The steroid junkies' perfectly unscientific medical trial

[petitpas]

Hi sodog :wave:
I'm on 25mg until 12w and then wean off.
What's your story?

 

[Lawa]

Just looked in not been on in ags teething 17 week old fun!

Petipas get you girly xxx

 

[petitpas]

Oh dear, Lawa, I hope someone is helping you out so you get some sleep from time to time

Still keeping fingers crossed. Our next scan will show whether we made it through the critical time, I think...fxfxfx

 

[Lawa]

My OH is pretty good but were dealing with teething and 4 month sleep regression all in one! sleep deprivation is great!

 

[heyhey]

really need steriods? why is it some women dont need them.

Good luck girls.

 

[petitpas]

Heyhey, sorry, I don't understand where your question is coming from?

 

[filipenko32]

Good luck in the next few days petitpas, really rooting for you!!

 

[weeyaosi]

Good luck ladies

 

[petitpas]

Thanks for all the good luck wishes coming in!
Does anyone have an update on how they are doing?

 

[leylak]

Hello ladies, I found this thread through petitpas. I don't know if I belong here, I had only one MC but I am on steroids because I have high anti thyroid antibodies (Hashimoto's). My dr thinks my MMC (at 8w, one week after we found perfect hb) was caused by this so he put me on 0.5 mg dexamethasone. This is my 3rd cycle on it. I use it daily.
Good luck to all!

 

[petitpas]

Hi leylak and welcome to the club!
I have read that hashimoto's can cause miscarriage so it is great that this was found after your kiss (still sad you had to lose one though )
I'll add you to the list on the first page!

 

[beachlover1]

so girls, how are you all? sorry been away for a bit. Right i had my NK results today. they were borderline even after 7 weeks of steroids...so without them she said they would be "rather high" the plan is for 20mg of pred as soon as i get a BFP AND progesterone too.

AF came today so fingers crossed for 16 days time!!!!!!

 

[Hope39]

Hello ladies, I found this thread through petitpas. I don't know if I belong here, I had only one MC but I am on steroids because I have high anti thyroid antibodies (Hashimoto's). My dr thinks my MMC (at 8w, one week after we found perfect hb) was caused by this so he put me on 0.5 mg dexamethasone. This is my 3rd cycle on it. I use it daily.
Good luck to all!

Hi Leylak

I have an underactive thyroid, not been diagnosed with anti thyroid antibodies as yet but i had a blood test for it yesterday so will know in about 3 weeks

I seen Professor Quenby yesterday and she has recently been researching recurrent miscarriages in ladies with thyroid problems. She told me my TSH level was "really really bad" and was quite adamant really that my undertactive thyroid was the reason i have had 3 mmc.

She doubled my meds of thyroxine straighaway and i am under strict instruction not to try to conceive until my tsh level is under 2.5

Prof Q has just started a trial for this but my tsh level is too bad to put me on the trial!

 

[leylak]

Hope, thank you very much. I am sorry for your losses
Last January when I fell pg, I got blood tests and my TSH was below 2 back then. After the MC, on the day of D&C, I had another test and my TSH was still low. So I think the cause of the MC was not hypothyroidsm. Last september, I went to a new doctor because I wasn't conceiving. This time, my TSH was 2.7 and we found I had high anti TPO and anti Tg. I started levothyoxine and dexamethasone. Also, I go to the dr once a month to check follicles and determine HCG shot and intercourse timing. It is not working but we also have a male factor. I heard that %50 percent of women with Hashimoto's have activated NK cells. (Mine wasn't checked) People say Hashi's is not a concern because many women with that have uncomplicated pregnancies. But maybe they are among lucky 50% who do not have activated NK cells...

 

[Lawa]

Pet not sure if you want to add me to the first page x

7 MC baby born 11/7/11 20mg pred from BFP x

 

[petitpas]

Good idea, Lawa to have a success story on the front page

 

[leylak]

I think steroids are working! My thyroid antibody levels have fallen! (Still way above the upper limit, though) I have also been gluten free for some time and maybe that contributed, too.
I asked my dr about NK cells. He said that he asks for its test after failed IVF attempts because the test and treatment is very expensive and only 1-2% of failed IVF cases show problems related to NK cells. I am taking steroids (being treated), so I am fine with not being tested for NK cells for the time being.
xx

 

[filipenko32]

Hi Petitpas, how's everything going with you?

 

[petitpas]

Leylak, well done on those levels coming down! Will you be having monthly tests until they are within the desired range?

I think you are right and can save yourself some money by not having the nkcell tests since you are already on the treatment.

Fingers crossed for you fxfxfxfx

As for me, I'm at 10+4 and my baby is still alive!

 

[petitpas]

I see you are about to ovulate, filipenko?!
Here is a little extra for you fxfxfxfx