TTC after partial molar pregnancy

[snugglybean]

Hey there ladies! Great to have some new faces in the "mole patrol"!

Josijo I had anothe blood test yesterday and got mangled too - I even gave her my good vein in my preferred arm, despite her being completely rude. First of all for questioning the Dr for ordering weekly b-hCG on a rule 3 exemption, not my problem, and I'd put money on her not even knowing what a molar is, and then she was really rude to the two students she had with her, she treated them like they were really stupid.
Then she started to carry on about taking blood with a syringe rather than a vacutainer, and how it was so much gentler. And proceeded to collapse my vein. A bit giggleworthy.

Anyway, loooong story short, got the results back and it's ELEVEN! Not quite the single figures I was hoping for, but pretty good. I've decided that when I get my zero, I'm going to put all my numbers together on a lottery ticket!

petina I hope your levels start to go down soon. I am so so SO over weekly tests (this little thread makes it a bit more bearable) and I'm only up to week 4!

[snugglybean]

So, I had another test today, pushed back because of the public holiday. I'd been out at the races yesterday, so was worried that the vacutainer would pull out pure champagne!
But it didn't. I got a.... FOUR point NINE!

DH built a prediction model about my levels (it's what he does...) and it had said 5, so he is stoked that he got it right. I wonder what it will say for next week!

[buliej]

Great progess...but how do you pick 4.9 on a lottery ticket...is that a 5? you know our list - choc, soft cheese, wine...this morning I realized I can add back poached eggs - another yummy food you can eat at the moment

[snugglybean]

OMG - poached eggs! I'm actually vegan, so soft cheese isn't ont he list, but lately I've been thinking *just one poached egg* I think I'm gonna do it.

I was thinking, with lotto numbers, I will put them all together, like 811119271149, then pull out the numbers from there. But 11 appears twice! New lucky number... although did NOT win at the races on Wed! That said, yesterday I was walking home and found $20 on the footpath.

Might use it to take DH out for brekkie over the weekend and get my poached eggy!

[snugglybean]

Tested today, got a 3.1
Doesn't fit the prediction model, was supposed to be 2! But whatever.

[buliej]

That's very close to ZERO!!

[snugglybean]

Yeah Close enough, I reckon!

[josijo]

Hey Snugglybean,

That's close enough to zero for sure!

Does the hospital give you such exact numbers? I did all my testing through Sullivan Nic and I only ever had whole numbers

[snugglybean]

Well, once I got under 5, they started giving me decimal places. So that's cool. I think I have two more weeklies? Or is it one?

Might be a bit fuzzy after the knock to the head on Tuesday Massive bike stack...

[josijo]

Hi Snugglybean,

How's your head and how are your numbers?

Josi

[snugglybean]

I went down to 3.1 and then 1.5. Have been way too busy to post lately!

The numbers are good. But going for the bloods is still getting me down. Nobody seems to get it - they ask how my results are, then expect me to be thrilled with the results, which I'm not. I'm sick of getting them, sick of even finding them out.

I know, it could be so much worse, in so many ways. But I should still be allowed a bit of a whinge!

[josijo]

Hi Snugglybean,

How are you going? I have not been on for ages.

Totally get what you are saying. Our pmps were 'uncomplicated' and we didn't need chemo but it's still a pretty sh *t thing to happen. I was so sick and tired of the weekly blood tests - they really got me down. Was so elated when the weekly testing was over.

[snugglybean]

I am DONE with weekly testing! Yahoooo! Got my three undetectables in a row. Supposed to have four more monthly tests, but have told clinic I am blowing off the last one - we will be in Japan when I should be getting it, and I don't fancy waiting another cycle til we can TTC.

Considering that if we lived in certain other states of Australia, we'd be given the OK already, I think that's reasonable

[tac]

Hi Girls
I was so glad to find your discussion here - the first time I have thought about any positive side to not being pregnant. I'd like to add smoked salmon and sleeping on my tummy to the list!

I had a miscarriage and d&c while I was on holidays in Ireland in August - horrible thing. was even more upset to find out a few weeks later that it was a PMP and we have to wait at least another 6 months to try again. Although I'm relieved that it wasn't worse (complete or invasive mole).

I've only had 2 blood tests so far due to the delay in communication and got a 9 and a 5. My OB said 5 was as good as zero and wants me to have one more weekly test, then monthly. She said wait 6 months from d&c so one month down and 5 to go. don't know how i'll get there other than thinking about all those beautiful women who won't ever have another chance.

hoping your lottery numbers are looking good!
tac

[snugglybean]

Hey tac, I'm sorry to hear that you're joining us moles. It's a hard road. That's great that your ob was happy with 5 - as you'd have read, I had to wait for a 1.5!

I felt really strange on Thursday last week - at work all day I was just antsy, couldn't work out why (it was my birthday, and I thought that was it) but worked out later it was because it was my first Thursday without a blood test to kick off the morning.

So, the Womens in Melbourne reckon if you get your zero within 56 days of d & c, then that's your all-clear. DH heard this and decided that Victorians (he is one, and incredibly biased!) know much better than Queenslanders, and that we should start TTC now. BUT we have booked our trip to Japan for the year's end, and I am not missing out on the skiing and general other dangerous fun things we are going to do because I am pg. So we will wait.

ETA: I haven't done my lottery ticket yet - I actually don't even know how to play it! Will find someone to help me work it out...

[tac]

hi everyone
last night i had a rare fillet steak which was great. i really hate my steak well done so basically didn't eat any while i was pregnant. so i guess that's another thing to add to the list!

my test last week came back less than 2. my OB said that was negative and i can go to monthly tests now so that's good. i am seeing her in 10 days anyway for a post d&c ultrasound to make sure everything's clear so hopefully we can talk more about the whole PMP thing then. i have found it hard to pin her down which is frustrating - she seems to be indicating that this is nothing to worry about but 6 months waiting is a big deal to me at 34 years old!

anyway a ski trip to Japan sounds great. not sure if we'll achieve that with our toddler but maybe i'll try to do some scuba diving over the summer to keep me feeling positive.

hoping everyone's numbers are still on the way down.
tac

[snugglybean]

Hey tac, how awesome that your numbers are down! We're all sub-2 and on monthly tests now.

We should have a zero party

My next test is on Friday. First monthly. I think the monthly tests might be harder to handle than the weeklies - weekly tests were just sort of built into my routine, and it was all still a bit recent. Now though, I am so OVER it, and there's hardly any point, I know it's going to be zero, and I just resent that time taken out of my week.

Scuba diving sounds good - have you done much? I haven't been for ages, so reluctant to just pick up and go, but would love to squeeze it in just once before the end of the year.

[cj's mum]

So sorry to hear of your PMP ladies.
I also had a partial mole late May this year, and had a D&C June 6th.
Im from Victoria and im 22 yrs old. I have a 2 year old as well.
I was 12 weeks when I went for my 1st scan to only find out that my little angel had stopped growing at 9 weeks 6 days, with no heart beat. That was the worst feeling I have ever felt in my life, my heart sank to the floor, I felt so dead inside, I know a bit dramatic, but that?s what it felt like. After the D&C they sent the tissue away, they didn?t know I had a partial molar when they done the ultra sound.

I was registered to the royal women?s hospital & they took care of me, they said I had to do weekly 24hr urine specimens (4 of them), and then a blood test. It was negative, they said all I had to do was have a normal period and then I was ok to TTC, and because I already had 2 normal periods we started TTC.
2 months later and im pregnant.
im currently 5 weeks 6 days pregnant, (6 weeks tomorrow) going off my last missed period, which was on the 27th of august.

Im going for my 1st scan on the 19th of OCT, then have a follow up GP appointment on the 22nd of OCT, ill be 7 weeks and 4 days by then.
I will post how I go. I hope everyone is well with you all.
Take care.