complete molar pregnancy been confirmed

[leopardprintmama]

Well my worse fears are true my miscarriage was due to a complete molar pregnancy, ive just had it confirmed. So sad to have lost my baby in this way.

Im now registered with the molar pregnancy centre at Dundee. Just wanted to move on from the miscarriage and start ttc again but thats not going to happen for a long time........... 6 months to year.

Then there is the risk, albeit quite small of it turning into cancer. Such a horrible time for me at the moment, anyone had an experience of a complete molar pregnancy and got some tips on how to get through this.

At the moment im feeling really low because im so desperate to start ttc but know I cant, how do I deal with this feeling of extreme disappointment and anger of knowing it will be a long time til I can try for a baby. And how do I cope with the fear that this could turn cancerous.

Any comments from ladies who have had a molar pregnancy would be most welcome.

Hi leopard, so sorry to hear this.

There seem to be many positive stories on here - hope that can give you some strength.

Best wishes. xx

hi Leopard - have you done your first monitoring yet? Or any results through yet? I'm also under Dundee for CMP in August- got my test kit in today for my 3rd sample, which means I'm half way to the all-clear. Results all been negative so far - huge relief

It's been an awful time - in some ways I almost expected a miscarriage at my age (39) but the diagnosis of CMP knocked me for 6, at a time when I was going back to work & felt I had come to terms with the miscarriage. I literally had nighmares about it spreading to my liver & lungs & had to get signed off work again as I wasn't sleeping properly.

I've a very good GP who referred me to a geneticist, who told me I was just bloody unlucky & the chances of it happening again in a future pregnancy are 1-2%. But I've decided not to risk trying before the all-clear - it's just too much of a risk.

Really hoping your results are on the way down, take care x x x

How's it going leopard? Hope you're okay. x

Hi,
I've just been diagnosed with complete mole also, and just registering with Dundee too. I'm lucky enough to already have a beautiful 2 yr old boy but I'm petrified I'll end up leaving him without a mummy. I know only 3% go on to develop choriocarcinoma (cancer) and of those 80-100% are cured with chemotherapy but I can't help worrying-becoming very clingy to him. I'm a doctor and should really know better but its just not the same when you're the patient! Bleeding had stopped after ERCP but has started again. Back at clinic next week so we'll see what happens. Hope you're doing ok xxxx

*ERPC even!

Hoping your holding in there op

Hi Joanne, hope you're okay. It is certainly a very scarey time but you are right - the chances of anything terrible happening to you are so tiny. Somewhere I remember reading (one of the cancer websites?) that they class it as 100% curable now because the chances of dying from it are statistically minute. I spent a lot (and I mean A LOT!) of time Googling it and only ever found one person that had died and she had not been diagnosed until much much later, when it was too late. Now you are in the system, they will look after you well. Give your boy lots of cuddles and look after yourself. xx

Hope everyone else is okay too. xx