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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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Genidef · 08/06/2007 14:31

Did they mention a transvaginal scan to you? the same thing happened to me. It's AMAZING how misinformed these people are about Ectopics. The guy didn't see anything in the womb either, but he wouldn't with in external ultrasound.

lissie · 08/06/2007 14:35

it was a vaginal scan. they didnt even check my tubes. it was on my 2nd scan (which i insisted on btw) that they saw it.

cedar12 · 08/06/2007 14:53

Hello Pink Elephant glad your doing well, you mustnt be that far from 12 weeks now we have decieied to go for ivf feeling quite positive about it so fingers crossed.
Good Luck for monday Lissie. Just the 3 of us left now ttc after ep.
Genidef sounds like good news about hsg if they said the dye went through fine I am sure it ok.

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PinkElephant · 08/06/2007 16:25

Hi to Genidef too. Glad to hear the HSG results were positive.

I am quite sure you three are not the only ones left, maybe the other are just not MN'ing anymore.

Iam good thanks and had my second scan at 8wks this week. My beanies is 2sm in size and we saw the flickering heartbeat. 3.5wks to go until 12wks scan. Aaah!!

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Genidef · 08/06/2007 17:08

great to hear about the heartbeat pinkelephant. It's amazing seeing tiny little bean, isn't it?!

Drs sec just rang to say that sorry, don't work on Fridays, can't help you with the results and Mrs so and so is up in the west end, nothing she can do either sorry, will ring when she can. They promised to call on Weds with the results.

I hope it's all okay. I am only wary as I think someone even posting on this thread got "false good news" once and it turned out to be wrong...don't want to count chickens. HOPE I'm being paranoid.

lissie · 08/06/2007 18:27

fingers crossed for you GEnidef.

PE, great news!! not long to go now!

cedar12 · 09/06/2007 09:47

Sorry to worry Gendef it was me who got the false good news. But the dr werent very clear with me looks good so far they said but then wouldnt say any thing else. If they said your tube looked lovely and clear sounds fine to me.

lissie · 09/06/2007 13:18

well got letter from the specialist today and apparently if my tube is ok on mon i will be on 100mg clomiphene, anyone used it? is it the same as clomid? im a bit confused now. does that mean that someting showed up on my tests?

Genidef · 09/06/2007 14:55

Have yet to go down the clomid type route yet lissie. hope someone comes along shortly...

dr called at - 10.45 pm - to say all was well. My mum was like: was she sober? a bit late, but I guess better late than never?!

hope everyone having good w/e...

lissie · 09/06/2007 15:58

oh thats brilliant!! so whats the next step?

Genidef · 09/06/2007 21:50

Well...doing things like not answering the phone this afternoon when DD asleep!! We're going to go for it, but I think I may just have missed my chances for this month.

Have you also heard those theories that you can still get pregnant from the other ovary, that they move around somehow?...I guess not one to count on though.

cedar12 · 10/06/2007 09:25

Genidef great news about the tube. Aparently your tube can get eggs from either ovaries. Not sure how common it is though. Its all quite close together down there.
Lissie just looked up clomiphene in my bnf it is the same as clomid, 2 of my friends have got pregnant using this. Fingers crossed your tube ok. I will be thinking of you on monday.

cedar12 · 10/06/2007 09:42

Lissie its interesting that your consultant has suggested this, I was going to ask my consultant about it at ivf appointment on wednesday. I thought they only gave it to you if you werent ov which I am pretty sure I am. you must be as well as you have had the chemical pg since your ep. I have been thinking if he would prescribe it I would like to give it a try before ivf. I wish wednesday would hurry up I have got so many question going around in my head.

lissie · 10/06/2007 09:46

what time on weds is your appt?

cedar12 · 10/06/2007 19:22

10.30 on wed

lissie · 10/06/2007 19:27

ooh will be thinking of you. another quick hsg q, (sorry, im such a pain) did you have to have an empty belly?

Genidef · 10/06/2007 23:09

no one told me I had to. drank a few glasses of water before. but check.

cedar12 · 11/06/2007 08:16

Same here just ate and drank as normal

lissie · 11/06/2007 16:43

well, had it done. have to say, was more painful than i thought it would be and ive never been so glad of MN. i asked loads of q's, and bullied the doc into letting me see the pics, but the upshot is that my right tube is clear and my left tube is blocked. i asked how that was possible since i had my left tube removed in feb, he apologised and said that my remaining tube is in good condition.... bring on the clomid!

cedar12 · 11/06/2007 17:55

Thats great Lissie

lissie · 11/06/2007 18:03

thanks. its such a relief!

harveysaunt · 11/06/2007 19:50

Hi Ladies,

Hope you dont mind me jumping on here but i have a question that one of you may be able to answer.

I had a EP and lost right tube last year and last week i found out that i was pregnant again . The thing is im geting some mild pain on my tubeless side, in the exact same spot i had it with the EP. Now i know that i it cant be another right sided tubal EP but is there anything else that it could be? Went for a scan today but they were unable to see anything as im only 4w 3d going off my LMP but i think i ovulated quite late. I needed to have a vaginal scan as they couldnt see anything on the normal one as ive got alot of gas . Ive had my bloods drawn and going for a 2nd lot on Weds so fingers crossed.

I should also say that ive had a MC since the EP so i at least know that my other tube is working.

What could this nagging pain be? Any ideas?

xx

Genidef · 11/06/2007 22:33

Hello
Harvey - not sure. You know - I bet it's fine. Can I make a suggestion though - have a wander over to the ectopic pregnancy trust site. www.ectopic.org. It is moderated by people who can answer medical questions, and they just might reassure you. it usually doesn't take long for someone to come along and answer which may be a bit of reassurance before you can speak to a doctor. Which I would do in the next couple of days anyway.

Lissie - - great news.

lissie · 12/06/2007 07:18

harveysaunt, your body stretches and expands quite a lot in early pg and going on your history you are more aware of these sensations, i would think its likely to be that but if you're worried then try to get another scan in 10d for reassurance. HTH

cedar12 · 12/06/2007 07:35

Harvey I think Lissie is probabaly right. Good Luck I hope everything works out this time.

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