Post by Heather (hlam) on Jul 18, 2005 21:11:33 GMT -5
I'd like to start by saying Hello to everyone and that I feel for each of you and your loss. I found this forum yesterday while searching for information on B/O because DH and I have decided to start TTC again. I never felt like I was really given any sort of explanation for what happened to me.....maybe there wasn't one to give. I don't know! Anyhow, I was scared to start TTC again without some idea of what might have gone wrong the first time. I have 2 healthy DS's and when I got pregnant for a 3rd time I didn't even think twice about the outcome. I sort of felt like I knew exactly what to expect. My previous pregnancies weren't "perfect" by any means. I developed preeclampsia with both.....but in the end I still had my beautiful boys. So needless to say, when I went in for a routine U/S at 13.5 weeks and saw an empty sac on the screen.........I was shocked and horrified. I had never even heard of this happening to anyone before. I was told not to worry that they would check my HCG levels ( I think thats right) and then let me know if the pregnancy was viable or not. I walked out of there knowing that it wasn't. I hadn't had any indication of a problem......no bleeding, no cramping.......nothing. Except the fact that I kept saying that I didn't really feel pregnant......although I sure looked it. Somehow I just knew that at 13.5 weeks.....you don't mistake an empty sac!
A couple of days past and I got the confirmation that the pregnancy wasn't viable. No one said the word B/O to me......it was never mentioned. I came home and did a search on the internet to see what the heck it was when your pregnant but the sac is empty and B/O is what I found. On a follow up visit to decide whether or not to have the D & C or take medication to pass the tissue naturally.....I ask my doctor and she just nodded. Like it's a word that we just don't speak about or something. Maybe I'm just sensitive here.....but to me it was important to understand what the heck was happening to me. I totally felt freaked out to look pregnant and have no baby inside of me. The miscarry process was horrific at best. I opted to take the medication and go through the miscarriage at home. I bled so much that I ended up Anemic and had to take iron for 12 weeks.......and after that I got a "hope to see you in a few months" from my doctor.
So up to now......I have decided to start TTC again and needed to make an appt. to see my doctor because I haven't had AF since March!!! I went and was basically handed two prescriptions.....one called Provera and one called Serophene. I was told the first would start my period and that the second would cause me to O. To which I said well thats great thanks for the fix........any idea about the actual problem? I had blood draws done to check my thyroid and prolactin.....which came back fine and I was told to start taking my medication to start AF. That on the 21st day they would take a blood draw and see if I had O. This is suppose to check my Progesterone levels. Now my fear is this because since I've missed 4 months of AF and I had a B/O in the beginning it seems to me that we would want to know about my Progesterone levels before I try to get pregnant ....not after!!!! Am I doing too much self diagnosis and why is my doctor making no mention that this could even be a problem for me. I just keep hearing that if I'm going to have a B/O again that there is no way to stop it. I could swear though that if Progesterone is the problem that I could take it during pregnancy to sort of help things along. Is this correct? or am I misreading information? I am sorry this is so long. I have been here reading for a couple of days and felt compelled to share my story. I want so badly to start TTC.....but I feel like I'm almost being pushed into a quick fix instead of an actual solution! Thanks for reading this and again......I feel for each and every person here!
A couple of days past and I got the confirmation that the pregnancy wasn't viable. No one said the word B/O to me......it was never mentioned. I came home and did a search on the internet to see what the heck it was when your pregnant but the sac is empty and B/O is what I found. On a follow up visit to decide whether or not to have the D & C or take medication to pass the tissue naturally.....I ask my doctor and she just nodded. Like it's a word that we just don't speak about or something. Maybe I'm just sensitive here.....but to me it was important to understand what the heck was happening to me. I totally felt freaked out to look pregnant and have no baby inside of me. The miscarry process was horrific at best. I opted to take the medication and go through the miscarriage at home. I bled so much that I ended up Anemic and had to take iron for 12 weeks.......and after that I got a "hope to see you in a few months" from my doctor.
So up to now......I have decided to start TTC again and needed to make an appt. to see my doctor because I haven't had AF since March!!! I went and was basically handed two prescriptions.....one called Provera and one called Serophene. I was told the first would start my period and that the second would cause me to O. To which I said well thats great thanks for the fix........any idea about the actual problem? I had blood draws done to check my thyroid and prolactin.....which came back fine and I was told to start taking my medication to start AF. That on the 21st day they would take a blood draw and see if I had O. This is suppose to check my Progesterone levels. Now my fear is this because since I've missed 4 months of AF and I had a B/O in the beginning it seems to me that we would want to know about my Progesterone levels before I try to get pregnant ....not after!!!! Am I doing too much self diagnosis and why is my doctor making no mention that this could even be a problem for me. I just keep hearing that if I'm going to have a B/O again that there is no way to stop it. I could swear though that if Progesterone is the problem that I could take it during pregnancy to sort of help things along. Is this correct? or am I misreading information? I am sorry this is so long. I have been here reading for a couple of days and felt compelled to share my story. I want so badly to start TTC.....but I feel like I'm almost being pushed into a quick fix instead of an actual solution! Thanks for reading this and again......I feel for each and every person here!