Guest guest Posted December 1, 1999 Report Share Posted December 1, 1999 In a message dated 12/1/99 4:05:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, dmhoke@... writes: << When did everyone receive AF after their loss? >> If I recall, it was almost exactly a month after, but I'm ridiculously regular. I think anywhere from a month or two is normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 1999 Report Share Posted December 1, 1999 AF showed up on May 1, and my surgery was on March 28. What is that, like 4 weeks? Take care, Krista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 1999 Report Share Posted December 1, 1999 Dawn, I got af exactly 28 days after and it lasted for two weeks. Then the following month it was 30 days and I just spotted for 1-2 weeks. This last time it was 30 days and lasted 3 days. I have been irregular since going off the pill 3 yrs ago. Did everyone take a hpt when the were pg with their ep? I briefly considered it back in Aug. but I finally started after a 37 day cycle. Even though we were ttc that was normal for me. I sure wish I had that opportunity to see a positive hpt. This was the first cycle of no birth control of any kind. I guess the doctor was right I will never get pg again. Sorry there I go again. :* ( Angel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 1999 Report Share Posted December 1, 1999 Pam: Yes, a cold can mess up your temps. You may not be able to tell much from this cycle if that is the case. As for the opk's they say the store brands are as good as the name brands, so I don't know about these you found online...Target has a pack of 5 for not much more than that price though, and you would not have to pay shipping. That is what I hate about internet shopping - paying to have it shipped to me. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guest Posted December 1, 1999 Report Share Posted December 1, 1999 Dawn, after my m/c and ep it took forever for AF to show up. The doc had suggested provera, I waited a day or two and then she showed up on her own but I remember it was about 6weeks and 3 days Stacey McCoy AF I have a question. When did everyone receive AF after their loss? I had my ectopic in June and AF showed up 4 weeks later. This time, I have a miscarriage in Oct. and it has been 6 weeks and still no AF. I am pretty sure I ovulated a little over 14 days ago going by CM, but that's not definite. I am not an expert in that area. I am just wondering why AF hasn't arrived yet and worried that something is wrong. Remember, I have a dermoid cyst on my right ovary (the side with no tube). Could that cause me to miss AF? If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks, Dawn P.S. Yay! My e-mail works again and I receive the group's e-mails. I don't have to look them up on the web site. Click here! eGroups.com Home: /group/ectopicpregnancywww. - Simplifying group communications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 1999 Report Share Posted December 1, 1999 Pam: I don't think your hcg level must be at 0 in order to get AF. It may have been that way for you, but with my ep, I got AF immediately after my surgery and then it came again a month later, just no ovulation in that cycle or the next. They never monitored hcg, so I have no way of knowing for sure, but I also had a miscarriage a year before the ep where I bled for 5 days before I realized something was wrong. When they then did a blood test my hcg level was still in the 5-7 week range and it took three weeks for the level to get to 0. I had long since finished my period by then. I have to admit I am not familiar with hcg levels in ep, since like I said they did not monitor them after my surgery, but obviously having a 0 level was not necessary for me as an individual when it came to AF. Dawn, you might want to ask your doctor about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 1999 Report Share Posted December 1, 1999 I meant to also say that AF is triggered by progesterone levels dropping. Estrogen causes the egg to grow and once it is released at ovulation the corpus luteum releases progesterone to prepare the uterus. If the egg is fertilized and implants, it causes the corpus luteum to continue making progesterone until the placenta takes over. If there is no pg, then the corpus luteum stops creating progesterone and AF comes. This is why it is so important for a woman's progesterone to be monitored if/when she becomes pg...otherwise she can start to bleed if the levels drop too low and lose the baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 1999 Report Share Posted December 1, 1999 Angel: I did not take a hpt with my ep because I had no idea I was even pg to begin with. I found out in the emergency room one breath before they told me that the baby was already dead due to the rupture and that they were going to have to do surgery to make repairs and stop the internal bleeding. I have come to view hpts as pretty unreliable anyway due to my personal history with them, so I don't know if I would have taken one anyway. I don't remember your doctor's exact prognosis, but I find it very hard to believe that it is impossible for you to get pg again...I do recall that several of us urged you to get a second opinion on that. There are so many things that can be done nowadays for fertility problems...I think there always can be hope! Take care sweetie, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 1999 Report Share Posted December 1, 1999 , I did take an hpt with my ep because I am very regular after going off the pill. Also, I have never charted temps but I have been pretty right on with CM and AF showing up 14 days later. With the ep I had two false tests and then a very faint (barely noticable) line on the third one. Dawn Re: af > Dawn, > > I got af exactly 28 days after and it lasted for two weeks. Then the > following month it was 30 days and I just spotted for 1-2 weeks. This last > time it was 30 days and lasted 3 days. I have been irregular since going off > the pill 3 yrs ago. Did everyone take a hpt when the were pg with their ep? I > briefly considered it back in Aug. but I finally started after a 37 day > cycle. Even though we were ttc that was normal for me. I sure wish I had that > opportunity to see a positive hpt. This was the first cycle of no birth > control of any kind. I guess the doctor was right I will never get pg again. > > Sorry there I go again. :* ( > > Angel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- Check out your group's private Chat room > -- /ChatPage?listName=ectopicpregnancy & m=1 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 1999 Report Share Posted December 8, 1999 Hello ladies! Well, I went for the blood test yesterday and haven't got the results yet, but AF showed up last night at 11 pm (6.4 weeks after the miscarriage) At least I know nothing is wrong with my body. However, I was getting a little excited at the thought that I might be pg again. I have to keep reminding myself that we weren't even ttc yet and the doctor wanted us to wait until Jan. It doesn't really make me feel better, though. Thanks for everyone who was concerned and wrote. Take care, Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2000 Report Share Posted February 3, 2000 Dear Pam, I went to college in San , so I lived there for four years. Most of my girlfriends got jobs there and are still there now. I live in Houston which is only about 3 hours from here. Driving for us Texans is no biggie. Going anywhere takes time because everything is so spread out. San is a wonderful place to visit. There is so much to do and see....you better watch out you'd probably want to become a Texan!! I also wanted to comment on the Clomid issue. I have been on more cycles of it than I care to remember. I got pregnant on it three times (2 ep's and 1 m/c). I loved the fact that it straightened out my weirdo cycle. It made predicting ovulation easy. The side effects bothered me slightly when I first started taking it (bloating...yuck) after a while I never even noticed it. I think I just either learned how to deal with it or maybe they went away. The months that I wasn't ttc after a loss I would still take it to make sure I ovulated and get my body in the routine to prepare for the months that I was going to ttc. I was only taking 50mg. The reason I am stepping up and now going with the Gonal F injections and IUI is that I have one tube and ovulating from the good side doesn't happen that often for me. I go in and have the u/s of the ovaries to determine that. Anyway, my RE said with these heavy duty stuff it will pretty much make both sides have follicles. I was happy with Clomid and felt that the benefits far outweighed the risks. Good luck and it's nice that you have a positive outlook!! I'm going to get that back, it's an effort these days but definitely necessary!! Thanks, Stacey af > Stacey, > > I can tell you that Clomid causes my boobs to hurt when af it due. I > was all worried yesterday, because my temp had fallen but no af. I was > afraid of another ep. I had light spotting. I noticed yesterday that my > boobs no longer hurt. Then today my temp fell lower and af arrived. I > think it is as you say, due to the progesterone. I have been pretty > emotional myself lately. I think its due to the Clomid. We are probably > in a similar boat hormonely. My seems to effect me at the beginning of > my cycle. Most likely because I take Clomid day 3-7 of my cycle. I have > a call into my dr to get my new Clomid presciption. Maybe this will be > our month. I didn't expect to get pg my first cycle anyway. I have a > friend in San . How far do you live from there? She wants us to > come visit her. I haven't seen her since I graduated high school in > 1985. I found her in classmate.com a couple of months ago and we have > been e-mailing ever since. > Pam > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > There's a place where women help each other get the most out of life! > > iVillage.com has expert advice about nutrition in our Never Say Diet center, > > a Freebies and Discounts center that has the net's best deals, and more! > http://click./1/665/2/_/26068/_/949594876/ > > -- Check out your group's private Chat room > -- /ChatPage?listName=ectopicpregnancy & m=1 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2000 Report Share Posted February 3, 2000 LOL to Tara and , Dh and work out of our home and here I sit at 11:50 on my pj's reading my e-mail and watching dh chase day care children. I guess I have 1 thing to thank God for today. Treasa Re: af > > Tara - I am so sorry for what you are going through. I know if I was > fulltime mom > and not just parttime to the girls, working and graduate school I would be > so > stressed. (like I'm not already) I love my job but there are always days > when I want to leave here, start my own business and work from home in my > pajamas everyday. hang in there and let us know how you are doing. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > There's a place where women help each other get the most out of life! > iVillage.com has expert advice about nutrition in our Never Say Diet > center, > a Freebies and Discounts center that has the net's best deals, and more! > http://click./1/665/2/_/26068/_/949593106/ > > -- Talk to your group with your own voice! > -- /VoiceChatPage?listName=ectopicpregnancy & m=1 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > There's a place where women help each other get the most out of life! > iVillage.com has expert advice about nutrition in our Never Say Diet center, > a Freebies and Discounts center that has the net's best deals, and more! > http://click./1/665/2/_/26068/_/949593793/ > > -- Create a poll/survey for your group! > -- /vote?listname=ectopicpregnancy & m=1 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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