AF arrived on Monday, a couple of days shy of 8 weeks after the op to remove the ectopic pregnancy. As much as I wanted her to show, I really wish she would disappear (preferably for 9 months).
The first couple of days were horrendous; awful abdominal cramps, back ache, needing to run to the loo every couple of hours, and such a heavy bleed, similar to my miscarriage a year ago. Today, 3 days in, is like what I would experience on the first day of a normal AF. So it looks like she will be here all week at this rate *sigh*…. I guess I have to remember that although I bled after the surgery, it wasn’t much. So, I assume, my body has to shed the rest of the lining from the pregnancy as well as what it’s grown since. So long as my body gets back to normal after this I don’t mind putting up with an even more horrible than normal AF.
On another note, I received the appointment letter from the Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic today – 17th April 2013 – it seems so far away, but considering how long we’ve been waiting for a baby a few more weeks isn’t going to make much difference. Also, I’m not sure I can cope with going through our history and discussing everything again, or having more tests just yet. But who knows, depending on how this cycle pans out that appointment may be at the time my next AF (or hopefully BFP) is due. Either way it’ll just be good to get the ball rolling on finding out why we keep losing our babies, and what we can do to stop it happening again.
Another Goldfish says
Hi I found you via the Blow-your-own-blog-horn.
It sounds like we’ve got a few things in common. On our first cycle of Clomid I had an ectopic pregnancy that ruptured (March 2011) that ruptured at 8.5 weeks. We tried another 4 cycles of Clomid with no luck and had to turn to IVF.
I’m glad to see you’re recovering so well. I think I was quite lucky in that I lost all the womb lining in one go after the surgery. It was a bit of a shock, but over quickly – so I didn’t have to think about it.
I wish I could say something more helpful, but having been there I know how trite it can all seem. But feel free to drop me a tweet if you ever want to rant – especially about people telling you to relax, that used to drive me mad!
Stay strong and good luck,
-Kate
@anothergoldfish
Tee says
Thank you for your comment Kate. I’m sorry to hear about your ectopic, it really is a horrendous thing to have to deal with, both physically and emotionally. I hope the IVF is/was successful for you.
Relax, what’s that 😉
Tee x
Callie says
Hey sweetie,
It is hard talking through your history. I didn’t get any testing as I was pregnant(no.5) when I got the clinic. I am now 11 weeks and 2 days on aspirin so I can’t tell you if it the magically cure all. But wish you luck, I am under the same consultant for my pregnancy as I saw at RM clinic band I’m under close watch. Here as an ear.
Callie
Tee says
Thank you Callie. I’ve heard a lot of good things about aspirin so will probably try it with my next pregnancy, unless I’m told under no circumstances I should. I’m glad your pregnancy is progressing well, and the clinic are keeping a close watch on you and bubs.
Tee x