So, at my appt with my RE I told him I wanted to see a high risk OB to ask questions about pre-e and HELLP happening again. My appt was yesterday. The high risk OB was great (the nurse was a bit more informative though), she answered our questions, gave us lots of good info, and we left there feeling great. 1 in 4 chance at pre-e again, and a 5% chance of HELLP if I get pre-e again. I knew all of that as I have been studying up a bit on it all. Some blood was drawn to check for blood clotting issues (I had a very bad bleed at 13 weeks with Trey) and those results should come back in a few weeks. The doc mentioned taking baby aspirin but wasn't sure what I should do since I am allergic to aspirin. She explained about Trey's placenta not being as healthy as it should have been (clotting issues? A fluke? Pre-e and HELLP have no known causes). She talked a bit about the D&C I had to get placenta out (I just called it the vacuum), and she said there is nothing preventing us trying again. I mentioned my weight (I am about 25lbs over my "normal" weight) and she said I am within my BMI and weight isn't an issue.
Funny...she knows my RE. Small world in the doctor community I guess. I will be calling the RE to get meds started soon. I am hoping the Metformin helps out a bit with my weight issues and sugar cravings. :) And now I have to get into the TTC mindset again...exciting and scary as my mind keeps going back to the appt with the RE. Having 2 follies mature was great, but the fact that there were 5 more that were close makes me nervous of overstimulating again. Guess we'll see what happens.
It's always scary to look at statistics for all the things that could go wrong. Having kids is a form of gambling. Great news that you've got the green light and I hope you win big!
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