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- Mon Aug 26, 2019 10:18 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Nearly 6 months on and still devastated
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1313
Re: Nearly 6 months on and still devastated
Dear TLC09, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss. It is normal to feel anxious about the future. We generally feel a mix of emotions from wanting to try again to being petrified of what may lie ahead. We never forget, but we learn to accept what happened. It is a slow process tha...
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 7:35 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Twinges after being discharged
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1468
Re: Twinges after being discharged
Dear Sophie, 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. The ...
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 7:26 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Advice needed
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1299
Re: Advice needed
Dear Vdownham, Sadly I am not medically trained so cannot give you specific advice on your symptoms. Periods can be delayed for a number of reasons including stress or even (as surprising as it may sound) excessive exercise or weight loss. Doctors normally consider menstrual cycles of between 23-42 ...
- Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:11 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Expectant management query
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4509
Re: Expectant management query
Dear JP 495, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss, sadly I am not medically trained so cannot give you specific advice on your situation. As your levels are decreasing it maybe a little presumptive to think of surgery however, I would advise that you do not travel until your leve...
- Mon Aug 19, 2019 7:51 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: When will my periods arrive?’
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1479
Re: When will my periods arrive?’
Dear Kayjayleo, Your 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 surgery. The first period may be more painful or less so than usual, heavier or lig...
- Mon Aug 19, 2019 7:46 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: 3 Month post op for EP and Pain
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1472
Re: 3 Month post op for EP and Pain
Dear Salu2005, 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. The pain may be due to adhesions (scar tissue that binds two parts of the body together) which for...
- Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:19 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Methotrexate
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2799
Re: Methotrexate
Dear serendipity, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss, Many women feel very tired and are shocked by the sheer exhaustion that they encounter during treatment with methotrexate. I personally felt my pain worsened around a week after the injection, but like you my hCG levels fell...
- Sun Aug 11, 2019 6:34 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Bleeding after ruptured ectopic surgery
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1806
Re: Bleeding after ruptured ectopic surgery
Dear Linzi88, 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. The...
- Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:57 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Injection or Surgery?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2816
Re: Injection or Surgery?
Dear Graceberry, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss, Sadly I am not medically trained so cannot give you specific advice on your questions however what I would say is that methotrexate has been developed as a less invasive method of treatment than surgery. Also, studies suggest...
- Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:49 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Not coping
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1447
Re: Not coping
Dear Kayjayleo, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss, The feelings you describe are very understandable. You have had so much to process in a very small timeframe - the ordeal of diagnosis, surgical treatment, losing a pregnancy and concerns about the future. Any one of these is ...
- Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:29 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Struggling with due date
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1224
Re: Struggling with due date
Dear shoshanaj, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss, Anniversaries and meaningful dates can be especially difficult, please be kind to yourself and don't put to much pressure on yourself. Perhaps speak to your parents in law and nieces parents in advance so that if you need a li...
- Tue Aug 06, 2019 11:27 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Pain where tube has been taken
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3296
Re: Pain where tube has been taken
Dear nicolestubbs, 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 of your baby and been through an immense rollercoaster of emoti...
- Tue Aug 06, 2019 11:24 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Decision to make
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3519
Re: Decision to make
Dear MrsD83, I think we can all relate to the feeling of doing something you shouldn't, but in all honesty, the health care professionals are right. Although I know, this does not make it any easier. When we experience ectopic pregnancy we are suddenly faced with a life threatening emergency and it'...
- Mon Aug 05, 2019 11:22 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Decision to make
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3519
Re: Decision to make
Dear MrsD83, I was wondering how you got on today? And to offer support should you need it, Sending much love, Karen x The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust Registered Charity Number: 1071811 ************************************************************************** If we have been able to help you, are you a...
- Mon Aug 05, 2019 11:12 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Putting in a Brave face
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2644
Re: Putting in a Brave face
Dear khiggins26, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and 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 a...
- Mon Aug 05, 2019 10:57 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Injection
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4655
Re: Injection
Dear MrsD83, Sadly I am not medically trained and it is difficult for me to comment on such limited information. 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 gesta...
- Mon Aug 05, 2019 10:51 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Help please?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2311
Re: Help please?
Dear Missdani954, I am so sorry to hear of the worrying and confusing time you are going through. Sadly I am not medically trained so cannot give you specific advice on your symptoms and would advise speaking through your concerns with your medical practitioner. When diagnosing an ectopic pregnancy,...
- Mon Aug 05, 2019 10:37 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Pain 3 months after an ectopic
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2095
Re: Pain 3 months after an ectopic
Dear Kingsley, 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. The pain may be due to your body preparing to ovulate and many women experience ovulation pain whe...
- Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:19 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Ectopic surgery
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2152
Re: Ectopic surgery
Dear lawfulbecky, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and 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 ...
- Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:14 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: The feeling of guilt
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2012
Re: The feeling of guilt
Dear Kimcalister31, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss. This is one feeling I truly suffered from too. However there really isn't anything you could have done to prevent your ectopic pregnancy. Feelings of loss and guilt are very normal at this stage and the old saying that tim...
