Hi Ladies,
Someone from the doctors office finally called me back. My hcg levels are good from Monday. Now I just have to wait for them to let me know if they went up like they should. The really crappy thing is that I am starting to have a reaction to the Lovenox. Just now it starts after 2 months. I am getting hives around the injection sites. They itch like crazy. There wasn't a doctor in the office when I talked to the nurse today so they will call me back tomorrow morning. The nurse thinks that the doctor will most likely keep me on the Lovenox unless the reaction gets worse. If it does I might have to switch to something else. I refuse to stop taking blood thinners.
hey girls!
hgirs - well done on the ticker!i look forward to it moving forward and watching your progress as well as hearing about it!
syran -so glad all is well with you to!!!! i love that bubs was wiggling so much they could'nt measure forr awhile! GREAT signs!!!
laney -glad they got back to you and i hope you get another answer soon about the hives!!If you HAVE to go off it-hopefully there is another a blood thinner option. (not sure whats out there!!)
Well i went to monash this morning and spoke to prof wallace who was wonderful and compassionate and very straight forward about what the future holds for us. he said he has probably dealt with about half a dozen couples in about 8 years that have had healthy kids and then suffer such late losses. he said it normally happens that you have your losses and then BFP that lead to a healthy preg. So i am in the hard category as he said i have all the blood tests i need and they are normal and she was normal except that she was very underweight (although her length was good) so he thinking although testing has'nt shown it, it still may have something to do with the placenta implantation/blood flow/nutrients flow etc. He asked about everything, work, moving house when, where. what, why? Comparing josh and Em pregs to Jack and Madison. So he said he wants me to when we want to try again, go on asprin from mid cycle and then if i get my period, stop until mid cycle again and if/when i fall pregnant to stay on it. He said they would get me in asap (within a week of my BFP) to do an early ultrasound to check heartbeat and then again at 10 weeks to check placenta implantation. Then ongoing ultrasounds as each thing needs to be checked off by them. He said there is alot of different things at different stages of preg that can be monitered by a more specialized ultrasound. He spoke about the heprain (sp?) injections and said that they could be possibly started asap after falling preg. He did'nt say i had to go it but def did'nt rule it out. He said the decision would be made when i went back with a bFP. He said eventhough testing had'nt produced a need for it, it may be better to take as a help/prevention to try and get the outcome we want. He said without ANY positive test results on her, me or the placenta he could'nt even give a ball park figure for success. He said he would like me to be in their care and gave me a number to get directly through to help if i had questions before or after BFP. I would be seeing him which makes me happy as he is as close to as top as you can go with obsterics care in VIC and sits on several health and research boards relating to womens health. Not saying that seeing him would mean a good outcome but i would be in good hands to try. i would still see my OB as he said if the preg was going well i could go to the hospital i had all the others at or if it was high risk i would be in monash. he said he is hopeful because i have had 2 healthy kids but he said he won't say it won't happen again like i had already heard from other medical staff. So now i need to officially have the talk with DH as mum said she really is'nt sure he will want to go back and was surprised to hear i would. She is really worried about the effect it would have on our relationship if we lost another baby. I said i have to have one last try and if it does'nt work out again i could'nt ever go through it all again. But if it did work out then...
so i have lots of thinking and talking....and i am back to being stressed and nervous and completely terrified ! Poor em had to come with me and she asked why i was going to the doc/hospital and i said to see if they kow why madison died and to see if we can have another baby. So i called dad on the way to let him know i was going and i handed her the phone to which she promptly said "mum is having another baby". Dad was on speaker phone and he almost had a heartattack! (he has REALLY felt both losses) When i got back on the phone i said i am not having a baby and he said i thought there was something you had'nt told me and nervously laughed! Then on the way she said "after we pick up our baby..." She was so confused! Did'nt help when we got there preg women and babies were everywhere! And so there is another reason to be careful...
Take care guys! sorry for ANOTHER long one from me!
xxx
Jo, Dr Wallace sounds like just the person you need. So glad that he's given you a step by step way forward. I really, really touched me to hear that Josh and Em got to meet both Jack and Madison and hold them and love them. Fills my heart with so much hope and love!
Sue, thank goodness for the great diagnosis. What was bubs like this time? What's changed in two weeks. I love these sneaky peeks!
Congrats too Laney on your HGC levels. Onwards and upwards!
Oh Helen, a ticker! And a very cool one too. It's going to zip like Katie's.
Jo, I am glad that you feel comfortable with your high risk doctor. Make sure that you spend some time thinking over and researching the heparin idea. They will most likely leave that decision up to you and your DH. If you want it, it sounds like they will give it to you.
As for me, I went in to get my bloods done a second time today. I didn't really look at the slip before I went in, they took 10 different viles. They should have the hcg levels back today but I'm sure they wont call me back until tomorrow or Monday. I did talk to the doctor early today (only after I called twice). He thinks the rash around my injection sites is due to a change in the lovenox batch. It started with a new box. I changed boxes so we will see how that works. He didn't sound too worried because it was localized to the small injection areas and it didn't start earlier.
jo76,
Just thought I would let you know that in my opinion, you are in the best possible hands with Euan Wallace. He is fantastic. I am probably one of the people he has in mind when he mentioned women having normal pregnancies and then suffering a late loss. And also going on to having another uneventful pregnancy after. I first saw him just over 8 years ago. He is so compassionate and also passionate about his profession. He just loves his work, helping women to deliver healthy babies. I know he can't guarantee a perfect outcome but he will do his best for you.
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i love that bubs was wiggling so much they could'nt measure forr awhile! GREAT signs!!!
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