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

[wantjust1more]

Hey ladies!

Since losing my left tube back in aug of 2011, and nothing seems to be working. I have my FIRST IVF appt. tomorrow. I'm over the moon, however i'm scared, worried, and just thinking about the "what if's"... I have decided to stop stressing and just do the IVF. It's going to cost alot, however i figure i'll pay for my baby that i've been longing to have.

I know how you feel the anger, the frustration, the sadness. I've been feeling just the same for 3 years and it doesn't get any easier. The longer i've felt like this process is going to take the longer the pain just hurts. I figured that my "emptiness" is not going to go away until i have our rainbow baby.


Just know that If you feel pissed off at the world.. there is someone that knows how you are feeling... it's me.


If anyone wants to know about the IVF financing i am going through this place. arcfertility.com it's nation wide and you put in your zip code and they list the ivf clinics in your area. This ARC facility does the financing. I find it so wonderful. If anyone wants to know.

Having one tube sucks... !!

 

[lovelylea]

Hi,

I had my ectopic 20th march 14 - 9wks pregnant, ruptured tube - had emergency surgery and had to have left tube removed..
1st pregnancy in 8yrs of ttc...

Did ovulation test yesterday and starting to show positive..
I have a dull ache on my left side and then some times on both sides..
Could the full ache on my left side be due to my tubal removal or do you thing I am ovulating from the left side?

Not had first af yet as only 4wks post op..

Lea xx

 

[LynnC]

hello ladies, i havent had a chance to keep up with the forum for a while. Sorry for the new ladies to go through this road.. Hope we can all go through this, have our healthy pregnancies n/ babies soon.

I have one concern. Its been 6 months since my surgery. A couple weeks ago I started to experience pain on my right side (ectopic side) every morning (1st pee). Or after a long nap, I go to pee it would hurt too. Its a sharp/sore pain. Makes me a little scared. I went to check with a doc. She didnt seem to concern n said maybe its probably just my endometriosis thingy?! (Im on stage 1 of endo found out after the lapascopy) Ugh hate when they just randomly saying that. Anyone experiencing pains??

 

[Gray]

Hi,

I had my ectopic 20th march 14 - 9wks pregnant, ruptured tube - had emergency surgery and had to have left tube removed..
1st pregnancy in 8yrs of ttc...

Did ovulation test yesterday and starting to show positive..
I have a dull ache on my left side and then some times on both sides..
Could the full ache on my left side be due to my tubal removal or do you thing I am ovulating from the left side?

Not had first af yet as only 4wks post op..

Lea xx

Hello Lovelylea it is possible you can be ovulating you can ovulate before your period which is why they tell you to use protection until you get your period because you can get pregnant before your AF.

 

[wantjust1more]

o ladies I went in for my IVF appt, and they wanted to check to see what side I was O'ing from since I only have my right tube left. (lost left tube due to ectopic back in aug 2011) .. This is what happend..



so I went in for the follicle scan...because i got a positive LH surge on Tuesday and Wednesday... well needless to say the Nurse asked me if I was pregnant.. CAUSE-- my endometrium lining was between 15-21mm.. She said that there could possibly be a pregnancy, or conception already has occured. She did a blood test preg, progesterone, and estrodial. The preg came back neg (she said it's probably to early), the progesterone was 6.3, and estrodial was 70. she said ovulation has already taken place and could have been a week ago or a couple of days ago. I told her i had a period on March 28th- i said it was blood, and clots.. She said that doesn't matter. I have to wait a week and take a urine preg. test..

I'm so confused i thought i knew my body the last three years. however, i'm confused on this and can't figure it out. DH said "it's meant for you to NOT figure this out" ...

 

[squeak01]

hey all,

I havent been on in a while as last month i decided i was going to take a 2 month break from ttc. mainly because i noticed the strain on oh as he really wants kids. He is also not well at the moment and we are awaiting some tests. I also just started a new job on april 7th so i thought there was just too much going on that was stressful and when you add in ttc, well you all know the stress that can cause. We still have lots of time, hopefully! (we are 24/27) so i dont think 2 months will hurt. I didnt think i would be able to put it right to the back of my mind but I have and irs honestly lifted such a big weight

Sorry to see all you new ladies but I hope you get all the hope, comfort, support & answers I have had from these ladies x
Lovelylea - I had the same i think your getting ovulation pains that you will feel all over because its all still tender x I could be wrong, if you ever get worried speak to your doc xx
Lynnc - How are you keeping hun? last month for a whole 5 days before my ov test showed positive i was very sore on my left side (side i had tube removed) i got quite worried but a day before I ov i had loads n loads (sorry for tmi) of ewcm. It could be something similar but from what you describe I would be asking for a urine test just to rule out any water works infections. x

want1more - that is just amazing, I will keep everything crossed this is it for you. You read about so many women falling pregnant on their own just before they are due to begin ivf - I truely hope you are one of them xxx

 

[ladyluck84]

wanted1 just when I thought I understood my body it did something different! I was so frustrated! The month that I fell with this pregnancy I used my fertility monitor and didn't get a single positive ovulation!!!

 

[lovelylea]

Hi ladies..
Am in the dreaded 2ww - on day 8 after ovulating.. Had a few stragen things happening, hoping there good signs..

Over the last 2wks I've experienced the following..

Before opk's went positive
*absces in mouth
*thrush
*cramping

After opk's were positive
*water infection
*spotting
*spots on chin
*cramping like af is coming

Af due on Sunday..
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She doesn't show up..

Anyone else have similar symptoms ?

Lea xx

 

[wantjust1more]

hey all,

I havent been on in a while as last month i decided i was going to take a 2 month break from ttc. mainly because i noticed the strain on oh as he really wants kids. He is also not well at the moment and we are awaiting some tests. I also just started a new job on april 7th so i thought there was just too much going on that was stressful and when you add in ttc, well you all know the stress that can cause. We still have lots of time, hopefully! (we are 24/27) so i dont think 2 months will hurt. I didnt think i would be able to put it right to the back of my mind but I have and irs honestly lifted such a big weight

Sorry to see all you new ladies but I hope you get all the hope, comfort, support & answers I have had from these ladies x
Lovelylea - I had the same i think your getting ovulation pains that you will feel all over because its all still tender x I could be wrong, if you ever get worried speak to your doc xx
Lynnc - How are you keeping hun? last month for a whole 5 days before my ov test showed positive i was very sore on my left side (side i had tube removed) i got quite worried but a day before I ov i had loads n loads (sorry for tmi) of ewcm. It could be something similar but from what you describe I would be asking for a urine test just to rule out any water works infections. x

want1more - that is just amazing, I will keep everything crossed this is it for you. You read about so many women falling pregnant on their own just before they are due to begin ivf - I truely hope you are one of them xxx

wanted1 just when I thought I understood my body it did something different! I was so frustrated! The month that I fell with this pregnancy I used my fertility monitor and didn't get a single positive ovulation!!!

squeak01-- I hope this is it-- I don't know when I ovulated, and af still isn't here. I'm scared to test so i'm waiting until the 28th. FX'd!!! I'll keep you all updated for sure!


ladyluck84-- I know, I really did think i understood my body for 3 years, and this month i'm so confused. everything doesn't make sense. I want to test but i'm really scared. so i'm trying to wait as long as possible.

 

[ladyluck84]

I was the same I was desperate to test but didn't think I could take seeing any more negatives. Personally I found it best to wait until the first day of missed and test but even then the test wasn't at all clear. I had af type cramps as well so symptom spotting for me was a bit useless. Even my temperature chart wasn't that helpful as yes it stayed high when I was pregnant but on months I wasn't it was high until the day of af and then dropped so at the most I got 2 hours notice and so month after month I got my hopes up. This might be just me or just a coincidence but the month I used fertility gel is the month I fell. Thought I would just pass that on as I wanted anything that might help me

 

[LynnC]

squeak.. Life has been so slow without any progress!.. The pain I had comes n goes so i decided to ignore it. Its much harder to go see doc and have them do samples for me here in Taiwan. Its a bit different in Asia I guess.. Oh well still crossing our fingers every month . Baby steps. Hope you are doing well!

 

[Amcolecchi]

Hey ladies just checking in to see how everyone is doing?! Hopefully more good news!! Matteo is already 4 months old!! Can't believe how fast the time is going!!

 

[bluefish1980]

Well, it's been 15 months since my ectopic (right tube removed) and no sign of a BFP at any point so we have been to the docs and he has ordered a bunch of tests.

Hubby's sperm analysis isn't until September so it's just a waiting game over here.

 

[Amcolecchi]

I'm sorry to hear that bluefish but your husbands sperm could be part of the problem! It was for us! My husband had a good amount of sperm just low motility and low morphology so we started to take wellman vitamins for at least 3 months and it really did help his sperm count and morphology! So if it is your husbands sperm look into those vitamins. And have him cut back on caffeine and alcohol. All of that really helped us! KMFX for you!

 

[Amcolecchi]

How did is SA go? My husband was diagnosed with 2% morphology and low motility so I understand the frustratedness!!

Well, it's been 15 months since my ectopic (right tube removed) and no sign of a BFP at any point so we have been to the docs and he has ordered a bunch of tests.

Hubby's sperm analysis isn't until September so it's just a waiting game over here.

 

[bluefish1980]

Thanks for asking. I feel really touched.

All looked normal from what I could see, but they just gave him a piece of paper with all the data on and didn't explain any of it!

I have a scan booked for next Thursday so at last it feels like things are happening. All my tests have been normal so Im now really worried that my body was messed up when they removed my tube.

 

[Amcolecchi]

Blue-I will tell you my story. We did all the testing too and every test they gave me I passed with flying colors!! The HSG showed that none of my tubes were blocked at all! Now, they did say that my husband's sperm showed the 2% morphology which is terrible and low motility. So we knew something was wrong on his end so we did an IUI. The first one failed. The second one we got pregnant but then I had the ectopic. I had to have my left tube removed. AND I WAS SO PISSED...I did all those tests and it showed I had no blockage so how the heck did the baby get stuck there? AND It was so bad that It almost ruptured! I also had zero pain and bleeding so strange! And when I did get prego with my son it was 8 weeks after my ectopic and it was natural! So with one tube and my husband's sperm only 2% we did it! So basically my story is to tell you that even though my body was "in the clear" I still had the ectopic and since then I have gotten prego! Do you have your tubes still? And don't worry MANY MANY women get prego after an ectopic and it takes time..I know that is the LAST thing you want to hear, trust me, I remember! But It definitely can happen even if it means doing and IUI or IVF. FX for you hun!!!
p.s. I would ask the doctor about his results, they should have explained everything to you!

 

[bluefish1980]

I had my right tube removed 18 months ago. It was quite a traumatic op and I required a lot if blood transfusions. That's why I worry.

I just can't wait to see what the specialist had to say so we can start to try new things.

 

[Amcolecchi]

Ya the specialists will help a lot!! I actually loved my Specialist, I wished he could have been my OB!! but they are definitely great! Let me know how your appt. goes!!1

 

[bluefish1980]

Thanks. Scan is this Thursday and appointment with specialist is on 1st December. Can't wait! We finally have a date!!