
by EPT Host 20
Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:43 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: HCG raise post MTX 7 day
Replies: 2
Views: 1775

Re: HCG raise post MTX 7 day

Dear Ayesha, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, We do hear from women who have an odd spike in hCG levels or levels that plateau for a while before settling with expectant management and medical management with methotrexate. It is difficult to predict how quickly our levels will f...
by EPT Host 20
Sun Jan 21, 2024 6:09 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Feeling Alone
Replies: 4
Views: 3135

Re: Feeling Alone

Dear Tinyjewel, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, When we experience ectopic pregnancy we are suddenly faced with a life threatening emergency and it's treatment, reduction in fertility, concerns about the future and the loss of our babies. Experiencing any one of these is an ord...
by EPT Host 20
Wed Jan 17, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Feeling Alone
Replies: 4
Views: 3135

Re: Feeling Alone

Dear Lau, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss and everything you have been through. Experiencing ectopic pregnancy can feel very isolating at the best of times, let alone when your relationship has broken down. I just wanted to post to say that we are here for support. These boards ...
by EPT Host 20
Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:55 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Pain on other side?
Replies: 1
Views: 2484

Re: Pain on other side?

Dear ihm, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, Experiencing some pain after an ectopic pregnancy is normal as your body has been through a great deal over the last few weeks. Your body may be preparing to ovulate and many women experience ovulation pain when they did not before thei...
by EPT Host 20
Sun Jan 14, 2024 6:09 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Pain and bloating
Replies: 5
Views: 4967

Re: Pain and bloating

Dear Jose, Per our Trust policy we do not allow links to other websites. We are also having lots of issues with Spam posts at the moment and I'm afraid of you continue to post a link, we will need to take additional steps. We try extremely hard to make these boards a safe space with the most up to d...
by EPT Host 20
Sun Jan 14, 2024 6:02 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: 4 Months later & empty feelings
Replies: 1
Views: 2540

Re: 4 Months later & empty feelings

Dear Bexx, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, You are not alone, we hear from lots of people who struggle emotionally for some time following ectopic pregnancy. For some, ectopic pregnancy can be very traumatic and It can take up to 3 months to even begin to process traumatic even...
by EPT Host 20
Sat Jan 13, 2024 3:32 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Trying again and pain where tube removed
Replies: 2
Views: 2767

Re: Trying again and pain where tube removed

Dear jeffc, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy 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 form and t...
by EPT Host 20
Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Exercise after surgery
Replies: 3
Views: 2864

Re: Exercise after surgery

Dear Rose, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, These are guidelines but we advise if you had keyhole surgery, you could start gentle exercise within two weeks of the operation. If you had open surgery then you should wait six weeks for your abdomen to heal. It is completely individ...
by EPT Host 20
Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:55 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Scar etopic
Replies: 2
Views: 2953

Re: Scar etopic

Dear nade, I am so sorry to hear of the worrying time you are going through. You are right, caesarean section scar ectopic pregnancies are rare and due to the complexity are managed by specialist teams. I hope you get some more answers from your specialist soon. Most people are referred to regional ...
by EPT Host 20
Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:24 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Spam Posts apology
Replies: 0
Views: 6005

Spam Posts apology

We are aware of the amount of spam posts we are currently receiving and are working really hard to try and stop them. Some posts still remain whilst we await for guidance from our IT department on how to permanently stop them from reposting. Please try to ignore them. We are truly sorry for any inco...
by EPT Host 20
Wed Jan 03, 2024 10:51 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: Do you regret methotrexate?
Replies: 6
Views: 3981

Re: Do you regret methotrexate?

Dear Rose, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, This is a really difficult question to answer as people will have positive and negative experiences with methotrexate. The downside of methotrexate is having to have regular blood tests, waiting for your hCG to get back to pre pregnanc...
by EPT Host 20
Wed Jan 03, 2024 10:37 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: 4 post op itchy dry skin anyone else
Replies: 3
Views: 3611

Re: 4 post op itchy dry skin anyone else

Dear Lau, Yellowing of the skin and eyes with itchy skin may indicate there is an issue with your liver. This is very unlikely to be due to your ectopic pregnancy and surgery, but I would seem medical advice if this happened. Kind regards, Karen x The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust Registered Charity Numbe...
by EPT Host 20
Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:26 pm
Forum: Main Board
Topic: 4 post op itchy dry skin anyone else
Replies: 3
Views: 3611

Re: 4 post op itchy dry skin anyone else

Dear Lau, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, Experiencing an ectopic pregnancy can be quite a traumatic event for the body. Make sure you are resting, drinking plenty of water and using moisturiser regularly on your dry skin. As we are not able to provide personalised medical advi...