Intro, Confirmed Partial Molar Pregnancy

[mrsw26]

Hi all.  I'm very sorry for everyone's losses and I'm ready to join in.  I was active on the place-that-shall-not-be-named for a few years and recognize many of you from Au15.  My EDD was 8/13/15 but we discovered the baby stopped growing around 8 weeks.  I had a D&E on 1/12/15 and just went in for my follow-up today.  The doc said the labwork confirmed it was a partial molar pregnancy and is sending me to the lab to check my levels.  He did not seem concerned at all but everything I'm reading about it is relatively terrifying.  I was just starting to come to grips with the whole situation and this is really bringing everything back up.  I don't think we'll TTC again for quite a while so I'll be hanging around here if you'll have me. 

[octoberstars]

I'm so sorry for your loss. I have no experience with it but I would be freaked out about the molar thing too. I'm glad your doctor doesn't seem concerned. Feel free to move in over to the ttc after loss forum when you're ready. Conversations over there are more focused on life after loss than specifically trying to conceive. There are plenty of ladies over there taking a break from ttc.

[raelynn71109]

I am so sorry for your loss. ((Hugs))

[emmylo413]

I am so sorry for your loss. I hope you are able to find some healing.

[nikolie93]

I am sorry for your loss and you find yourself here, but welcome. I don't have any experience with a molar pregnancy but wanted to offer *hugs*

I agree with octoberstars come over on CAL, lurk, and jump in. The ladies there are awesome and the fun posts help get through some of the shitty times.

[mrsw26]

Thanks all. I'll definitely start lurking on CAL.

[sunshineshades]

I'm so sorry for your loss. I agree with PPs even though you aren't ttc for a while there are many women over on CAL who are also abstaining and some have experienced partial or total molar pregnancies.
littleducky may be a good person to lookout for as she just recently experienced this as well.

[littleducky]

I am so sorry for your loss. Like sunshineshades said,I also recently had a partial molar. It sucks, it's scary, and it means you end up benched for a while. The standard protocol is weekly blood draws until hCG gets to zero, and then monthly draws thereafter for between three and six months.

The reason they have to follow your betas so closely is because, in rare cases, the molar cells can grow back, and in even rarer cases, the molar cells can become cancerous and grow into other parts of the body. Even if this happens (which is SUPER rare, especially with a partial mole), it is very treatable. The problem is that the only way to know whether the cells are growing back is to track hCG levels, since molar cells produce hCG. If you were to get pregnant, there would be no way to tell whether hCG is going up due to pregnancy or due to molar cells. Thus, the shittiness of a long time spent on the bench. My D&C was on 12/23 and I've had five weekly draws now and we are still tracking my levels and hoping they eventually go down to zero.

Fingers crossed that your levels drop quickly and that you get to zero soon. I am so sorry you are dealing with this.

ETA:  There are a lot of ladies over on CAL who are TTA for one reason or another.  That's where I mostly hang out.  Feel free to come over and join us!

[littleducky]

Feb 3, 2015 14:50:28 GMT -5 mrsw26 said:

 I was just starting to come to grips with the whole situation and this is really bringing everything back up.

This has been really hard for me to deal with, too.  It's really hard to feel like you're moving forward when you're constantly being reminded of your loss with the weekly blood draws.  ((hugs)) to you.

[mrsw26]

Feb 5, 2015 15:09:20 GMT -5 littleducky said:

Feb 3, 2015 14:50:28 GMT -5 mrsw26 said:

 I was just starting to come to grips with the whole situation and this is really bringing everything back up.

This has been really hard for me to deal with, too.  It's really hard to feel like you're moving forward when you're constantly being reminded of your loss with the weekly blood draws.  ((hugs)) to you.

Exactly. I just had one today, we'll see where the levels are. Hugs to you too and I hope yours come down soon!

[mrsb22]

I'm so sorry for your loss and that it was a partial molar pregnancy, I'm glad you are here and see you over on the CAL board. (((Hugs)))

[mrsw26]

I called the office today because I couldn't wait any longer, and betas were down to 3! He doesn't think I need to have blood drawn again to follow to 0 because they fell quickly. Signs of AF returning tomorrow. I'm relieved, but of course it's bittersweet.

[chiapet]

I am so so sorry for your loss. We are here for you. Sending you lots and lots of ((HUGS))

Also, I am glad your bets have dropped!!