Antiphospholipid Antibodies And Positive Ana Posted: 07-28-04 12:35pm
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.......
