TTC after Methotrexate shot

[Nataliek]

Thanks Whitney, I know how you feel about being scared. Great to hear you are down to 19, they should drop pretty quick now. This is the most horrible thing to experience, I am sorry you are going through it.

 

[Gray]

Whitney that is great news! As for me my levels were at 200 last week and when my doctor called me they only went down to 175 ughh. So I have to go for more blood work on Thursday I am hoping that my numbers are at zero I am so ready to move on and get back to living life and placing this behind me as well. I am going on week 6 last time I had an ectopic by 6 weeks I was done with my blood work and didn't need any more check ups. I really hope this is the case for this one.

 

[allforthegirl]

I too was told to wait the 3 months. I resumed on the fourth cycle, and fell pg on that cycle. I was lucky.

 

[JPARR01]

We waited 3 full cycles and tried on the 4th one!

Hi JPARR, thanks so much. Did you wait 3 full cycles or try on the third or 4th cycle? I will be getting my second period in about two weeks, I am going to ovulate today or tomorrow and then I have to have my tube tested again.

 

[Gray]

Hello everyone just giving an update my levels are now at 126 from 175. I am grateful that they are still going down but I just wish they would go down a little faster! How is everyone else doing?

 

[Nataliek]

Hi Gray - I am glad they are going down but I feel your pain, you just want it to end already. I found they didn't drop as fast once I got closer to zero. Hang in there

 

[Gray]

Thanks Nataliek for the words of encouragement. I am hoping they will be at zero by the end of the month. How are you doing?

 

[Nataliek]

I'm feeling a lot better, much more positive lately. It's been over a month so time is passing pretty quickly. I am still having slight pain on my one side but the nurse at the clinic told me it's normal while healing.

 

[Savasanna]

I am still waiting for my damn period to show. I thought I'd get it last Thursday or Friday and it hasn't happened. Is it normal to take longer for your first cycle to complete?

 

[Nataliek]

Hi Savassana - Did you have a period after your levels dropped to zero?

 

[Savasanna]

It's hard to say. I was bleeding for weeks leading up to the mtx, and then continued to for the following 2 weeks until my levels hit zero, and then still for 5 days after that. It like like a total of 5 weeks of bleeding or something. The irony of spending those weeks thinking I'm never going to stop bleeding, only to fast forward to now where I'm anxiously awaiting my period has not been lost on me..

But I thought I ovulated around 3/27 (just based off of slight cramping/increased CM/slight spotting - which I usually do around ovulation) which would've made my period due this past Thursday. I'm very confused as to what's going on.

 

[WHITNEYG]

Just to update everyone I had another round of labs today and they are finally negative. Gray have you cut out all foods with folic acid in them? I have heard that helps tremendously, and that's what I did. Now I'm in the waiting game for af. I could be completely wrong, but I think I might have ovulated this weekend. I had some signs, but it could just be my hormones changing as my levels were probably negative, since I was already at 19 last Monday. If I did in fact ovulate this weekend, that would make my period due around the 28th so we'll see. Savasanna I have heard that everyone is different and it can take up to 4 weeks for af after levels are negative. Please keep us posted. Hopefully you will have af any day now! Praying for everyone!

 

[Savasanna]

Haha - well today marks 5 weeks from my first negative lab. Figures I'd be the one to take forever for my cycle to reset.

 

[WHITNEYG]

Oh goodness. Have you talked to your doctor about that? I have read about a few people who's cycles never returned to normal and they were on clomid. I'm not sure at what point they were prescribed, or the extent of their situations, I just know that several things I have read said this was an option to get cycles back on track. I would definitely put a call into the Doctor to see what they think.

 

[Gray]

Hello whitney I was still eating spinach here and there from the beginning of my treatment and my betas were dropping rapidly just these pass two weeks they have been slowing down. I guess my doctor is okay with the drop as all as they are going down but ughh im just so over this! But enough of me ranting how are you feeling?

 

[Savasanna]

Really? Would that concern you enough to call your doctor? I thought it was normal to take a little longer but maybe it's not..?

 

[WHITNEYG]

Gray, everyone has said once they get in the 100s it slows down much more. As much as it sucks you just have to be patient and let it run its course. I know that might not offer much peace, as in the beginning statements like this would just drive me up the wall because I am so type a, but it really is true. Savasanna, I would call and talk to the nurse and just ask. More than likely they will say it's normal, but at the beginning of my ectopic, I found a lot of comfort in the fact that my nurse told me one Friday not to hesitate to call even the emergency line and ask any question I had because I was having an ectopic pregnancy, which is not the norm. Of course I'm not calling the emergency line, but that nurse has been there to answer any questions I may have in a phone call, and I love that. She is right, this isn't a "normal" thing and since I'm not really sure of everything that can or should be happening I always call and ask, even if I think it's a stupid question, because you just never know. That's just me though, I'm one that will worry about every little thing and search the internet for answers worrying myself to death, but to hear reassurance from a healthcare professional calms me down a lot.

 

[Savasanna]

Yea, that's a good point. I think I'll hold off a few more days and maybe call if nothing happens by Friday or most definitely Monday (as that will be 6 weeks). I do feel really... weird.. today (short of breathe, kind of unfocused, my back is killing me) so maybe I'll get my period today?

 

[Nataliek]

Call Friday for sure, Savassana. It can't hurt to speak with them about it, Im sure your body is just resetting itself.

Im sorry its still dragging, Gray. Its the worst process. I am finally feeling better (not so doom and gloom) and it's been 30 days since I had the MTX. I guess I was "lucky" in the respect that my levels only got to 98, they dropped pretty quick and I got my period as soon as they hit 0. I am pmsing right now actually, I can tell by my mood and desire to eat everything that isn't nailed to the counter! Hang in there, I know its hard.

 

[Savasanna]

Guys!!!

CD1! CD1!!!