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- Sun Dec 17, 2023 9:22 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Pain and bloating
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5056
Re: Pain and bloating
Dear Meagan, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, It is still very early in your recovery journey and it is possible that you are doing to much too soon. If you are concerned about your symptoms however, I would advise seeking medical advice. although you mention that you do not hav...
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 9:04 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Welcoming a New Year
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2620
Re: Welcoming a New Year
Dear Ktcakes and ectopicrecovery, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy losses, Thank you both for reaching out, we hear from many women with similar feelings and theses always resonate with me. I didn't cope very well emotionally following my ectopic pregnancy either, I struggled for 2yea...
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 7:38 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Post op
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2819
Re: Post op
Dear Lau, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, Pain and bleeding are common following treatment for ectopic pregnancy. You should be able to manage the pain with medications given to you by the hospital or over the counter pain relief and you should not be bleeding so heavy that you...
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 9:01 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: How to stay feeling hopeful?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2736
Re: How to stay feeling hopeful?
Dear LucyLo, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss. Never feel that you have to apologise for reaching out on these boards. These boards are a safe space to share, ask questions, or to vent. They are filled with people who have been through similar experiences and journeys, and we are...
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 8:49 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Ectopic treatment timeline and symptoms
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4030
Re: Ectopic treatment timeline and symptoms
Dear simm, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss. You have been through such a lot in a short space of time, it is important to look after yourself and allow time to grieve and heal both physically and emotionally. As you have...
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 8:40 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Tubal ectopic and interstitial ectopic
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2452
Re: Tubal ectopic and interstitial ectopic
Dear Mazvid, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancies and losses. To experience one loss is difficult, dealing with multiple losses is heartbreaking and my heart truly goes out to you. Sadly there is an increased risk of ectopic pregnancy following multiple ectopics, however we do hear from...
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:33 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Recovery after emergency surgery, rupture and almost dying
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3947
Re: Recovery after emergency surgery, rupture and almost dying
Dear Greybottle, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss. From your own words I can only imagine what a frightening experience this must have been and I am so sorry you have had to go through this. I have replied on another post you have been responding on but just in case you don't see...
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:22 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Hormones after tube removal
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3353
Re: Hormones after tube removal
Dear bethysaur, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, I am sorry but I'm not aware of any thing to take to help hormones. When we experience ectopic pregnancy we are suddenly faced with a life threatening emergency and it's treatment, concerns about the future, reduction in fertility...
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:15 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Struggling!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4444
Re: Struggling!
Dear Maddie and greybottle, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy losses, Experiencing in an ectopic pregnancy is a huge ordeal. You are in the early stages of recovery and your body needs time to heal from the surgery, which is in itself a gruelling task. It is normal to experience some p...
- Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:47 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Cycle change after Ectopic Pregnancy
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4675
Re: Cycle change after Ectopic Pregnancy
Dear Floey, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, It is normal for periods to take a while to get back into a rhythm that is more normal for us and some people experience menstrual irregularities for some time. Why this is is sadly unknown. Broadly speaking, doctors consider menstrua...
- Sun Dec 03, 2023 7:45 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Scared I’m having another ectopic, but have negative tests
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11204
Re: Scared I’m having another ectopic, but have negative tests
Dear Emsy, I am so sorry to hear of the worrying time you are going through, Doctors normally consider menstrual cycles of between 23-42 days to be within normal parameters. As you have not had your expected period, we would advise retesting, using an early morning urine sample in a further week. As...
- Sun Dec 03, 2023 7:42 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: my experience with ectopic pregnancy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6491
Re: my experience with ectopic pregnancy
Dear MNT, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss. From your own words I can only imagine what a frightening experience this must have been and I am so sorry you have had to go through this. We are a UK based charity so can only comment on usual procedure in the UK and I'm guessing from...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:14 pm
- Forum: LGBTQ+ communities
- Topic: Moving on….
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11298
Re: Moving on….
Dear Kazb, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss and of the difficulty you are now facing. I guess I was just wondering why your doctor won't refer you despite having a letter from your clinic saying to be referred after 4 tries. Is there another doctor in the surgery you could possib...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:05 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: How long off work
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6434
Re: How long off work
Dear ectopic recovery, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, Surgery is an immense ordeal for the body to go through. In general, after about six weeks you should be able to return to most jobs from a physical point of view. However, if your role involves manual handling, we suggest ...
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:47 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Hopeful message
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6969
Re: Hopeful message
Dear Rck, Congratulations on the safe arrival of your twin boys. Thank you so much for taking the time out from your very busy life with those boys and sharing your journey and beautifully positive outcome. As you mentioned yourself, It really will give hope to so many. Give them both a big but from...
- Sun Nov 26, 2023 6:17 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: My brain is frazzled
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6435
Re: My brain is frazzled
Dear KM, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss and everything you have been through. I certainly feel anniversaries can trigger emotions again. I was like you and battled on for around 2 years following my ectopic pregnancy before I reached out for support, so I just wanted to say tha...
- Sun Nov 26, 2023 6:00 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Ectopic pregnancy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6567
Re: Ectopic pregnancy
Dear Toni, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, Allowing the body to recover, ovulation to occur and the first period to arrive is often suggested by doctors as the ideal waiting period before beginning to have full penetrative intercourse (sex) again, which means waiting until arou...
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 9:30 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Vitamins and Period after Tube removal
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6333
Re: Vitamins and Period after Tube removal
Dear Kally, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss and everything you have been through. Your periods can take a while to re-establish and they can re-start anything between four and ten weeks after treatment. Most find that their period arrives sometime around week six or seven after ...
- Sun Nov 12, 2023 4:13 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Struggling - afraid to try again
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4812
Re: Struggling - afraid to try again
Dear Katepeach, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss, It is normal to feel anxious about the future. We experience a mix of emotions from wanting to try again to being petrified of what may lie ahead. We never forget our babies or experience, but we can learn to accept what happened....
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:34 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Recent Experience of Expectant Management
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4330
Re: Recent Experience of Expectant Management
Dear isamilliovn, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We do often get asked about how long it takes for hCG to go down. Sadly as we are all built differently, there is no set pattern of time frame, but reading others experienc...
