I was diagnosed with APS after my 5th miscarriage.
This is my 7th pregnancy and I am the farthest I have ever been in a pregnancy! I am actually getting induced on Monday. I was able to carry another pregnancy to 32 weeks and the only reason we think that was a successful pregnancy was a) it was twins so I had more progesterone and b) I was on baby aspirin therapy (not for aps) for the first tri.
I got started on Fragmin, it is newer than lovenox but way more expensive. Due to the price and having switched insurance, I went on Lovenox and then 2 weeks ago switched to heparin. My last dose of hep will be tomorrow night and I am glad!
The injections are not easy at first, but I am used to them because I am also a type 2 diabetic, insulin dependent. In the begining I gave myself a few huge hematomas because I hit a blood vessel. I will be honest and say for me the fragmin and lovenox are much easier to administer than the heparin. I have several small hematomas from the hep and my stomach is more bruised.
It is crazy because I have enough Lovenox left for 3-4 months and that stuff is expensive! I think I have (from last count) 12 boxes (10 syringes come in each box). Each dose (syringe) cost about 40.00! I call it liquid gold because it is what has kept me pregnant this long!
I will be put on Coumadin after delivery for about 6 weeks. It is an oral blood thinner and it is safe if one would chose to nurse.
The first 3 weeks of having had started these injections were difficult and even though I am used to injections, it took a bit of getting used to. I had a few metal breakdowns thinking of how long I was going to have to do them but then I just sucked it up. Now, tomorrow morning will be my last dose
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I think that after even 1 loss, these test should be ran. It would have avoided so much sorrow and pain for us, that is for sure.
Good luck.
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