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- Sun Feb 10, 2019 4:27 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Second ectopic need advice only one tube left so scared
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2292
Re: Second ectopic need advice only one tube left so scared
Dear Stacey1909, 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. Methotrexate is a folate antagonist which means it interferes with the folate in the body and blocks ce...
- Sun Feb 10, 2019 4:16 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Interstitial Ectopic Pregnancy
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7935
Re: Interstitial Ectopic Pregnancy
Dear Carolyn, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss, I can tell from your own words, just how frightening an experience this all was and I am so sorry you have had to go through this. Thank you so much for having the courage to write about your journey to support that many ladies/...
- Tue Feb 05, 2019 8:23 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Depression and anxiety
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1230
Re: Depression and anxiety
Dear Lindsey7786, 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. I guess we will all cope slightly differently following a traumatic event such as ectopic pregnancy. P...
- Tue Feb 05, 2019 8:16 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: First month trying after ectopic
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1275
Re: First month trying after ectopic
Dear NCL, 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 before their ectopic pregnancy - including myself. You also may ...
- Tue Feb 05, 2019 8:11 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: I'm finding this all a bit traumatic
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3756
Re: I'm finding this all a bit traumatic
Dear GLVS, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss, from your own words I can imagine it was a frightening experience and I'm sorry you have had to go through this. Experiencing an ectopic pregnancy is a huge ordeal and you are in the early stages of recovery. Your body needs time t...
- Sun Feb 03, 2019 11:23 am
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Negative test
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1789
Re: Negative test
Dear Alisha1, Urine pregnancy tests will show positive hCG levels anywhere from 10-100 mIU/mL depending on the brand, so it depends on the threshold of your EPU as to when they want to discharge you. Most discharge when blood hCG levels have dropped to below 5<mIU/mL. Sending positive thoughts for a...
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:17 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Got my period a week after hcg 4. Normal??
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1697
Re: Got my period a week after hcg 4. Normal??
Dear Katarinamagissa, It sounds like this is your first bleed after an ectopic pregnancy, and this is not classed as a period - it is the body's response to falling hormone levels as you are sadly no longer pregnant and shedding of the uterine lining that had build up which involves bleeding. You ar...
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:05 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Methatraxate
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3427
Re: Methatraxate
Dear Alisha1, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss. The amount we bleed will depend upon the amount of endometrium (womb lining) was built up. If there wasn't a lot, there won't be a lot of bleeding. It sounds as if you bled heavily just after your injection. I on the other hand ...
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 6:54 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Clear hsg before ectopic
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5402
Re: Clear hsg before ectopic
Dear Katarinamagissa, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss and I truly understand what a confusing time it is. It is true that there are risk factors that can increase chance of ectopic pregnancy, we have more information here- https://www.ectopic.org.uk/patients/reasons-for-an-e...
- Tue Jan 29, 2019 6:35 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Ectopic and loss of tube - fearful about future
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2960
Re: Ectopic and loss of tube - fearful about future
Dear Pate1e, Congratulations on your pregnancy and thank you so much for taking the time to post, as you can see, it really does give so much hope. Sending much love, Karen x The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust Registered Charity Number: 1071811 **************************************************************...
- Tue Jan 29, 2019 6:32 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: 4 weeks after ectopic pregnancy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1737
Re: 4 weeks after ectopic pregnancy
Dear Nikita24, 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 of your b...
- Sun Jan 27, 2019 9:05 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Excersize
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1308
Re: Excersize
Dear LouiseO81, While I appreciate that feeling of wanting to "get back to normal", you have done exactly the right thing in asking about exercise at such a delicate time. With experiencing an ectopic pregnancy, your body is going through a challenging ordeal and it is important to take th...
- Sun Jan 27, 2019 8:59 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: 3years post op
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1221
Re: 3years post op
Dear Lauren, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss and of your continued difficulty in trying to conceive. Sadly I am not medically trained so cannot give you specific advice on your situation. You have however done exactly the right thing in asking for specialist advice and I hop...
- Sun Jan 27, 2019 8:33 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Methotrexate AFTER surgery- anyone else?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1570
Re: Methotrexate AFTER surgery- anyone else?
Dear jadaalexandra, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancies and losses, Following ectopic pregnancy, it can take a few weeks for hCG levels to fall to non pregnant levels and it maybe possible that blood tests are still showing hCG from ectopic pregnancy. However, as I am not medically tra...
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 7:26 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Exercise and pain after three months
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1486
Re: Exercise and pain after three months
Dear Samz93, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss and completely understand the desire to get back to normal. We generally advise that you should take it very easily for about six weeks after surgery. Your body will be using its energies to heal internally. It is normal to feel p...
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 7:19 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Experiences with Methotrexate
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4263
Re: Experiences with Methotrexate
LouiseO81, I am so sorry to hear this, I too had methotrexate injection, and I bled and had stomach pains after it but it does differ for everyone. While methotrexate is metabolised quickly by the body, it can affect the quality of your cells including those of your blood for up to three months afte...
- Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:07 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Extra Uterine pregnancy, can't find foetus
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2358
Re: Extra Uterine pregnancy, can't find foetus
Dear LouiseO81, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Not knowing what is happening to our bodies can be extremely overwhelming and you have friends here who understand. It is important to understand that Pregnancy of unknown location - (PUL) is not a diagnosis; it is a label given until the final loc...
- Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:43 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Second Ectopic
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1831
Re: Second Ectopic
Dear HS_19, I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancies and losses. You have been through a huge amount in such a short space of time and it is very normal to feel overwhelmed. From your words, I can imagine how frightening the experience must have been and I am sorry you have had to go though...
- Mon Jan 21, 2019 6:30 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Expat- reasonable time to return
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3179
Re: Expat- reasonable time to return
Dear Frankie1984, 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 ordeal, putting them together is immense and your feeli...
- Wed Jan 16, 2019 8:28 pm
- Forum: Main Board
- Topic: Pain 3 weeks on
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2254
Re: Pain 3 weeks on
Dear Megan18, I too was treated with methotrexate and experienced abdominal pain which worsened a week or two after the injection, and then took a further 3 or 4 weeks to settle completely (forgive me for being vague about timings, this was 8 years ago). I then had pain on a monthly basis and not al...
