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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
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
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
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: 1345
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
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:03 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Could I be having an ectopic pregnancy?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3370
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: 2216
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
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: 3136
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: 3136
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
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
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
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: 2768
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: 2867
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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