It's actually good news that they have discovered this 'relatively early' ie after "only" 1 miscarriage (big hugs, so sorry to read about that).
What were your numbers for igg and igm (?? think that's what the names are, I must check my results)
I got a low positive for anticardiolipin antibodies on 2 consecutive tests. My FS and OB didn't want to do anything for a low positive, seems you need to be moderate or higher. I was told that low positive wasn't treated "unless you suffer from multiple miscarriages". This infuriated me as I hadn't even managed to get pregnant once, let alone multiple times and to imagine the heartbreak of one loss let alone multiple... gulp. But the good news for me is that IVF worked first time and I'm now 27 weeks and bub seems to be developing normally - no indication of clots.
My sister on the other hand tested positive to Lupus anticoagulant. It is very similar and has similar effects and treatment regime. She had 4 miscarriages - I think all were missed miscarriages - generally what happened is she had the scan at 12 weeks (or earlier a couple of times) and found that the foetus had not developed properly. Finally she got the diagnosis, and started on Heparin (like Clexane) and aspirin each day from the moment she might have next conceived. She soon got used to the daily injection although she did bruise very prettily (you'll know if you're a bruiser after your prior IVF experience) so her belly photos were marred by black and green spots!! She was also classed as a 'high risk' pregnancy, probably also a factor of her age (nearly 40) so had extra scans and appointments. The pregnancy went very smoothly and in June she gave birth at 37.5 weeks to gorgeous Zoe Rose! She developed pre-eclampsia at the end, I understand that there is a slightly higher risk of high blood pressure once you come off the injections, but hey that happens to lots of people.
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