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

[firstbaby9573]

Hi ladies - I've not been on here for a few days and was very excited to see that af hasn't arrived for you yet firstbaby. I'd definitely ask for a blood test. Given that you have had an ectopic i think any doc would be happy to do the tests. Not sure where you live but I'm in the uk so so rely on the nhs and they're usually loathed to do anything!)

Welcome to all the new ladies. Really lovely to have people to talk to that know exactly how you feel. x

thanks hilslo, im not getting excited though as im sure its just my body being a pain in the rear as usual! anything to delay what I want lol.!
I even just took an ovulation test just to make sure I wasn't ovulating randomly but im not lol... don't really know why I did that...

I will make an appointment for next week!
r u still waiting for af hun?

im also in the uk im down in surrey where abouts r u x

 

[hilslo]

Yep but i know i ovulated on Thursday last week so I know it's on its way so no longer stressing thankfully! It's been nearly 8 weeks so not exactly a speedy return!!

I got a few days of ewcm (which I never used to get) so ook an opk but it was starkly white so thought it was just my body being messed up. A couple of days later ewcm was still there so i took another and it was positive. I really wasn't expecting it but we decided to give it a shot. I got o pains (on the tubeless left side) as we were bding so pretty sure we have missed it timing wise and tube wise.

I'm not expecting a bfp but just praying my luteal phase isn't all screwed up again. It was only 8 days when i came off the pill. It gradually increased to 11 and i was hoping for 12 days when i got my bfp last time.

Keep your fingers crossed for it continuing where it left off last time!!

 

[firstbaby9573]

ill keep all my fingers and toes crossed for you!!!

 

[c.m.c]

Sandy....I have never had a positive O test even with the month I released 2 eggs and would have twins...I don't trust O tests but I still use them. I believe in DTD as much as possible......

Hilslo ....AF should hopefully be here soon...how long has it been? But if you've DTD then maybe it won't one nd you'll have your BFP....tht would be amazing


I had my MC on 14 may and the ectopic surgery on 20 may... AF came yesterday 22 days after surgery and boy has it been heavy!

 

[sandyhen85]

c.m.c I've had 2 pregnancies and never did temping, or opk's I am also a firm believer in DTD as much as possible, but I thought I would try and do everything differently this time, because I may have had 2 pregnancies before, but I also lost both of them.....I'm going for 3rd time lucky and gonna do everything I can to help it ........ill probably be moaning next month that I wasted my money on the opk's though hahahahahaha

My first 2 af's following surgery were super heavy, but this one seems to be a lot calmer, hope yours will calm down too

Any news today first baby?

Hi Hilslo, glad to hear you ovulated last week, 8 weeks is a long wait, but maybe you'll get a bfp right away rather than af...here's hoping for you

Did anyone have the metho shot as well? I've read today that if you have 1 shot you should wait 3 months before trying again, but 2 shots you should wait 6 months.......I had 2 shots, but the doc said to wait 3 months and another doc has given me the all clear to start trying again as well, now confused?

 

[c.m.c]

Hi sandy....I too do O tests even though I don't trust them but I like to feel that it helps a bit lol


I have seen a few Facebook announcements today...babies due when I was and its kinda annoyed me


Any more tests done?...??...?

I heard with metho the same as u but then I know all Dr s say different things...make sure u take lots of folic acid as metho depletes your supplies

 

[firstbaby9573]

hey guys, im out of the running, af started yesterday full throttle and even though I felt a lot better hormonally... I am in so much pain I actually thought I was going to pass out... I went to Tesco with wet hair no make up and my pjs just to get painkillers... iv never done that before!

just a little tip guys I got sum ovulation testing strips from ebay for £4, they came with some free preg tests as well... might be handy n cheap! good luck guys and ill be back in the running next month lol xx

 

[c.m.c]

First baby...sorry AF came........I'm cd4 so we are close in t ing tHis cycle. I'm cycle 1 after the losses and boy has mine been heavy


Lets make this our month!!! I love June so I have a good feeling or us....

I'm starting to DTD Sunday and as much as possible....plus O tests plus awaiting thermometer in post from amazon lol

 

[firstbaby9573]

haha that's cool we can be cycle buddies! my birthday is july so hopefully I get a bfp before then! how long is ur cycle usually??

baby dust to us both xx

 

[c.m.c]

Usually 26 to 28 days......

I'm gonna DTD from Sunday onwards....baby dust!!!!!!

Baby dust for a birthday pressie of a BFP for u

 

[firstbaby9573]

thanks!!! im dtd from Monday onwards like a crazy person

baby dust to us both

 

[pandi77]

c.m.c I've had 2 pregnancies and never did temping, or opk's I am also a firm believer in DTD as much as possible, but I thought I would try and do everything differently this time, because I may have had 2 pregnancies before, but I also lost both of them.....I'm going for 3rd time lucky and gonna do everything I can to help it ........ill probably be moaning next month that I wasted my money on the opk's though hahahahahaha

My first 2 af's following surgery were super heavy, but this one seems to be a lot calmer, hope yours will calm down too

Any news today first baby?

Hi Hilslo, glad to hear you ovulated last week, 8 weeks is a long wait, but maybe you'll get a bfp right away rather than af...here's hoping for you

Did anyone have the metho shot as well? I've read today that if you have 1 shot you should wait 3 months before trying again, but 2 shots you should wait 6 months.......I had 2 shots, but the doc said to wait 3 months and another doc has given me the all clear to start trying again as well, now confused?

Hi Sandyhen85 (and rest of ladies on thread),

I just had my surgery for ectopic Wednesday and they had to take my left tube because the little bugger wouldn't come out. They tried to get it out and leave the tube because it wasn't in bad shape but I started bleeding pretty badly and so out it came.They tried two rounds of methotrexate shots prior to surgery 6 days apart (4 total) and my hcg levels just kept going up!

My doctor is a reproductive endocrinologist and recommended a 3 month wait after this ordeal even with 4 shots total. She is going to give me a prescription for a folate supplement to help replenish the deficit caused by the MTX shots-this is the biggest concern for conception post mtx shots. I have also read that the mtx toxin like to stay stored up in your liver which continues to make it difficult to get the folate levels back up so a good liver cleanse is in order for me personally. I plan to take a milk thistle herbal supplement to expidite the mtx removal from my body as i've heard there can be traces left in the body for weeks after getting it. Listen to your doctor and do whatever they say because i'm sure everyone is different. I plan on using these 3 months to get as healthy as possible before trying again in September hopefully!

Good luck to all you ladies and wishing us all a healthy pregnancy before year's end! (and in the right spot this time!)

 

[sandyhen85]

Hey ladies, sorry for late response, I've been out on a works event tonight and just got home....it's 1:30am in Thailand right now.........tonight was super hard, we had free alcohol all night and I stuck to water and just about got through the night without having a smoke......I'm fine at work and at home, but as soon as I was socialising tonight I just wanted to smoke so much grrrrr I made it through though, so big smiles for me haha

c.m.c we will be starting to DTD as of Monday, also as much as possible......my other half will think all his Christmases, birthdays and anniversaries have come at once haha

First baby, really sorry to hear af got you and that it's been so painful, I hope it's worn off a bit now

Hi pandi77 thank you so much for letting me know what advice your doctor gave you....I live in Thailand and it can be difficult to communicate with the doctors here at times, so I like to double check everything....ill have to look into the folate supplement. I'm really sorry that you are also experiencing what we are going through. How are you feeling following the op, was it keyhole surgery?

 

[c.m.c]

Welcome pandi...... My Dr says its better to lose your tube ( obviously as long as the remaining one is healthy) because repairing a tube has a very high risk of a future ectopic.....sorry to hear about your loss....it's such a shock at the beginning isn't it?

You seem focused and that's brill....I too am trying to get super fit nd healthy now....just don't do too much exercise till all heals......we don't want adhesions

 

[c.m.c]

I think I should be getting my pathology results today....anyone else been there?

 

[firstbaby9573]

thanks sandy af has finished and am back on the ttc

was a random one, a wee late n only lasted 3 days n was in agony the whole time popping pills !
random ......

now iv started the ovulation strips n been faint so far but now its getting darker n darker so hopefully it will be a positive ov soon!

 

[sandyhen85]

Glad it's all over for you first baby and now time to bd as much as possible haha I've been doing opk's since Friday, but all faint so far and my temps are all over the place, so I don't think I'm going to o this month.....it's meant to be tomorrow, but I can't see the opk's getting that dark over night.

C.m.c how did the result come out for you?

 

[c.m.c]

All went well thanks.

Basically my tube ruptured early, no baby every really had I e o form there was lots f pregnancy cells ruptured and attached to the bowel but the use want overly enlarged and no scarring it he tube so I'm glad there was no reason for it.....so at least I can assume my other tube is healthy


Edit...my tube wasn't overly enlarged.... No baby was in the tube as it ruptured so early. It was pregnancy cells and attached to the bowel

I guess my body knew it was wrong and acted quickly

 

[firstbaby9573]

I shall keep u posted on when I get my positive ov test !

 

[sandyhen85]

C.m.c that's good news that there was no infection from when you had DD, you're CD14 today right, are you still going for it this month?