Hi everyone
My names Sarah and im 40 years old. I had my ep back in 1999, my partner and I had been trying for a baby for a while ( i had fertilty treatment with a previous partner in my 20’s but it was unsucessfull). Then I started having pain in my left hand side, as I was bleeding I didn’t think I was pregnant but decided to go to my GP as I had had the pain for about 2 days. My GP done a pregnancy test and it was positive - I was shocked as I was having what I thought was my period at the time, and was amazed that I had actually managed to conceive naturally. My GP decided to send me straight to the hospital. They done a few tests and said I was having a threatened miscarriage and told me to go home and rest and to return in 48 hours for more blood tests. Although I knew I was having a threatened miscarraige I managed to convince myself that everything was going to be ok, it was a miracle that I was pregnant after 10 years of fertility treatment had failed. Over the next week my hormone levels were rising and they said this was a good sign, I was so happy. Then one night I woke up in terrible pain with very heavy bleeding, I was rushed to hospital and told that I was having a full miscarriage, I was put to bed and given pain killers. Next morning I felt and looked awful so they decided to do an ultrasound scan where they discovered a ruptured left tube and massive internal bleeding, I was taken to theatre where my left tube and baby were removed, I was told that I was lucky they discovered it when they did.
On a brighter note I went on to have two beautiful daughters - Charlotte 5 and Danielle 4 although their dad left me when Danielle was a baby. Im now with a new man - Matt - and he is the most caring and loving man I have ever known, he treats my girls as if they were his own - he doesn’t have any children, but we are trying, I fell pregnant in Dec 05 but had a miscarriage at 7 weeks, thank god it wasn’t another ep as I dont think I could cope with losing my precious remaining tube, it was awful losing another much wanted baby but at least I know we can still try again.
Sorry for waffling on but once you start reliving the past you just kinda get caught up in it. Thanx for reading my story
Sarah
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