TTC following an ectopic pregnancy

yAh at AF arriving PE My AF has been very heavy this month and very painful. Hoep you feel ok.

Hi pink elephant doing ok, my hormone level have gone down to 47 on monday. Going to re tested next monday then hopefully hsg again.
When I have been in hospital staff ask me what do you do I would answer I am a nurse, They would all say Oh right. Like Oh we better watch what we say! But I know I do the same at work. I think it normal to get cramps etc and hopefully hsg will put your mind at rest. I think I might go private if it takes to long a clinic near us does it for about £250 i think, but hopefully we wont have to.

Hello ladies my EP was 10 weeks ago now (how quick has that gone!). Ive already had 2 periods and due my 3rd next week. Once thats been and gone DP and i are going to ttc again. Im looking forward to trying again but i am so nervous. Mentally i am prepared for the fact that it can happen again but am trying to stay positive. The odds are in my favour.

SGK- those period type pain that your getting may be ovulation pains. Ive had them on and off since just before my 1st period. There mostly in my left side (had right tube removed) but get them now and again in my right. At one point i convinced myself that i was pregnant again and that it was ectopic. I never had them / felt them before the EP but i think that im more in tune with my body now and feel even the slightest pain or twinge. I have to confess that i have turned into a HPTaholic . Even though ive been getting my period i still do a test just to make sure that im not pregnant .

totally normal. might continue for a few months yet and is just another argument for waiting the three months to let everything settle down. i still get more achey on my right side, and it's been aaaaages.

this may sound silly, but I am getting tons of period pain (as per normal) but it seems to be on the right side where the EP pain was. Is this normal?

Thanks aitchtwooh. I had a look at ectopic website It a great site I wish a had looked at it first time around. I think we will try again after I get my first period. I am going to try and get them to do Xray and dye test as son as possible. I expect my consultants secetary is fed up with me, But things do tend to happen a bit quicker if you nag a bit. I work in the Nhs and know how unorganised it can be. Although every one was great when I was in hospital. Had another blood test yesterday to check hormone levels. Feel a lot better than last week life a bit more back to normal not back at work yet but running around after my daughter is keeping me busy shes got music this morning then a birthday party this afternoon so that should keep us busy today.

good news, sparkly. boy, that's been a long month...

cedars, have you been to the Ectopic pregnancy trust website, i really can't recommend it enough... saved my life i think.

here

i'm so very, very sorry to hear that you have lost another pregnancy, it's just absolutely crushing, isn't it? emotionally it's so devastating because you psych yourself up for trying again with all the hope you can muster and then you get another kick in the chops and that wee baby seems to be further and further in the distance. awful, i've been there, you have my complete sympathy. i do have a child now, but ttcing after my second ep felt like staring down the barrel of a gun.

the best place to ask your questions is the EPT site, they have medical professionals who can offer general advice, and of course your consultant sounds like he's on the ball.

i suppose that when the time comes to try again you just have to accept the fact that it might happen again... the balance of probability is that it won't, though.
you just get your head down and go for it, i hope that you get your dream soon and once again i am sorry for your losses.

My period has started today, exactly 4 weeks from the collasped EP.

Thanks pink elephant it only happened last thursday. I think i will wait at least until i have had one period, talked to my consultant about having another hsg which he said he will do once my bloods are back to normal. I think it all really hit me to day feeling really shit. Its all the unknow things that do my head in I not going to let the nhs fob me of for 18 months this time.

I am really confused just had my second ectopic 1st had surgery 2nd ectopic misscarriage. 2nd ectopic 2 months after having a lap and dye. Dr told me on monday he didnt have a problem with me trying again straight away but not sure what to do now. The lap and dye only showed a few tiny adhesions near the ovary in the lap and dye but was enough to give me another ectopic. The really crap thing is Dr said after the lap and dye the tube looked great.

PE I know thats sad that I can;t be really happy for my sis atm, I am but its just to raw atm.
I went to the FPC to find out when I should have my smear test yesterday and they did a pg test while I was there just to check that my HCG have completely dropped (last time they were checked they were still 170, but EPU discharged me) anyway the test was negitive which I knew it would be. Just waiting for my period to come so I know everything is back to normal. It also feels to me that January had been the longest month ever, its only been 4 weeks since I started bleeding, and 3 weeks since the EPU confirmed that I had the collasped EP, but it feels like ages ago.

ah well you see i never felt particularly lucky... in fact i felt spectacularly unlucky. so it always got right on my tits when people told me that.
but you're right, though, you just have to keep on keeping on. and then one day you realise that it doesn't hurt quite so much so your heart must be healing.

as everyone keeps telling me, I was lucky, it could have been so much worse and I am still here to tell the story (as they say) And I have to think postive.

fingers crossed for her, it's such a worrying time in the beginning. perhaps you'll have a lovely bond with this baby when he or she is born? they're wise when they come out, i think.

She didn;t want to tell me, I asked when the baby is due and she asked me when my baby would have been due, I told her and then she said 'I don't want to tell you' at which I knew that it was the same date. And then she confirmed it. I am really happy for her as this is her 4th pregnancy, but she only has 1 daughter, as she has miscarriaged twice.

that's hardly surprising, you poor thing. remember you don't have to keep a brave face on here, even if one is required in RL...

ok, but nearly burst into tears when she told me. But I didn't as I didn't want to upset her.

oh dear, that's a real kick in the guts... how are you feeling about it all?

She is nearly 9 weeks and due the exact same day as I was

oh you poor thing... it's okay to be happy for her and gutted for you. frankly it's okay for you to feel totally jealous and bitter, you know. i know i did on a couple of occasions after i had my difficulties... you get over it, it gets better... and the thing is you are still happy for them, even if it does make you feel a bit like crap. dunno what to say except i feel for you. and congrats to your sis, naturally.

My youngest sister phoned me tonight, she is pregnant. I am happy and excited, but feel upset too.