buddy wanted - ttc after ectopic surgery to remove a tube or more

[LynnC]

Lynn I remember sitting on the toilet two days afte my op for literally 3 hours just to pass a wee nugget lol! I call it the morphine poo haha (sorry if tmi) I was in hospital for nearly two weeks waiting to be diagnosed and had A LOT of pain killers in that time.
Did they give you some lactolose or something? If not then drink kiwi fruit juice, it really helps!
I bleed for 4 days after the op lightly and got my period back as usual a month later, hope this happens for you

I'm meeting my midwife today yay, can't wait she seems so lovely so I hope I click with her irl.

Take care everyone and chat soon xx

Maybebayb No, the doc only gave me the med for pain. Did you end up liking your midwife?

Just had my blood tested yesterday and won know result till tomorrow afternoon. I think my hubby n I are still leaving to Taiwan this Monday. Mmm gonna be a long flight..

 

[Amcolecchi]

Hey ladies! How are you all doing? I feel fine! No MS! Just tired...wish I would at least walk my dog everyday lol...I go for another u/s in 2 days woohoo! I will be 9.5 weeks then!

 

[sandyhen85]

Hey Amcolecchi, glad to hear you're doing well, other than the tiredness. Have you had sore breasts at all?

I'm doing ok, getting more tired, headaches, nausea and sore breasts but they can be really bad one day and not so bad the next...they don't look like they have grown much though haha oh and I seem to be breaking out on spots...suffered with acne for many years, so I was afraid it would come back to haunt me now. My next scan is a week today...I am still scared, think I will be until 12 weeks because then I would be further than my m/c last year. Good luck with your scan though Am, almost out of the first trimester yey!

How are all you other ladies...maybebayb was your scan today, how did it go? Xx

 

[Amcolecchi]

Sandy-Oh ya boobs hurt all the time hahaha Oh ya I had that too..I had headaches for two weeks straight and I refused to take meds so I just slept with a cold rag on my head and it really helped! I hope that helps you! My boobs are just not getting bigger, so you have time. How far along are you? Yes, I just want to be out of the first trimester too!! We we will be there soon!!

 

[sandyhen85]

Thanks Am, I'll try the cold cloth on my head at night. It's super hot at night at the mo, so it will help keep me cool too. I'm 7w3d...still haven't put a ticker up, won't until I'm in the second trimester and further than my m/c last year. I just hope and pray my bean is doing ok. Next week at my scan i will almost be where i was for my mc so i have that playing on my mind a lot.

Glad I'm not the only one that isnt carrying melons as breasts yet...i always looked forward to being pregnant because of the breast growth haha so yours are hurting all the time coz mine are on and off, I actually think it depends on which bra I'm wearing...I've got one that seems to be real supportive

Will you announce properly at 12 weeks or wait a bit longer? I can't wait to tell my mum

 

[maybebayb]

Scan Is today at 4.30, it's only 8.30am so it's going to be a loooooong day.

My boobs are constantly on fire, I've popped out of my bras too so must go and buy some new ones. I HATE bra shopping :/
nausea is a hit and miss affair for me somedays I'm fine and others I feel like shite.

Good luck for your scan am, it will look so much more like a baby now

Have you not told your mum yet sandy!?

 

[sandyhen85]

yey good luck maybebayb, be sure to update us afterwards x x
we have literally told my boss and a fellow manager at work due to stress and thats it...i called my mum and sister right after i got a bfp last time and then had to upset them by saying it was ectopic. i know that after a mc and an ectopic my mum would be a bag of nerves if i told her, made worse because she cant see me, but her mumhas been really sick so i decided not to add to her strain...this is why every little panic i have im coming on this forum because i have no one else to ask

 

[maybebayb]

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I am now due on May 10 (my daughters birthday eek), measuring 6+3, a bit behind what I thought which is making me freak a bit. Heart beat was 140 bpm

 

[sandyhen85]

hb of 140 wow...now im worried mine was only 117??

dont worry about the size anything within 7days is good and at this stage it really is a case of 1mm or 2mm so next time you go they may put you forward again, but with a strong hb like that i would say all is great...yey!!

 

[maybebayb]

Can you see the pic? I'm not sure if it worked or not.
Ooh lower heart rate is a boy (well apparently) probably a load of codswallop though. Your hb is well within range so don't worry about it hun

Now I have to wait to the 12 week scan, waaah it's so far away now

 

[sandyhen85]

yes, i can see it...awesome picture i looked for hb ranges but couldnt find anything, just some forum that said 117 was on the low side of normal..do you know where I might look? my oh would be the happiest man in the world if its a boy, he has 3 daughters already haha I always wanted a boy first..so much that i was worried to get pregnant incase i got disappointed if it was a girl, but after two losses i dont care so long as he/she is healthy

ohh no you have to wait until 12 weeks and they put you back which adds a week to your wait, that sucks but im sure it will go quick

 

[Amcolecchi]

Sandy-117 is normal don't panic! But like you said it is hard not to panic with a MC and and ectopic. We didn't tell anyone I was pregnant, even my mom, until we saw the ultrasound and heartbeat. So we just basically told everyone the last few weeks! It was so hard not to tell my mom but I didn't want to put her thru all of that again! So I know how you feel!

Maybe-Aww your little bean is amazing!!! I was a little later too! He moved my date from April 16th to April 19th, it just means we implanted a little later, so nothing to worry about!

Afm-I go tomorrow for another u/s and I am nervous/excited!! Not sure why but everytime I go I always feel like something bad will be there lol...I know it's dumb but I just need to go and see the baby and hear the heartbeat and I will be okay again!

 

[sandyhen85]

Thanks Am, I glad someone else understands where I'm coming from...although most ladies within this thread do which is unfortunate of course. I can't wait until October 18th when I can Skype my mum and tell her....just 31 days to go haha

Good luck for tomorrow, I understand what you mean about thinking bad things before you go, but I'm sure everything is progressing nicely...you'll have to upload a picture for us

 

[Amcolecchi]

Sandy-Aww your mom will be so excited! haha I do countdowns all the time! On our fridge we have magnetic numbers and letters and we have a countdown on there for each u/s haha! Countdowns help!! KMFX for you hun!!

 

[squeak01]

Hi Ladies,

I hope you dont mind me posting on here im not ttc to conceive just yet as im only 5 weeks post surgery. However I have dtd unprotected and im now concerned that my af hasn't shown up.

I had a mmc at 9 weekds baby measured 7wk4d on Jan 28th 13 and then found out I was pregnant again on aug the 1st but ended up having a left salpingectomy on te 15th aug (removal of left tube). we dtd the did just 2 weeks after surgery and im now worried as after my mc I got my af back 28 days after and had regular 28-30 day cycles. Its been over 5 weeks tomorrow since surgery and still no af although doc did say to expect it within 4-8 weeks.

The reason im worried is I have twice felt like AF is coming but it has not yet appeared. I had some very light brown spotting which only lasted a couple hours and was very little and then nothing since? this was about a week ago. I have had protected sex since as Im really worried about conceiving so soon as I thought it would harm me however I see some of you lucky ladies conceived quite soon and all is well!

I just wanted to ask am I expecting my AF to soon ? After surgery I bled for about 3 days then just had heavy brown spotting for about 4 days however I believe I shed the lining in this time as I had some tissue like clots (sorry for tmi).

Sorry for the massive long post, I hope you will allow me to stick around until I can get round to ttc when AF shows (if it does) its a huge comfort to know you ladies have been through this and understand but also that it is possible for us one tubers! It took me 5 months to conceive the first time and then 5 months again the second so hoping that having the 1 tube wont increase this time to much.

Edit - doc said to wait between 4-6 weeks for af not 8!

 

[LynnC]

Sandy, mayb, congrats on your positive u/s!!! The picture looks sooo cute!

Afm, 10 days after surgery, i had a weirdest smell, similar to old ironish smell. Sorry for tmi. Went to another doc to check, omg, as soon as she looked inside, she found a gout (misspelled... Its a tamponish cloth that nurses use to clean me up after surgery). Anyways, its been there for 10 days and caused me this smell! Im currently on antibiotic for a week just in case of an infection we are in process of complaining to the surgery center

Welcome to the new post! Sorry for your losts!I am 2 weeks post op. Had similar bleeding timing with you. My doc explained to me that after your hcg hits 0, it will take about 2 weeks to ovulate and another 2 to see af. But yes, its a 4-6 weeks to get af after hitting 0 I believe. When did you get down to 0?

I checked my blood 2 days ago and was still at 10 (1 week after surgery was at 49). I was told to start on prenatal n folic acid (3mg) daily.

I think you should check with your ob to see if this is normal. I remember reading somewhere about af delays. There were cases af didnt come ontime like yours.

Gluck and keep us updated!

 

[squeak01]

Hey,
i havent had hcg levels checked at all.I just assumed because I had tube and everything removed during surgery it would go straight to 0. Im only 5 weeks post op so if i dont get af i will take a test to rule that out, save waiting on results from doc.

will keep you updated x
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[Amcolecchi]

Squeak-My doctor made me come in every 2 weeks to get my HCG levels drawn. It took me 8 weeks to get to 0! I would call and ask to get your bloodwork done so you know! It is not safe to start trying again till you are at 0! You want to make sure you heal!

 

[squeak01]

Hi,

thanks for your advice

I took a hpt yesterday just to know one way or another and it was neg it was one tht detects
As little as little as 10 mlu of hcg so its prob safe to assume hcg is quite close to 0 if not 0. I wasnt actively trying after the surgery but obv dtd and was worried. I definatly will not b trying until ive had at least one cycle as per my dr recommendation. Im just waiting on af arriving its been just over 5 weeks since surgery. Im trying to keep my head up as iv been quite down but hopefully I will get there one day..

 

[sandyhen85]

Squeak01 welcome to the thread and I'm so sorry for your loss, wishing you a speedy recovery.

LynnC that's terrible that the surgeons were so careless when they were cleaning you up. I really hope you don't get any infections from it. Was you not meant to be moving last week as well?

Amcolecchi how did the scan go the other day?

AFM, I have my next scan tomorrow, oh is super excited to see bean again, but I am so scared to go. I don't want to think negatively, I should be excited because we will be able to see more this time, but I am now in between the 8/9 week mark which is when I miscarried last year. I'm on various meds this time to prevent anything from happening so I'm sure everything is going great, but I do feel like holding my breath until the next week has passed. Keep your fingers crossed for me ladies xx