TTC after Methotrexate shot

[Bells n Bump]

Thank you for sharing your experience, Hpyns4life. Do you think the extremely painful cramps are normal? They are the worst pains I have felt in my life. Should I go to the doctor tomorrow and ask for b/w and u/s? My 2nd shot was Saturday, so I don't know if that's enough time for hcg to go down. I'm just scared that something's really wrong because the pain is so bad.

Hi Ster, sorry you are having to go through this awful experience.

My tube didnt rupture but I did have a lot of pain all the way up my right side but it seemed to get worse the lower my numbers got so much so that I was in tears at work the day before I was discharged from the hospital. I personally think if your pain is constant and really bad you should contact your doc or Epu, if you feel something is not right go with your gut instinct and get checked over.

Im praying this ordeal is over for you soon xxx

 

[PreshFest]

Thanks for all the well wishes but it was not meant to be. I started spotting yesterday so rushed to the hospital. They confirmed a m/c. I cannot believe it. I'm so completely lost now, I just don't know what to do. I really thought this was my forever baby

I'm SO sorry......

 

[New Yorker]

Thanks for all the well wishes but it was not meant to be. I started spotting yesterday so rushed to the hospital. They confirmed a m/c. I cannot believe it. I'm so completely lost now, I just don't know what to do. I really thought this was my forever baby

TrAyBaby,

I am so sad for you. I feel your pain. My heart dropped when I read your post. I can't even imagine how you feel but know that we are all thinking of you on here and feel your pain. I'm so sorry.

 

[Hpyns4life]

Oh Tray I'm so sorry

 

[epump]

Tray, I'm so so sorry

 

[JPARR01]

So sorry to hear this news Tray... Xoxoxo

 

[Renzalxx]

Thanks for all the well wishes but it was not meant to be. I started spotting yesterday so rushed to the hospital. They confirmed a m/c. I cannot believe it. I'm so completely lost now, I just don't know what to do. I really thought this was my forever baby

Oh Tray, I am so so very sorry to hear your news...Wish i could stretch my arms all the way over there and give you a big Renzal hug...

Take it nice and easy and get lots of love and attention from DH. Will be thinking of you xxx

 

[Michelle78]

I'm so sorry Tray, Thinking of you.

 

[Renzalxx]

I have a question ladies... I had AF on 21st Aug - 26th Aug and am now experiencing period-like cramping on both sides of my lower abdomen. I have never really experienced any ovulation discomfort before... should I be worried? I didnt have surgery and still have both tubes... ?

 

[coxy1978]

Hi Renzal,

I also had a cornual in feb/march and ever since, my ovaries and abdomen have been soooo sensitive - its def really heightened my feelings. I get lots of twinges in the ectopic side particularly around ovulation and AF. And i notice more feelings in opposite side too. I have started to think, 5 months is not long really in terms of healing... and I am not surprised we keep experiencing these strange sensations - i am guessing its just our bodies mending itself.

my previous cycle before the last, i convinced myself i was experiencing another ectopic because of the feelings and I believed that even though id had AF - it must be just a bleed from ectopic - because id got myself so paranoid about having another ectopic or tht something was wrong. i did a test right after my AF that month and got this result


Went straight back to docs, petrified that this was confirmation of all my fears and that id def got another ectopic and he done another test which was clearly neg....i was so confused and still to this day dont understand it, but Ive realsied now, Im still here and im ok... and ive stopped worrying about all these strange feelings.

Of course if you are in 'pain' I would suggest going to see your doc, but if its just twinges and weird feelings, I would guess youre fine!! (obviously only my opinion) But i wish you lots of luck....maybe the feelings are a good sign, that your eggs are ripening and fighting to get out as they're so desperate to be fertilised!! ha ha ha!

 

[Renzalxx]

Hi Renzal,

I also had a cornual in feb/march and ever since, my ovaries and abdomen have been soooo sensitive - its def really heightened my feelings. I get lots of twinges in the ectopic side particularly around ovulation and AF. And i notice more feelings in opposite side too. I have started to think, 5 months is not long really in terms of healing... and I am not surprised we keep experiencing these strange sensations - i am guessing its just our bodies mending itself.

my previous cycle before the last, i convinced myself i was experiencing another ectopic because of the feelings and I believed that even though id had AF - it must be just a bleed from ectopic - because id got myself so paranoid about having another ectopic or tht something was wrong. i did a test right after my AF that month and got this result

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Went straight back to docs, petrified that this was confirmation of all my fears and that id def got another ectopic and he done another test which was clearly neg....i was so confused and still to this day dont understand it, but Ive realsied now, Im still here and im ok... and ive stopped worrying about all these strange feelings.

Of course if you are in 'pain' I would suggest going to see your doc, but if its just twinges and weird feelings, I would guess youre fine!! (obviously only my opinion) But i wish you lots of luck....maybe the feelings are a good sign, that your eggs are ripening and fighting to get out as they're so desperate to be fertilised!! ha ha ha!

Thanks so much Coxy for putting my mind at ease...
Yeah, was kinda freaking out but they have subsided and I am fine.... Pretty sure it is just my ovaries kickstarting again after being on hiatus for a while.
So very scared of another ectopic and have been using protection but was petrified one of DH little men had escaped and was running amok in my uterus
Roll on November when we can start TTC.
Thank you for your kind words

 

[runningmom]

xoxoxoxo Tray!

Ladies?- How long did you bleed when you got your first AF after metho shot? I got my shot June 22, had been bleeding already and it didn't stop until Aug 5. Some days were normal bleeding like a period and some were just spotting. Then started bleeding again Aug 18th. Assumed it was AF. More like a normal period for me. It lasted until 31st. What in the world is going on? Just thought I'd get some your opinions before I called the doc.

 

[Renzalxx]

Hi Runningmom
Mine lasted 6 days and was just like a normal period although my cramps were much worse... I have now been getting strange cramping but i guess I am due to ovulate so that may be it??
Heres hoping your back on schedule in no time hun xxxx

 

[PreshFest]

xoxoxoxo Tray!

Ladies?- How long did you bleed when you got your first AF after metho shot? I got my shot June 22, had been bleeding already and it didn't stop until Aug 5. Some days were normal bleeding like a period and some were just spotting. Then started bleeding again Aug 18th. Assumed it was AF. More like a normal period for me. It lasted until 31st. What in the world is going on? Just thought I'd get some your opinions before I called the doc.

I started bleeding 5 days after I got the shot and that lasted for 5 days and was exactly like a period... Kind of heavy in the beginning and got lighter toward the end. But once I got my actual AF, it was also 5 days, very normal, but a little heavier in the beginning. I hardly had any cramping at all.

I would think what you're experiencing is normal. I know a lot of people's cycles go crazy after an ectopic. But, it might be worth a call to your doc just to be sure. Make sure you are getting plenty of iron in your diet so you don't become anemic from losing all that blood.

 

[JPARR01]

xoxoxoxo Tray!

Ladies?- How long did you bleed when you got your first AF after metho shot? I got my shot June 22, had been bleeding already and it didn't stop until Aug 5. Some days were normal bleeding like a period and some were just spotting. Then started bleeding again Aug 18th. Assumed it was AF. More like a normal period for me. It lasted until 31st. What in the world is going on? Just thought I'd get some your opinions before I called the doc.

I think when the bleeding started on the 18th for you, it was your AF. I would def say it was your AF as long as you weren't bleeding the days before the 18th. How long did you stop bleeding for before the 18th?

 

[coxy1978]

Hi. When my HCG hit 0 i began to bleed ( this was the first bleed since the methotrexate shot)
- at first it seemed like a period but then i began passing hard crumbly black bits (sorry for too much info) and the bleeding lasted about 2 weeks.
Then i think it was another 5-6 weeks before my next bleed which lasted about 6-8 days,
and then finally the next cycle seemed pretty 'normal' for me.

I think we expect too much of our bodies (me included) - as like my previous post - I have now realised that our bodies need time to heal. I didnt realise this before - I think i was rushing myself to get better, because I wanted to feel 'normal' again - plus i had this massive relief that the ectopic ordeal was finally over, but in reality, it was not quite over, I just needed a couple more months to heal. I believe i am definately better now though! And you will be too - but give your body time. Good luck. x

 

[TrAyBaby]

Hi chicas, thank you all so much for your support and kind words. Im kinda in limbo right now. When i went to A&E on monday because i started bleeding they were pretty usless. Im currently away from home visiting my sister so dont have a doctor right now anyway here's my saga so far. On monday i was basically peeing every half hour. When i got to the hospital i got seen straight away. I told them i needed to pee so they took a sample (even tho i'd just been before i left my sisters house). When they tested it it came up negative. I'd tested myself for the previous 3 days and they were all positive! So the doctor prodded my tummy and because i wasnt in pain he basically said 'because your test is negative you are not having another ectopic, most likely you are miscarring. take it easy and come back if the bleeding gets worse or you're in pain'. I was demanding a blood test to check hcg levels but no-one took any notice of me

SO basically the bleeding i had on monday wasnt like my normal period. It wasnt dark red or stringy with clots but it was a flo. By tuesday i could've kept the same pad on all day it was that light (i didnt cause thats just yucky) and by wednesday i basically had pinky mucus. So because it didnt feel like my period i took a hpt on wednesday morning (clearblue digital) and it said pregnant 1-2 weeks. I did another test yesterday and one this morning. Same thing pregnant 1-2 weeks.

Thankfully my sisters doctor is amazing and agreed to see me. She has said its too early to see anything on a scan, cause today i would be 5 weeks. I go home on tuesday night. So im booked in with my own doctor on wednesday morning for blood work and hopefully a referal for an early scan. She has given me 3 possible things thats going on.
1- I did have a miscarriage and my levels are just slow to go back down
2- Im having another ectopic, which a scan next week will show
3- (the fingers crossed option) that i had a breakthrough bleed or late implantation bleed and baby is fine

I thought going through ectopic/methotrexate was bad enough but this is so stressful i dont know what to think

I literally do not know what is happening in my body again. I know what i'd like to be happening i just don't want to get my hopes up to get bad news next week.

thanks for listening to my woes everyone x

 

[runningmom]

Thanks for replies! I'm thinking my AF is just irregular and maybe next cycle will be more normal.

Jparr- It was only two weeks between the time I stopped bleeding after the shot and this last time. I thought the same thing... that it was AF. I haven't bled at all yesterday or today. It's weird. I'm guessing my period is just off. A 2 week AF is not normal for me (I'm normally 3-5 days), so I was just getting worried. This is how it all started before I went to the doc in June and found out it was an ectopic pregnancy.

How are you and baby? I hope you are not having a lot of nausea.

Tray- I ams SO sorry for your ordeal. I am praying! I hope your appointment goes well next week. Keep us posted!

 

[TrAyBaby]

Yesterday i still had +ve's on hpt but today all -ve. So i really did miscarry

I've spent so much of this year mourning for a loss that i was finally in a place where i was feeling very hopeful for the future. So i've decided that im going to hold on to that hopeful feeling and keep looking to the future. Im going to jump straight back on (or in) in the saddle, so to speak, and try again this month. Fingers crossed that im uber fertile from the m/c and this time i get my sticky (in the right place) bean.

 

[Renzalxx]

So sorry to hear Tray, I applaud you for your fantastic outlook and truly believe a nice sticky bean is just around the corner.
Thinking of you xxxx