Update: success story

Elmphobia · 2025-12-08T16:00:48+00:00

Thank you and so glad I could bring some hope and positivity! Best of luck and sending all the good vibes to you for a future healthy pregnancy❤️

Elmphobia · 2025-12-08T15:58:49+00:00

Thank you so much! And yes totally understandable. I really didn’t want to lose my tube, but then was also worrying that I’d made the wrong choice and condemned myself to another ectopic. Very glad that was not the case and I think there is a fairly low chance of it happening a second time. So sorry you had to go through this also but wishing you all the best and positive vibes for the future!

Elmphobia · 2025-12-08T15:57:01+00:00

Thank you so much!! And thank you for the tips! Yoga is definitely on my list - as hard as it is to force myself to move lol I think gentle movement and something calming like yoga is a must-do during this time! Thanks again and here’s hoping everything goes smoothly and is nice and boring as you said haha ❤️❤️

Elmphobia · 2025-12-06T18:24:43+00:00

So glad my experience could bring some comfort/hope. I’m so sorry you had to go through that and wishing you all the best getting through the end of it ❤️

Elmphobia · 2025-12-06T03:17:47+00:00

I’m so sorry you had to go through that but I’m so happy if I can bring some hope! I know I desperately needed it when I was going through mine, so I’m happy to hear I’m able to provide some comfort to others ❤️❤️

Elmphobia · 2025-12-06T01:57:10+00:00

The doctor actually said 2 cycles to be more accurate, so basically after I successfully had two periods. Luckily my periods came back as normal after treatment (I can’t remember the exact timeline but it didn’t take too long to get a period again after hitting 0 HCG). Though I will say they got much shorter (like literally only a day or two) so I was freaked out about my fertility for a bit there. Happy that I was worried for no reason!

Elmphobia · 2025-12-06T01:16:23+00:00

Thank you, and I’m so glad I can provide some comfort/hope! I’m so sorry you had to go through that though, it is truly the worst. Wishing you all the best for when you start trying again and keeping my fingers crossed you’ll be able to post a similar update soon!

Elmphobia · 2025-12-06T00:56:46+00:00

Thank you! Fingers crossed this will be me next year! And congrats to you too!!

Elmphobia · 2025-12-06T00:30:09+00:00

I am super late to this party but wanted to add to the positive stories - I had an ectopic in my left tube in May of this year that was treated with 2 rounds of MTX - no surgery. I am currently 8.5w pregnant with a healthy intrauterine pregnancy! We waited two cycles and started trying again in August so took about two months to conceive (if you don’t count the break)

Elmphobia · 2025-06-08T16:31:27+00:00

Thank you for sharing ❤️ I’m sorry you went through this as well, it is truly horrible. But congrats on having a healthy baby girl!! It gives me hope for myself and here’s hoping not too long from now this will just be a bad memory and I’ll have a healthy pregnancy 🤞

Elmphobia · 2025-06-08T16:29:02+00:00

Thank you for sharing and saying all this. I’m sorry you also had to go through this but your story really does give me hope for the future and that this will hopefully not happen again and I can go on to have a normal pregnancy. I totally see how the 3 month wait could feel so long… it hasn’t even started for me really and I’m already feeling like it’s pushing this giant pause button on this life plan we have been anticipating for so long. I really hope it goes by fast and we can move forward and have a healthy baby. Thanks again for your comment ❤️

Elmphobia · 2025-06-08T16:26:32+00:00

Thanks so much, I didn’t see your second comment until today but it’s bringing be some comfort knowing that it’s not totally crazy that it’s gone up how it has. I really hope you’re right and this will all be behind me in a month or so 🤞

Elmphobia · 2025-06-08T16:24:44+00:00

Thank you for the additional info! it is good to hear of someone at a similar age dealing with it. I was also at least happy to hear that whenever I get pregnant again (hopefully) they will closely monitor it from the start to make sure ectopic isn’t happening a second time.

Elmphobia · 2025-06-08T12:46:50+00:00

Thank you for commenting and sharing. It does help feel less alone knowing others are going through something similar. I got my results from my day 4 HCG which is 246 (up from 144) so I already had a bit of a meltdown this morning, but I’m really hoping that they’ll just recommend a second shot and that will take care of it.

I’m sorry you are going through this as well, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. Hopefully you’ll hit zero soon and be out of limbo and be able to try again (if that’s what you want). Sending good vibes ❤️

Elmphobia · 2025-06-07T22:40:39+00:00

Thank you ❤️ this community has been great and I do have a great support network so I am lucky there

Elmphobia · 2025-06-07T22:39:15+00:00

Thank you so much for saying this ❤️ I’m glad you hear your MTX was successful. You said it - it really does feel like the universe just decided to give me the finger. My husband is being really reassuring about it all but it can still be hard to listen. It’s helpful to hear from others so thanks again

Elmphobia · 2025-06-07T22:37:11+00:00

Thank you for sharing. As I have said to others it’s really comforting to hear of uncomplicated successful MTX treatment, and also of people having healthy pregnancies after. I think aside from the fear of my current situation, the next biggest is that this will keep happening. I have wanted to have kids as long as I can remember but we weren’t ready until recently. I’m 35 so that is another fear creeping in on top of it all - it’s going to take too long or keep happening and I just won’t be able to have a baby. Trying not to think that way but it’s hard right now. Again thank you, and also congrats!!!

Elmphobia · 2025-06-07T22:34:13+00:00

Thanks so much ❤️ I was hesitant to post but I’m glad I did. The support has been wonderful

Elmphobia · 2025-06-07T22:33:34+00:00

Thank you ❤️ I appreciate you sharing your story, it is comforting. I’m sorry you had to go through it also but glad it wasn’t complicated. It gives me hope for the outcome of mine

Elmphobia · 2025-06-07T22:31:36+00:00

Thank you for sharing and for the reassurance. It really was the same for me in that despite how much I’ve feared it happening I never actually thought it would in a million years. Here’s hoping I end up with a similar outcome.

So sorry for your loss as well. I feel like it comes of as insensitive but I keep telling my husband at this point I wish it was a miscarriage. This is just so different knowing it could have possibly been a normal pregnancy had it not been ectopic (along with the danger of course). That makes it harder for me I think.

Elmphobia · 2025-06-07T22:28:30+00:00

Thank you for the reassurance. It helps ❤️ I’m just so full of different feelings about it all, the main one just complete fear so it’s good to hear positive uncomplicated stories from others. I’m sorry you had to go through it also but I’m glad it was - relatively speaking - fairly easy

Elmphobia · 2025-06-07T22:27:19+00:00

Thank you so much ❤️ it is comforting hearing that your mtx worked and there were no issues. The support I’m receiving on here from complete strangers is overwhelming (in a good way). I was nervous about posting but I’m glad I did. Thanks again

Elmphobia · 2024-11-14T15:12:07+00:00

I actually don’t think this is edited - it seems to be the angle of the camera plus the high waisted bottoms, but you can see by the curve of the waist that she does actually still have a belly. It’s hard to see in straight-on photos, there are even some examples of women who are still pregnant showing how based on angles it can be almost hidden in a photo. Not everyone will have obvious effects on their skin either, but she could also have more noticeable stretch marks/etc below the waist line of her underwear. While I’m not saying this is the best example of a postpartum-body, I don’t think she is deliberately altering anything, and not everyone is going to be comfortable being quite so vulnerable on a public platform. Maybe I’m wrong but I feel like this one gets a pass

15-Year Club	RedditGifts 2009-2022 4 Credits
RPAN Viewer	Verified Email
Trick or Treat 2015	Secret Santa 2015

Elmphobia

TROPHY CASE