This is a blood clotting disorder that
causes me to miscarry any time before I
hit 3mo. If I don't take a blood thinner
shot every day i'm pregnent. It doesn't
effect me in any other way but
miscarrages. I don't get enoungh blood to
uterus. I have has 6 misscarrages
already. Then I went to a great doctor
who finally found the problem. It is a
new find. A lot of ppl may have it and
the docs can't understand why the patient
keeps miscarrying. But since the
find....I have had a lil girl who will be
1 jan.30!!. And i'm preg again. No this
one was not planned. And no -lol-we are
not trying to make up fr lost times. But
if any one has it plz don't hestiate
e-mailing me with questions. I wish I had
some one to talk to. It is very stressful
mantally. But hope every one is haveing a
great day/night. Jer
sey_mom2003@yahoo.Com :faithann
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trevino61601
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Aug 2003 Posts: 88 Location: Michigan
Posted: 07-28-04 12:40pm
Antiphospholipid antibodies and positive
ana
posted: 07-28-04 1:35pm
in 1999 I had a "normal" pregnancy and
delivered a perfectly healthy, beautiful
daughter. My husband and I decided for
another when she turned 2. Last year I
suffered my third miscarriage, and finally
my doctor was able to test for
abnormalities and other things which could
be the cause. I have been diagnosed with
positive ana and antiphospholipid
antibodies. Both of which hinder a
pregnancy. They do not know what caused
this to come on. On father's day this
year, I found out I was pregnant again.
My husband and I were both excited and
anxious. Hoping everything would be ok
and we, after all the medical hub-bub
would have a healthy baby to bring home to
it's big sister. My doctor and specialist
put me on a baby asparin every day along
with progesterone suppositories, then
started me on heparin injections. We had
an ultra sound on july 6th and got a
strong heartbeat. I began bleeding wed
night and instantly knew in my heart
something was wrong. I called my ob/gyn
and she told me it could be caused by the
heparin injections, to put myself in bed
and not get up until the ultra sound she
had me scheduled for the next day. I went
through this all before, I had myself
ready for the bad news, even though my
husband was begging me to be optimistic.
Turns out I was right, the baby had passed
and we have now went through 4
miscarriages in the last couple of years.
To say the least we are devastated. I am
told that with each pregnancy and/or loss
that my immune system will be affected. I
am curious if anyone out there has been
diagnosed with the same auto-immune
disease. I know it is unlikely that I
will now have another child, as each loss
makes it harder and harder for me to
conceive. I just want answers.......
Thanks,
lisa
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debbie_val
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Broome - Western Australia
I was diagnosed with aps at 23yrs, now
37yrs I would love to have another child.
The first pregnancy went ok. Injections
every day, my son was delivered 7 1/5wks
early. He was in hospital for 6wks and I
was in for 4wks. I was in intensive care
for 4days. My son is now medically
perfect at the age of 5 1/2yrs.
I have been talking to my specialist in
perth (australia), he says I would be at a
very high risk if I tried for another
baby.
I have been searching the internet trying
to find out if there has been any break
throughs in a cure or anything to give me
some hope of having another child.
Has anyone heard of anything????????
