TTC after Methotrexate shot

[PreshFest]

I'm having lots of pain in what I am assuming is my ovary, so I'm assuming I'm ovulating for the first time since my d&c!! wahoo! So this means I should get af around Feb 24, so we will start trying end of march/beginning of april! WOOT!

 

[Gwenylovey]

Ooooh, just got off the phone from my ob and he says I am 100% ready to go again as soon as I get AF.... yaaaay! As long as I continue on my prenatals (with iodine) I should be right as rain. I also had some testing done on the tissue after my D&C and apparently there is no good reason for the MMC - just bad luck and that perhaps my proegesterone levels were a bit low and will be monitored next time... The grass is definately getting greener chickies...

Yay Renzal, great news!! What a relief about the tissue testing as well! I think I"ll also ask to have my progesterone monitored. Glad your doctors are on it!

Well my AF showed her ugly head today so that means that means that I can start watching my cycle. I guess my biggest fear right now is another ectopic. I feel kinda like i am playing with fire in a way. I am going to start taking prentals now and I am pretty much praying my birth control gets out of my system quickly since I was only it for 4 months. Fingers crossed.

Tons of to everyone. Hopefully this is our month!

I hear you on the fear of another ectopic, and it is also the scariest thought for me. Did you have an HSG done to check your tubes?

I'm having lots of pain in what I am assuming is my ovary, so I'm assuming I'm ovulating for the first time since my d&c!! wahoo! So this means I should get af around Feb 24, so we will start trying end of march/beginning of april! WOOT!

Great news Presh! Must feel so good to know that your body is getting back to normal. I'm hoping you will be all rejuvenated to try again by the end of March!

AFM, I have my HSG scheduled for tomorrow at 10:30 am and I am sooo nervous - both about the results and the procedure itself. My RE saw how anxious I was and insisted she do it herself instead of one of the technicians since I guess she considers herself to be pretty good at it. That is a huge relief and I really appreciated it! She gave me some antibiotics which made me feel nauseous this morning and also some much needed valium to take before the procedure. I'm hoping for signs of nice clear tubes tomorrow!

 

[pixxie1232001]

Gwen I havn't had that test done because my doctor feels very confident that the tube should be cleared and that my ectopic was just a fluke. Then again you never know with surgery. I mean I was able to keep my tube, but there is always that possibility of scar tissue.

 

[Gwenylovey]

Just got back from my HSG, and tubes are totally clear! In fact, my right (ectopic) tube filled and spilled out before my left! My RE is convinced that I had two bouts of unconnected bad luck and said I'm due for some good news. I hope she's right Also, just wanted to let any of you considering this know that the procedure was completely painless. Honestly, it was more comfortable than a pap smear. I know my RE is very good at it so that might have had something to do with it. Ahhh...so relived. Just wanted to share a bit of good news! xoxo

 

[JPARR01]

Great news Gwen!!! xoxo

 

[pixxie1232001]

Well ladies I called my doctor and am going to do a family planning/ risk appointment with her.She already stated to me after my surgery that I should be fine to concieve again even after the metho too she felt confident, but I still have many questions, concerns and fears. Hopefully she can answer those right?

In other news AF still wont leave me alone! I am ready to just move on and do the deed!!!

 

[Renzalxx]

Great news Gwen, so relieved for you. Hopefully you and I will doing the BFP boogaloo soon x

Pixxi, hang in there hun, think of it as a nice big clean out and you will be ready to rock and roll soon x good luck at your appointment, it's nice to have that added support isn't it!

 

[PreshFest]

So af started up again yesterday! But since this cycle was obviously an odd one, I'm definitely waiting one more cycle to ttc. So exciting, though! One step closer!!!

 

[Renzalxx]

Good stuff Presh, I am waiting for mine too, hopefully this week....

 

[bbgoosebumps]

Hi ladies-
First off I'd like to say how very sorry I am for your losses and I pray your pain has healed. I know how devastating the experiences you have all went through have been.

Secondly I need your help. Ill be working with my Dr. but right now I am very lost and would love some information. We lost our bean yesterday at 5w6days. They found it in my right tube. I was given a dose of mtx and sent home. Ive been reading on it but haven't found all the answers. My Dr. did say to wait until 2 cycles to try again. Does that mean we can try when I ovulate following my 2nd AF? Or do I have to have 3 af's then try? Is there a ready to see if my folic acid is back to normal? why aren't oral supplements sufficient enough to where you can ttc right away? Also, I had my tubes reversed in dec 2011. Do you think its safe for an hsg test already? We are gutted and despetately wanting to know if my right tube is blocked so we don't endure this again. We are just so sick

 

[MissPx]

Hi everyone -

It is with much sadness that I join you here after an ectopic pregnancy and methotrexate injection on Sunday night. I had molar pregnancy in 2009, a chemical pregnancy in December 2011 and now an ectopic - seriously, how much can 1 girl handle?!?!

I was hoping to be able to chat with some of you that are going through a similar situation, and to those that have been through it and are now pregnant (I'm so happy to see that there are lots of those)!

I see there are lots of opinions regarding TTC after the shot, and I was just hoping to hear what different doctors are recommending these days (and where you're from). I'm in Australia, and my fertility doc this morning said 3 months however I have read lots of doctors are saying one normal cycle post levels returning to 0.

I have my follow-up appointment at the hospital tomorrow (day 4) so I'm hoping my levels are heading in the right direction. They weren't very high when I got the jab (around 300, I think) and were already about 250 by the following day. I do hear though that they can start to rise again and that is frightening the life out of me. I really don't want a second jab!

I've had no bleeding and no pain so I'm not quite sure what to expect in the coming days/weeks. I just can't wait to get back to 0 so that we can try and look into why I've had 2 miscarriages back to back. I do have a happy and healthy 16 month old so I know my body can do it - I just think it needs a bit of a CTRL-ALT-DLT to get it back into conception mode!

Any advice, recommendations or words of encouragement would be muchly appreciated!

MissPx

 

[PreshFest]

Hi everyone -

It is with much sadness that I join you here after an ectopic pregnancy and methotrexate injection on Sunday night. I had molar pregnancy in 2009, a chemical pregnancy in December 2011 and now an ectopic - seriously, how much can 1 girl handle?!?!

I was hoping to be able to chat with some of you that are going through a similar situation, and to those that have been through it and are now pregnant (I'm so happy to see that there are lots of those)!

I see there are lots of opinions regarding TTC after the shot, and I was just hoping to hear what different doctors are recommending these days (and where you're from). I'm in Australia, and my fertility doc this morning said 3 months however I have read lots of doctors are saying one normal cycle post levels returning to 0.

I have my follow-up appointment at the hospital tomorrow (day 4) so I'm hoping my levels are heading in the right direction. They weren't very high when I got the jab (around 300, I think) and were already about 250 by the following day. I do hear though that they can start to rise again and that is frightening the life out of me. I really don't want a second jab!

I've had no bleeding and no pain so I'm not quite sure what to expect in the coming days/weeks. I just can't wait to get back to 0 so that we can try and look into why I've had 2 miscarriages back to back. I do have a happy and healthy 16 month old so I know my body can do it - I just think it needs a bit of a CTRL-ALT-DLT to get it back into conception mode!

Any advice, recommendations or words of encouragement would be muchly appreciated!

MissPx

It is really important to wait to ttc after getting methotrexate. It's a horrible drug that really does lots of damage to your body! So 3 cycles really is the rule after getting it. I've done a lot of research on it and I found an article that says it can sometimes damage your eggs. They take about 100 days to mature, so if you get one too early in that process it probably won't end well. And then obviously the folic acid is an issue, so that needs to build back up. I really didn't want to wait after getting the shot either, so I called a doc friend of mine because I knew he would tell me the truth about ttc after metho... he said, "Don't f**k with methotrexate." It's serious stuff. I didn't want to suffer another loss, so I waited until after 2 periods to try again. Got pregnant after the third and then sadly lost it at 12 weeks I'm just finishing up my first af since that loss right now, and will be trying again after my next one.

The biggest lesson I learned from all of this was to be patient. You literally have zero control over your body, so I just feel like we need to give it time to heal before we go and mess it all up again. I'm so sorry for your losses and I wish you the best in the future! Lots of bfps on this thread that have worked out!!!

 

[Annie77]

Sorry to hear your story.

I too had an ectopic and got the meth jag on 5th sept last year. It didn't work well enough so needed a 2nd shot the week after. I waited 12 weeks before trying again but alas - so far i have had no luck conceiving. I have always fallen very quickly but maybe this is my body's way of telling me it isn't ready yet??

I hope you are not having too much discomfort - physical or emotional and I really hope you find this forum helpful. I know when I came on here in sept, it gave me a lot of hope to see Jparr, presh, michelle etc all fall pregnant.

Presh - hope are doing okay?

 

[PreshFest]

Sorry to hear your story.

I too had an ectopic and got the meth jag on 5th sept last year. It didn't work well enough so needed a 2nd shot the week after. I waited 12 weeks before trying again but alas - so far i have had no luck conceiving. I have always fallen very quickly but maybe this is my body's way of telling me it isn't ready yet??

I hope you are not having too much discomfort - physical or emotional and I really hope you find this forum helpful. I know when I came on here in sept, it gave me a lot of hope to see Jparr, presh, michelle etc all fall pregnant.

Presh - hope are doing okay?

Yes, I'm doing well! Excited/nervous about ttc again next month... I really wouldn't be surprised if I decided to put it off a little longer. I doubt I will, though

 

[Annie77]

Hi ladies-
First off I'd like to say how very sorry I am for your losses and I pray your pain has healed. I know how devastating the experiences you have all went through have been.

Secondly I need your help. Ill be working with my Dr. but right now I am very lost and would love some information. We lost our bean yesterday at 5w6days. They found it in my right tube. I was given a dose of mtx and sent home. Ive been reading on it but haven't found all the answers. My Dr. did say to wait until 2 cycles to try again. Does that mean we can try when I ovulate following my 2nd AF? Or do I have to have 3 af's then try? Is there a ready to see if my folic acid is back to normal? why aren't oral supplements sufficient enough to where you can ttc right away? Also, I had my tubes reversed in dec 2011. Do you think its safe for an hsg test already? We are gutted and despetately wanting to know if my right tube is blocked so we don't endure this again. We are just so sick

Sorry for your loss. I got my meth jags in sept last year (1st one didn't take well enough) I was told to wait 3mths and it just so happened my 3rd ovulation post-meth was the day after 12 week mark. I had a followup meeting with consultant in November and he talked about an HSG but didn't feel that i would need one, given my three previous 'non-ectopic' pregnancies, no chlamydia and no new partner. He thinks it was a fluke as opposed to scarring.???

 

[Gwenylovey]

Welcome bbgoosebumps and mspix, you've come to the right place As for how long to wait, my doctor said I could try after my first normal AF, but I ended up waiting about three months. There are different opinions out there, and conflicting advice, so I would recommend to wait at least that long and listen to your doctor and your body. I know this is probably a tough time, but I think you'll be surprised by how quickly it flies by. Be good to yourself during this time, you deserve it. You'll be back to ttc in no time!

 

[bbgoosebumps]

Welcome bbgoosebumps and mspix, you've come to the right place As for how long to wait, my doctor said I could try after my first normal AF, but I ended up waiting about three months. There are different opinions out there, and conflicting advice, so I would recommend to wait at least that long and listen to your doctor and your body. I know this is probably a tough time, but I think you'll be surprised bIy how quickly it flies by. Be good to yourself during this time, you deserve it. You'll be back to ttc in no time!

Thank you gweny-i feel like time is standing still and I wish we could start ttc sooner and full this empty hole in my heart.

Do you know if there is a test to check if my folic avoid levels are backto normal down the road?

 

[Gwenylovey]

bbgoosebumps, I'm not sure but I've heard of women getting their folic acid levels checked through bloodwork. Your OB may know...I think that if you wait the allotted time and make sure to take your prenatal vitamin you should be fine. I thought about asking to get my folic acid levels checked but my OB did not seem concerned so I just decided not to. I also take an extra folic acid supplement in addition to my prenatal. Best of luck

 

[Renzalxx]

Hurry up AF.....

 

[Renzalxx]

Hi all you new ladies
I am so sorry for your losses You have come to the right place for support and answers. This website has been quite informative and may ease some of your anxieties.

https://www.ectopic.org.uk/index.php/patients/frequently-asked-questions-faqs/

Alternatively, you can probably find the info your looking for by reading back over this thread, the ladies here have been amazing.

All the very best xxx