TTC after ectopic.. Any success stories?

[mamadonna]

that did confuse me but hey it usually doesnt take much,its great here happy ending stories,

 

[m2m2009]

i only have one tube left from when i had my ectopic. mine had ruptured before they discovered it.

 

[BetsyRN]

I'm excited to see this thread revived! How is everyone doing??

I had an ectopic in March and got methotrexate. I'm going to do an HSG in either June or July to check the tubes (just met with my Dr - a fertility specialist - yesterday). I have none of the risk factors for an ectopic so I'm confused/anxious about why this happened.

I would love to hear some success stories!!

I too had a suspected ectopic back in 10/10 after 2 months of TTC (I had been charting, though, after being off BCPs since 3/10.) No risk factors either but it was luckily caught early enough to receive methotrexate. I had an HSG in Jan that wasn't bad at all and showed everything looked good Lots of people say that it's easier to get preggo in the couple of months following the HSG but so far no such luck. It's been so frustrating to have gone from getting preggo so quickly to being the couple TTC for 10 months (well, 8 if you take off the 2 after metho.) I'm in my TWW though and keeping my fingers crossed!

Good luck with your HSG next cycle...I have a friend that had a short LP and was able to have 3 children with progesterone supplements AND clomid (she had mulitple MCs so she was ovulating on her own, just late in her cycle.) Does your FS think you might need clomid?

 

[tsl]

hi, frds , i m new to this forum. i had ectopic surgery june 2010, i am trying ttc ,but it doesn't work, 10 days before i went to do HSG test,my another tube was not blocked, but dr says u can conceive quickly after this HSG,is it true, now i m hopeless,pls frds give some advise for relieving mental stress. ( PS- my hus and me don't hv any other medical issues )

 

[epump]

I too had a suspected ectopic back in 10/10 after 2 months of TTC (I had been charting, though, after being off BCPs since 3/10.) No risk factors either but it was luckily caught early enough to receive methotrexate. I had an HSG in Jan that wasn't bad at all and showed everything looked good Lots of people say that it's easier to get preggo in the couple of months following the HSG but so far no such luck. It's been so frustrating to have gone from getting preggo so quickly to being the couple TTC for 10 months (well, 8 if you take off the 2 after metho.) I'm in my TWW though and keeping my fingers crossed!

Good luck with your HSG next cycle...I have a friend that had a short LP and was able to have 3 children with progesterone supplements AND clomid (she had mulitple MCs so she was ovulating on her own, just late in her cycle.) Does your FS think you might need clomid?

Thanks, Betsy. So sorry about your ectopic. Ugh ugh. I will be sending you lots of good vibes during this TWW! Hope you get your sticky one this cycle!

What was your HSG like? I'm having my RE do it - he said when he does it can be slightly less painful than when a radiologist does it. I'm still nervous though! It will probably be next month.

As for the progesterone and clomid, my RE suggested a few months of trying the progesterone and then probably clomid. I liked his approach which was starting from the bottom and working our way up the intervention ladder. I've been charting for a year and usually ovulate between Day 16-21, so def. on the later side. But my cycles are usually pretty regular. But having a chemical pregnancy followed by an ectopic has shaken me pretty hard. I seem to get pregnant easily but they're not working out. UGH!

Hiya just looking at your siggy and your situation is similar to mine I had a m/c @ 8 weeks in dec and am having Methotrexate tomorrow for suspected ectopic. Like you I have no risk factors so feel very unlucky. How are you? Its nice to read some success stories!

So sorry you are going through this now, cazi! Hang in there and now that there is a post-methotrexate group here for you! xoxo

 

[BetsyRN]

epump--

My HSG wasn't bad at all. Everyone online says they either thought they were going to die or they hardly felt anything -- not very consistent. I didn't even take the recommened advil beforehand and barely felt anything; they tell you to lift your butt in the air and tilt your hips both ways to move the dye and before I knew it I was done. I was worried more about keeping up with her (I had a radiologist do it) directions so maybe that's why I didn't feel anything? I did feel weird though -- I ran errands afterwards and started feeling light-headed or like how you do after staying awake for a long period of time. So, I went home and took a nap. No big deal. I've heard it hurts more if one of your tubes is blocked with scar tissue and they try to force the dye through to open it.

Definitely understand about waiting on clomid. I've did it for two months based on my OBGYN's recommendation and had bad side effects -- but that's another story. I'm in a place now where I'm trying to let things happen before I move on to those kinds of meds again.

Surely these ectopics are flukes for us. I know it must have been hard to have a chemical so soon afterwards. I can't help but worry about finally getting pregnant again only to have it end badly; I guess that's the chance we have to take. Hope the progesterone will be all you need.

 

[emryk0522]

Great to hear some more sucess stories and Good luck to all that are TTC
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