Hi Carol
Sorry to hear what you are going through at the moment i can understand how devistatied you and your partner are. I have a friend although it was 10 years ago had a Mola pregnancy after having her first daughter. She has had two more healthy children since having the chemo and other things that you have had done.So it is possible that you will expereince the joys of mother hood again.
Good luck hun. I wish you well.
Andrea
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Thanks Andrea. x
Hi my name is Carol. I'm 41, with a 2 and 1/2 year son.
I just wondered if there was anyone else on Gurgle who had suffered a Molar Pregnancy.
I went for my routine 12 week scan on the 20th Dec, '07. It became pretty clear as soon as the scan began that all was not well, just a mass of "snow" was on the screen. The technician asked questions like "Are you sure of your dates ?" "Did you have a positive test?". She went and got another colleague and I had another scan. She diagnosed a complete molar pregnancy straight away.
It was a crushing blow and left me and my husband feeling numb. Only when we were left alone while they hurriedly found a doctor did we cry for the loss of a child that never physically exsisted.
When the doctor arrived and explained what had happened with the pregnancy, it felt at times as though I was watching it happen to someone else. They did their best to put our minds at rest but it was scary when they started to talk about chemo' treatment if there were problems with my recovery.
The next day I had a sugical evacuation. It went without any apparent problems, but once again the reality of the failed pregnancy hit me as I came around from the aneasthetic.
Two weeks on, I feel just about physically ok. The extreme nausea I had been suffering from ( a symptom of molar pregnancies) disappeared practically overnight-thank god and I didn't suffer much pain after the op', but what remains is an emptiness in my heart.
I thank God I have a beautiful son, but hope one day he'll have a brother or sister to be his pal. My fear is that at 41 it may be too late, especially since because there will be at least 6 months of follow up checks before they give us the ok to try again.
Along with miscarriages(been there too), molar pregnancies are an awful thing to go through, especially since so much is unknown about the causes. Fortunately there are a few brilliant websites devoted to molar pregnancies and they have been a great help in helping me coming to terms with my experience.
Sorry if this has been a bit rambling and miserable, I truly wish everyone who is expectant much joy in the future.
Kind regards to all
Carol
Hi Carol
Sorry to hear what you are going through at the moment i can understand how devistatied you and your partner are. I have a friend although it was 10 years ago had a Mola pregnancy after having her first daughter. She has had two more healthy children since having the chemo and other things that you have had done.So it is possible that you will expereince the joys of mother hood again.
Good luck hun. I wish you well.
Andrea
x
Carol, thats okay love. if you ever want a chat or anything i am here. xxx
Zoey.
Thank you for your kind words !
x
i dont really know anything about molar pregnancies but i jus thought i would offer you my support as i can only imagine what a hard time this is for.xxx
i hope it gets easier for you in time, you need to concentrate on your own health before trying fo another child. your son deserves a healthy mother, if you cant have anymore children for whatever reason there are a number of options you can look into, ie adoption and surracy.
goodluck for the future, i wish you every happiness.
love zoey. xxx
Hi my name is Carol. I'm 41, with a 2 and 1/2 year son.
I just wondered if there was anyone else on Gurgle who had suffered a Molar Pregnancy.
I went for my routine 12 week scan on the 20th Dec, '07. It became pretty clear as soon as the scan began that all was not well, just a mass of "snow" was on the screen. The technician asked questions like "Are you sure of your dates ?" "Did you have a positive test?". She went and got another colleague and I had another scan. She diagnosed a complete molar pregnancy straight away.
It was a crushing blow and left me and my husband feeling numb. Only when we were left alone while they hurriedly found a doctor did we cry for the loss of a child that never physically exsisted.
When the doctor arrived and explained what had happened with the pregnancy, it felt at times as though I was watching it happen to someone else. They did their best to put our minds at rest but it was scary when they started to talk about chemo' treatment if there were problems with my recovery.
The next day I had a sugical evacuation. It went without any apparent problems, but once again the reality of the failed pregnancy hit me as I came around from the aneasthetic.
Two weeks on, I feel just about physically ok. The extreme nausea I had been suffering from ( a symptom of molar pregnancies) disappeared practically overnight-thank god and I didn't suffer much pain after the op', but what remains is an emptiness in my heart.
I thank God I have a beautiful son, but hope one day he'll have a brother or sister to be his pal. My fear is that at 41 it may be too late, especially since because there will be at least 6 months of follow up checks before they give us the ok to try again.
Along with miscarriages(been there too), molar pregnancies are an awful thing to go through, especially since so much is unknown about the causes. Fortunately there are a few brilliant websites devoted to molar pregnancies and they have been a great help in helping me coming to terms with my experience.
Sorry if this has been a bit rambling and miserable, I truly wish everyone who is expectant much joy in the future.
Kind regards to all
Carol