I was, by my calculations 7 weeks pregnant when I had very painful cramping low down on my right hand side. I went to A&E and was referred to the emergency gyne unit. The doctor I saw there asked lots of questions, took a urine sample (which was a positve pregnancy test) and bloods and examined me, he said it sounded like an ectopic pregnancy and sent me for a scan, which was inconclusive, they said there was no viable pregnancy in my uterus, but were unable to 'see' my tubes and ovaries clearly enough due to excess gas. He explained that quite often the body will deal with this on its own (eg. result in a natural miscarriage).
I was sent home and asked to go back in two days for repeat blood tests. I did this and my HCG level had fallen but only very slightly, so I was asked to wait 7 days and return again, where they expected that my levels would drop further and I think they thought that I would miscarry in the meantime. So I returned, had the blood test and my results this time had risen. I was then told to wait another 7 days and then return back for a pregnancy test and further bloods.
I am due to go back tomorrow, but I did my own test this morning and it was still positive, I have not had any heavy bleeding, just light spotting and mild cramps. so I think that the embryo is still in there growing somewhere, the nurse I spoke to last week, said that if the levels were still rising I would have to have another scan to see what was happening and possible keyhole surgery to remove it.
My question is has anyone else experienced this and what should I expect tomorrow? I feel as though it has been going on for long enough, I know I am not going to have a viable pregnancy, so I just want it all to be over with, so that we can move on! Thanks for reading xx
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Moffit · 11/05/2011 15:33
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