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Exercise during ectopic treatment (methotrexate)
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Exercise during ectopic treatment (methotrexate)
After nearly a year TTC I learned I was pregnant 28th July. Exactly 1 week later (4th Aug) learned my pregnancy was ectopic, and on Monday this week (7th) had methotrexate injection as my hcg levels were still rising.
I'm still trying to process everything, but my question is, when did you return to exercise? At the moment I've been told to avoid but exercise has always been my stress reliever, and having to avoid sunlight too means I'm going a bit stir crazy. I just want a small light at the end of a quite dark tunnel!
Thanks!
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Re: Exercise during ectopic treatment (methotrexate)
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Re: Exercise during ectopic treatment (methotrexate)
My usual routine across the week involves swimming, short light jog, light strength work and occasional yoga. I'm missing swimming and running most at the moment...
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Re: Exercise during ectopic treatment (methotrexate)
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Re: Exercise during ectopic treatment (methotrexate)
I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy loss,
We would advise on avoiding any strenuous exercise or heavy lifting or anything that increases intra-abdominal pressure until your hCG levels are below 100 as sadly there remains a risk of rupture even with low or declining levels. I would advise by starting with gentle walks.
We have more information on methotrexate treatment on our website here -
https://ectopic.org.uk/treating-an-ecto ... thotrexate
Sending much love,
Karen x
The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust
Registered Charity Number: 1071811
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