TTC after Methotrexate shot

[traceyAndLee]

wen di dyou all start taking Folic Acid agen? with your first AF or wen the 3 Months was over????

Thanks xx

 

[Renzalxx]

wen di dyou all start taking Folic Acid agen? with your first AF or wen the 3 Months was over????

Thanks xx

Start dosing up on folic acid as soon as your HCG levels hit zero. Preferably for three months before you TTC but up to u and what your doc recommends. Don't have any until you reach zero as it may hinder the effects of the mtx.
Good luck x

 

[baby_maybe]

Good luck renzal and alleysm, I really hope you both get those two lovely lines soon xxx

AFM - Not a lot going on since the numbers hit 0, although I do finally feel like I can put the whole thing behind me now and start moving on. I've been back on my pre-natals + extra folic acid for a week now and still hoping to ttc in July. Just need to wait and see when shows her face and that will give me a better idea of what my cycles are doing. Have felt a little twingy on the left side (which is the side they thought was the issue), not sure if that means ov or not guess I'll find out in a couple of weeks time!

 

[alleysm]

Cant believe i forgot to test this morning.!! So tired and such a full bladder all i could think about was making it to the toilet before wetting myself!! Onto to tomorrow!

 

[PreshFest]

Good luck Renzal and Alley!!!!! Keep testing!!!!!!!!!

 

[traceyAndLee]

im still bleeding and i dont know wen it will stop how long was your bleeding an wen did it stop??? - i need to know wen my AF will come agen and wen to start Ov testing....

wen my first AF comes will that be day1 of 3 months or is this mouth class as one month???

i just dont know as this was the firs time prego and first EP

so any info will be nice

thanks girls xxx

 

[sbee33]

Hi ladies,

On May 11th I found out I have a suspected ectopic pregnancy and was given the methotrexate shot. Over the weekend I found this thread and read all 170+ pages of it. It's such a great source of information and support - so thank you to each of you who have contributed to it, although I'm sorry you for everything you've been through!

My hcg was 419 on May 10th, the day before the shot and by May 14th it had risen to 561. My doctor had warned me this could happen, and thanks to this thread I was aware of how common it is for one's hcg to rise. I have blood work again on the 17th, and am hoping for a nice drop so I don't have to get another shot.

I'm spotting now, as I have been off and on through out this whole pregnancy (it was pretty clear something wasn't right from the start, and for a long time my doctor thought I was just miscarrying). This pregnancy was our first after several months of TTC and I was 6w 1d when I got the shot. Right now I'm not in any physical pain, nor am I experiencing any other side effects from the shot. Of course, I'm hyper aware of any sensations in my lower abdomen but I think everything I'm feeling there is psychosomatic. Mentally I'm kind of a mess. It doesn't help that I can't exercise at all (my doctor said it would increase the chances of rupturing the tube) - that's the one thing that usually improves my mood! DH is very supportive but while I've tried to explain how difficult this is for me, I don't think he's in a position to fully understand what it's like to go through each day with constant reminders of what could have been and what is happening.

Anyway, thank you again for this amazing resource. I'm sorry for your losses (and cautiously optimistic by the subsequent successes that many of you have had). If any of you wish to share what you did to distract yourself while waiting for your hcg to drop and then waiting to TTC, I'd love to hear suggestions.

 

[Gwenylovey]

Renzal and Alleysm, good luck and hoping you caught that eggy!! Sending tons of :babydust: your way!!!!


Sbee, I'm so sorry that you are going through this experience, but am glad that you found this group. It helped me tremendously as I was waiting for my hcg to drop and then as I began ttc again. I just recommend being as good to yourself as possible during this time and trying to distract yourself with things that you enjoy. The time will fly by and before you know it you will be ttc again.

 

[baby_maybe]

Hi sbee, so sorry for your loss. The not being able to exercise is a big pain, but as soon as your hcg is at 0 you should be able to start up again with no problems. I had quite a long period of time between getting the shot and reaching 0 (9 weeks in fact!), so it was fairly difficult to distract myself the whole time, but I did find reading trashy chic books a good way to not be constanting thinking about it and also trying to get myelf out of the house once I felt up to it also did me the world of good. I will say though that it has only been since my numbers got very low that I've been able to plan and start moving forwarss, for the rest of the time I felt very much in limbo. I have no doubt that you'll be at 0 in a fraction of the time that it took me looking at you numbers, so fx that your wait is short and then you can get back on the path to ttc again xxx

tracey - I spotted or bled for 8 whole weeks following the shot, although I would say that it only got like proper bleeding when I got my numbers back at 34, that week I had some heavy bleeding for most of the week and when I got my 1.3 result last week the bleeding stopped the day after. I haven't had any more since so I guess I'm just waiting on af now. I'm sorry I can't be of more help, the nurse did say to me that if the bleeding I'd been experiencing continued a week past reaching 0 I should call the epau again. You could always speak to your epau and see what they think??

 

[traceyAndLee]

baby_maybe - thanks so much for the info my HCG lvls are at 32 now have to go back in a week for more blood, Ill ask about it then xxx
thanks agen xx

 

[Jenanners]

Hi ladies. I have been reading this post for days. I have read all 170 some pages and I can't thank you enough for sharing your stories. Reading about what you all have been through has really helped me to get through it myself. and then all of the success stories that came later! i hope to be joining you soon!

Here's my story:

I was on BC for about 15 years. In December we (dh and I) decided to stop the pill and begin trying for a little one. I was told that as long as my body was having regular periods, we were good to go. I stopped the pill in december and had the regular pill period. I had a normal period in january, and we thought we were all good, which we were, sort of...

I found out i was pregnant on Feb. 17 (meaning that we had success that very first month). We were so excited, but the excitement didnt last too long. I started spotting on Feb. 24. I immidiately called the doctor, and they said that spotting is quite normal, and that they didnt want to see me until the 8 week mark. I was worried, but thought ok. After 1 week of light spotting, it turned to more. I was sitting at my desk after school one day (i am a teacher) and had that feeling of blood passing. I ran to the bathroom and it was bright red and alot. I called the doctor again, and this time he said to come in the next morning. We went in and had an ultrasound, which didnt show anything (but they said that was to be expected since i was only about 5 weeks). I also gave blood that day. My hgc came back in the normal range, and the doctor recomended testing every few days. It steadily went up (never doubled, but went up about 60-65% each time), and the doctors thought i would be fine. On tuesday march 6 i began to what they thought was miscarry on my own. (TMI ALERT!) I was bleeding so bad, it was like chuncks. and the pain, it was so bad that i actually began to throw up. I ended up having to have my doctor emergency paged that night, he told me it all sounded ok, but he wanted to see me in a few days to make sure that the numbers were going down. They werent, and actually continued to rise. At that time I was scheduled for an emergency D&C on march 13 with the 2 small slits to go in and make sure that it wasn't in my tubes. After the surgery i was told that there was some retained tissue, but they got it all, and that it was not in my tubes (thank goodness). After a week of healing i went back in for another hgc test. My numbers still contuinued to rise. At this time they didint know where the pregnancy was and decided to give me the methotrexate shot on March 22. i bled for aout 1 1/2 weeks, and thenm conmtinued to spot for another month. In the mist of all of the spotting, my numbers were finally negative on april 17. I think i had a period on april 22, and my doctor said that i probably did, but we couldn't be sure if i ovulated. So here we are may 15 and i think i am showing signs of ovulation now. lots of watery cm, not really egg white, but stretchy none the less. I hope that i am ovulatiing now becuase that would mean my period in about 2 weeks, and then if everything falls into place, i would be ovuilating on the same weekend that i will hit my 12 weeks of waiting! I am desperate to get pregnant again, it consumes my mind. Everyday it is all i can think about. its been hard lately since my BFF from college called to tell me that she is preganant anf due 3 days before i would have been, then the next day my brother called to tell me they are prgnant and due one month after i would have been. ):
it's definitely been a trying time the last couple of months, so many emotions, so many ups and downs. But i did want you all to know that i can very grateful for this post, and for all of your stories. It has really given me hope that this will all be a distant memory soon, and that i will be holding my own little one in time.

 

[Renzalxx]

I'm so sorry to read all you have been through and sadly welcome you to our thread, I can only wish you a speedy recovery hun and hope ole AF gives you a hearty visit (ov and all) in two weeks xx While it sucks big time...you'll will be surprised how quick it ends up flying by...hope it's a quick transition for you xxx we are all here for you if you have any questions, need a rant or a giant cyber cuddle xxx


Afm...I am currently petrified! Have been spotting now (brown sorry tmi) for 5 days... Was hoping implantation but seems too long...AF is due sat and quite frankly am hoping to see her as soooo scared of alternative...seems so familiar of my ectopic and didn't have this with my last pregnancy although that ended bad too....! This is so stressful-sometimes damn myself for knowing too much about this stuff
Any advice?

 

[alleysm]

Renz do you bbt chart? Bfn for me this morning.. im still spotting brown too. But i chart and temp is headed south so af must be on the way

 

[Laubull]

Hey Renzalxx, I can't offer much advice as I've only been pregnant the once and it ended ectopic. With that though I had 2 days of brown spotting when I would have been due.....then it all stopped until 2 weeks later, when it carried on and we all know what happened then......

Have you tested again?

Alleysm, at least charting shows you, even if it's not whar you want to see. I'm charting at the mo and can't seem to get the hang of it, Fertile Friend was convinced I ovulated a couple of day ago and now says it can't figure out my temps!

Sorry to the newbies who have joined the group It is a horrible thing to go through but this group certainly helps me

Baby dust to all

 

[alleysm]

Laubull.. charting takes a little while to get used to.. it took me a good 3 months before i had it learned. Always temp first thing at the same time thays the first rule. Horrid having alarm ring at 5am on tour day off but its only for 90seconds...

 

[PreshFest]

That is odd, Renzal! I would assume it's af coming, but you can never be sure. Have you tested again?

 

[chig]

I'm so sorry to read all you have been through and sadly welcome you to our thread, I can only wish you a speedy recovery hun and hope ole AF gives you a hearty visit (ov and all) in two weeks xx While it sucks big time...you'll will be surprised how quick it ends up flying by...hope it's a quick transition for you xxx we are all here for you if you have any questions, need a rant or a giant cyber cuddle xxx


Afm...I am currently petrified! Have been spotting now (brown sorry tmi) for 5 days... Was hoping implantation but seems too long...AF is due sat and quite frankly am hoping to see her as soooo scared of alternative...seems so familiar of my ectopic and didn't have this with my last pregnancy although that ended bad too....! This is so stressful-sometimes damn myself for knowing too much about this stuff
Any advice?

Oh no...I pray that it is not an ectopic and just one of those pregnancies where you just have some spotting. I have read that is quit common for some women to spot while they are pregnant with no problems at all. Though I agree with the other ladies about your bbt indicating any other signs. When I see that decline in temp, i know AF is on fre way. During my ectopic, my temps stayed high. I guess all you can do is wait it out and see if the witch shows her face this weekend or not.

 

[Renzalxx]

Thank you sooo much ladies... I think my brain was overloading last night and freaking me out with different theories. Really appreciate all your input... woke up this morning and was far less worriesome so big thanks to you.. so refreshing to be able to put your questions up here for some quick placating

Did a test this morning and BFN. Currently 12DPO and AF is due this weekend so have a feeling the spotting is AF rearing her witchy head. Will test again on Sunday if she hasnt popped over for a visit.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

PS: No Alley, dont temp as I think i would drive myself (and my husband) bananas if I started doing that as well hahaha!

 

[Renzalxx]

BOOOOOOO! The witch just got me... evil cow that she is...

Now i have to wait another 6 weeks as hubby leaves on Monday for 4 weeks... poooooo!

 

[libbyloulou]

Boo to her! Was just about to write about getting some sitting before my bfp which has turned out fine, then saw your post. I am sorry, that's rubbish!