TTC after Methotrexate shot

[chig]

Mine went from 8100 to 9000 on day 4 then to 7400 on day 7. I was a little worried too, but the following week it went down to 3200 then 1080 and so forth. I was lucky enough to have my numbers reach 0 by week 5 even with such high numbers to begin with. Hopefully, yours go down by day 7. Just as a note, make sure you have stopped taking your vitamins and decreased your intake of folic acid in foods.

Good luck hun.

 

[autigers55]

I cant help you much because I had already mc'd before I got the mtx shots. My hcg was at 13 when I got the first one and then it went up to 19, so my doctor got concerned about a tubal and then made me get another one, but after that second shot my hcg come down and about 2wks after my 2nd shot I got AF. Sorry I wasnt much help but I really hope you do not need surgery. GL!!

 

[cathgibbs]

thanks girls, im petrified, iv been having a few niggles and last night i had a sharp pain in my groin but it dissapeared after a few minutes, i know its meant to rise but for it to nearly double is concerning me, i really dont want to have surgery and i dont want another MTX shot i know i might sound stupid but the thought of either is making me freak out, im hoping they will scan me before making any decisions on Friday as if it has somehow moved from the tube i know surgery is out of the way and thats a hughe relief and if it has somehow travelled to the uterus maybe a D&C would be better, do any of you know if that is possible (moving from the tube to the uterus?) xxxx

 

[PreshFest]

thanks girls, im petrified, iv been having a few niggles and last night i had a sharp pain in my groin but it dissapeared after a few minutes, i know its meant to rise but for it to nearly double is concerning me, i really dont want to have surgery and i dont want another MTX shot i know i might sound stupid but the thought of either is making me freak out, im hoping they will scan me before making any decisions on Friday as if it has somehow moved from the tube i know surgery is out of the way and thats a hughe relief and if it has somehow travelled to the uterus maybe a D&C would be better, do any of you know if that is possible (moving from the tube to the uterus?) xxxx

I'm not sure if it's possible, but I wouldn't think so. It should have actually implanted in the tube, so it shouldn't move. If it does, that means that it detached and it would have probably died instantly and your numbers wouldn't rise anymore. I'd definitely get another scan to be sure of the location. Sometimes it can implant right where the tube meets the uterus and still be ok... you never know!

 

[cathgibbs]

Thanks hun, yeh i think i will, i have only had the one scan and iv been in hospital 5 times since they have found out its an EP, so i think the least they can do now is to re-scan to see exactly where it is and how big/small it has got.

another question - (i think i may have already asked this but iv researched some more!)

no drinking for 3 weeks - why is this when the drug is out of your system in a few days and the no TTC? believe me i will not be trying until the 3 months is up but why 3 months if the drug is out of the body within a few days does anyone know? xxx

 

[Laubull]

cathgibbs - although the drug is out of your system in a couple of days the effects can be quite long lasting.

Also I don't think they, the medicial professionals, know how bad the effects are, lets face it who would want to run risk of getting pregnant early if your eggs have been effected and thus your baby will be.

I know 3 months seems like a life time but it will fly by. For me it took 9 weeks for my levels to drop so after that I only had another 3 and I could try again

x

 

[cathgibbs]

Very true hun, OH and myself have both said we are DEF not trying any earlier than 3 months, im too scared to be honest! our holiday is 2 weeks after the 3 months is up so we might have a holiday baby!! what level were your HCG after the first shot of MTX hun?

so technically you havent had AF yet is that right? thats mad lol!

what about sex? when did you start having sex after your EP? we havent dtd for about 4 weeks and its starting to get to me now :-/ xxxx

 

[Laubull]

Holiday baby, that is what I am hoping for, we've just got back from Florida!

My levels were only 600ish when I received the shot, it just took so long to get to negative. But because my levels were so low for so long I had AF before I gotthe all clear, that meant I had my second AF just before our holiday, perfect timing!

I think we waited for about 3 weeks to have sex, neither of us wanted to initially and you're not meant to, however we did cave in, had to use protection though.

Fingers crossed you get to 0 soon and for your holiday baby
x

 

[cathgibbs]

Florida, lovely!! been a few times and i loved it!!

im hoping my HCG will dramatically decrease by Friday, it has nearly doubled from my first injection on Friday to Monday so im starting to panic!

your HCG was most prob below 100 at that point too, we were just messing around last night - just kissing no sex and i had the most painful twinge in my groin, it scared OH so much he doesnt want sex until holidays bless him! xxx

 

[Becktoria]

Hi everyone,

I had a suspected ectopic and went in for methotrexade shot yesterday afternoon. When do you think I will start having any pain or bleeding? I feel absolutely fine. Is this normal. How did you feel and when did you get any side effects? I hope to god it works coz I really really don't want a 2nd shot. Xxx

 

[cathgibbs]

hey hun, i had my shot on Friday, i felt a bit sicky after the shot and on Saturday evening i started having some period cramps and then the bleeding turned from brown to red and its been the same level as a period, not heavy but not light, hope your ok? xxx

 

[Becktoria]

Thanks for your reply. Was you bleeding to begin with? I haven't bled at all. My numbers are extremely low anyway so hopefully it won't take to long to decrease. I do feel a bit sickly but apart from that feel ok. I feel like a timebomb waiting to go off waiting for the pain to kick in. Sorry for your loss, hope you are ok xx

 

[cathgibbs]

i just had brown discharge hun wasnt that much to be honest but it had bits of tissue on it and then a day after MTX thats when the bleeding begun, what are you numbers? Mine started off as 800 a week ago then the day we found out it was EP they dropped to 400 then went up to 700 then 2 days later 800 then on the 4th day after MTX it has gone up to 1400, im praying it will drop by Friday xxx

 

[Becktoria]

Have you contacted the hospital to see what they are going to do? They have risen quite a bit. Mine are no way near like that, mine only started at 44 then 48, 58 I think it was then the last one 78. I know then can rise a bit after shot but hope they drop quite quick coz so low. Are they going to give you another shot or do surgery? Xx

 

[cathgibbs]

Well we have to go back on the 7th day dont we, if they have risen any more then its emergency surgery if they have stayed the same, another shot of MTX if they have dropped by 15% then thats fine, im hoping they would have dropped! oohhhhh yours are real low thats good hun maybe thats why there is no bleed with you? how far along are you? xxx

 

[Becktoria]

I hope your numbers go down for you to avoid another shot or surgery, fingers crossed for you. I still don't feel any pain or bleeding is this normal getting kinda worried, I expected to have some sort of pain xx

 

[baby_maybe]

I didn't have any pain with mine hun, and I only bled properly after about 8 weeks when my numbers were very low, I had on and off spotting up until that point xx

 

[PreshFest]

I hope your numbers go down for you to avoid another shot or surgery, fingers crossed for you. I still don't feel any pain or bleeding is this normal getting kinda worried, I expected to have some sort of pain xx

I think since your numbers are so low it's totally normal not to have any pain or bleeding. The bleeding will come soon, but you will probably not have any pain, so count yourself lucky!! Mine was very painful and I still feel pain on that side just about every day and it was 11 months ago that I had the shot.

 

[cathgibbs]

I hope your numbers go down for you to avoid another shot or surgery, fingers crossed for you. I still don't feel any pain or bleeding is this normal getting kinda worried, I expected to have some sort of pain xx

I think since your numbers are so low it's totally normal not to have any pain or bleeding. The bleeding will come soon, but you will probably not have any pain, so count yourself lucky!! Mine was very painful and I still feel pain on that side just about every day and it was 11 months ago that I had the shot.

How high were your numbers hun xxx

 

[jammers77]

Have you contacted the hospital to see what they are going to do? They have risen quite a bit. Mine are no way near like that, mine only started at 44 then 48, 58 I think it was then the last one 78. I know then can rise a bit after shot but hope they drop quite quick coz so low. Are they going to give you another shot or do surgery? Xx

Your numbers are almost exactly like mine were. My first hcg check registered at 36 when I was 4w5d. After mtx on May 18, the number went up to 69 iirc (day 4 blood draw), then lowered to 13.6 by week 2. The next week it went up to 15.2, and he gave me a 2nd shot on June 8, then within a day or two it was 0. It took me 3 weeks to get to zero.

Also, as for bleeding, I didn't experience red period or postpartum-like bleeding with the mtx shots like some women do. I did, however, have some dark brown stringy-looking stuff (old blood?) at one point for a few days--required a pantiliner, but not heavy enough for a pad. The only thing I really struggled with after the shots was abdominal cramping. From what I've read, some women bleed a good bit after mtx, and on the other side of the spectrum some may not bleed at all.

Wonderfully enough, on June 10 (2 days after the 2nd mtx shot) I had obvious CM and some right side ovary pain and began bleeding 11 days later! I've had my first AF which was heavier than normal, but otherwise was a normal AF visit.

Now on Day 10 of the 2nd cycle. My cervix is high and soft feeling, and I'm starting to find an increase of CM. I think my cycle's going to be short this month. I see my OB next week for follow-up, which I'm sure will include a pelvic exam to just make sure all is well again.