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TTC following an ectopic pregnancy

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PinkElephant · 01/01/2007 18:35

Hi, My DH and I have been TTC for the last 8 months and finally found out I was pregnant before christmas. Since then I have been in hospital and have been treated for an ectopic pregnancy. I was given a hefty dose of Methotrexate which has made me feel rotten and should induce a miscarriage soon. We can't start TTC for 3 months now which is really hard to take as it took us a while the first time - but everything will have to be on hold until the summer now. Has anyone experienced this?

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cedar12 · 19/04/2007 10:12

Lissie this might answer some questions \link{http://www.sharedjourney.com/articles/aspirin.html
I hope this works first time I have done a link. Make interesting reading.

cedar12 · 19/04/2007 09:55

Sorry was at work last night. What were the blood test for, were they day2 and day 21 test to see if you are ovulating. If so you must be ovulating as you can get pg but sadly lose them Might not be a bad sign lots of drs dont like giving results over the phone. A pain I know. Its so horrid waiting june must seem an age away. I dont know if this would be an option but you can usually see a consultant privatley for about £100 if you couldnt wait.
I am really not sure reguarding the dose of an aspirin for fertility reasons. I work in elderly care so not much of an expert I am afraid.
Dh really pissing me off at the moment been really quiet all week and got really annoyed with me when I wanted to talk to him about my frind being pg. He has hardly talked to me all week apart from to moan about something. Men are crap, been asking him all week what wrong all he says is i am tired. I could ring his neck at the moment.

lissielou · 18/04/2007 21:32

would junior asprin work? rang up fertility clinic today to ask about my blood results and they wont give me them over the phone, just said to not ttc til we see the doc. thats a bad sign isnt it?

PinkElephant · 18/04/2007 18:22

Lissie - yes be careful of the aspirin dose as cedar says. The dose you buy over the counter is more than the dose they would give you for fertility reasons. Also had two friends that took it after many miscarriages with great success.

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cedar12 · 18/04/2007 12:21

Be careful if you do decide to take it. It would only be a small dose. Its so frustrating waiting for other people to more decision about you isnt it.

lissielou · 18/04/2007 10:40

tbh, at this stage im tempted to just start taking it anyway.

cedar12 · 18/04/2007 10:39

Drs are so cautious sometimes

lissielou · 18/04/2007 09:50

the nurse wanted to prescribe some, but the consultant wanted to wait

cedar12 · 18/04/2007 09:45

Any news about taking the aspirin lissie? My friend took it because she has lupus a clotting disorder. Her blood was to thick which was why she kept on mc. Are they going to give to you for risk of ep or mc. Sorry I am very nosey.

lissielou · 18/04/2007 09:20

cedar, will keep everything crossed for you honey!

lissielou · 18/04/2007 09:19

am ok. just entering fertile time by my reckoning, so am wavering on the not ttc front. im sooooo tempted!

cedar12 · 18/04/2007 09:03

Hi pink elephant, pretty sure pains were from that side did have a bit of pain from other side but a lot worse on no tube side. Last month when I ovulated it made me feel really rough pain like the ep on the left where I still have a tube and lots of cramps.
I have heard that a tube can pick up eggs from the other ovary but I think this is quite rare.
I have used otk before and they can be confusing, some people on mn reccomend testing twice a day so you dont miss surge. Aitch recomended the Toni Welscher book to me and it worth a read. I have started temping and dont find it to much hassle.

PinkElephant · 18/04/2007 08:44

oh cedar you poor poor thing. Hope you're ok? Are you sure the pains were definately from that side? I get pains too and haven't a clue which side its coming from. I'm so excited about TTC this month and am about to ovulate at some point soon I hope, I keep trying the OTK but there is always only one line!! I'm trying not to get my hopes up but I just can't help it, I just know I'm going to be so so dissapointed when AF arrives as I'm sure it will at the end of the month.
How are you Lissie?

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cedar12 · 18/04/2007 08:19

Thanks Lissie feeling a bit better today. Are you ok?

lissielou · 17/04/2007 18:23

oh cedar, {{hug}} i wish i could make it all go away sweetheart!

cedar12 · 17/04/2007 17:49

Pink elephant great news about getting the go ahead.
Lissie I know how you feel re ttc again its such a roller coaster one day I feel fine and then a feel like crap again. I hope you are having more good days than bad. Maybe waiting until you can get the go ahead with the aspirin would be a good idea. My friend took this after 5 mc and now has 3 dds.
I just ovulated and now feel like shit really went for it bd every day but when I had ov pain it was on the side that I have no tubefeel like its all been a waste of time this month. My friend at work is having a scan tomorrow to check her dates and I am so jealous. Sat at the traffic lights today and burst into tears. Probabley hormonal feel great the first half of the month and crap the next half.

lissielou · 17/04/2007 06:35

thank you all, aitch our nurse is trying to get the consultant to agree to asprin doses. and will def try the zinc. am torn now coz im coming up to what i guess is fertile time and i want to ttc but im scared to iykwim.

PE, fab news, happy humping

Glimmer · 17/04/2007 04:38

Oh Lissie, Lissie -- I am so sorry, I do not know what to say.

AitchTwoOh · 16/04/2007 19:42

oh lissielou, i hadn't known this. i'm so very sorry to hear that the pregnancy didn't make it.
i tool zinc as well, and a low-dose aspirin and evening primrose (before period) and starflower... i was rattling, but it worked in the end. who knows if it made a difference?

PinkElephant · 16/04/2007 17:53

We got the green light from my appoint with the consultant....hooray!! All in time for ovulation which should be the end of this week, I reckon....now where did I put those OTK and more to the point....where is hubby when you need him

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lissielou · 15/04/2007 07:10

thank you 99rb, anythings worth a try now!

99redballoons · 12/04/2007 17:01

Found all these links when I was ttc ds, a bit ott, but after that first mc you tend to go into that mode don't you! Thankfully I kept them and have forwarded them onto a few other friends who are having trouble ttc. But you can follow every rule in the book and it doesn't mean it will happen!

[shhh, my last pg was after a few drinks too PE! ]

cedar12 · 12/04/2007 16:33

What great news sparkley, just saw the picture on your profile. Like Pe said you give me some hope as well.
Pink elephant good luck with your appointment hope all goes well. Let us know how you get on.
99 rb those websites make interesting reading.

PinkElephant · 12/04/2007 15:28

99rb - I was so good last year and it was the month before christmas when we had just about given up TTC and we had a few drinks...or more... that I got pregnant!! Typical

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99redballoons · 12/04/2007 10:28

Also for both successful pg's neither dh or I drank alcohol (we don't smoke or drink coffee) for about 2 months leading up to ttc and during ttc.