A&E? ectopic pregnancy

I experienced the sharp shoulder pains during my third ectopic pregnancy (there were 2 litres of blood in my pelvic area.). It's a sign of internal bleeding apparently. Get it checked ASAP!!

Really
Hope you got checked and everything's okay xx

Hopefully you are seeking medical help by now.

Importantly, the later you leave it the greater the risk to your tube, so don't wait.

I know all hospital trusts are different and mine was a while ago, but I called my midwife who booked me into the EPAU for a scan the same day. Also, just to reassure you, my ectopic scare was not an ectopic at all and I had a positive outcome with my DD. Whichever way you go about it, it’s worth getting it checked. Good luck OP and do let us know how you get on. Fingers crossed for you.

You need to go to A&E now. Ectopics kill. Better safe than sorry. At the very least, ring your nearest EPU.

I had an ectopic last year. Bleeding began on the Sat when I was exactly 7 weeks. Was dismissed by EPU but they told me to go to A&E if it worsened or I developed any shoulder pain. The bleeding worsened and EPU agreed to scan me on the Monday. They found the pregnancy was in my right fallopian tube.

On Tuesday night I developed mild shoulder pain. Went to A&E at 10:30pm and was admitted at midnight, cannulated and told nil by mouth so I was ready if I needed emergency surgery. I had a repeat scan at 1pm on the Weds and they found it had ruptured and I had internal bleeding. I was in emergency surgery to save my life within an hour.

Please just go to A&E. Tell them you have shoulder pain, you're in early stages of pregnancy and are worried it may be ectopic. They will take you seriously.

I had a miscarriage in May at 5+2. I started bleeding on the Saturday morning. My early scan was due that Monday (once you've had an ectopic any subsequent pregnancies are scanned early to check it hasn't happened again). I rang Gynaecology who told me to go to A&E immediately. I had another scan there which showed pregnancy was in uterus but was miscarrying. They took it very seriously.

Please just get checked out. It could save your life.

Another "almost died" poster here telling you to get checked.
Please.

I had no bleeding at all with my ectopic, or shoulder pain. I just collapsed & was rushed into hosp & then surgery. You need a scan to check the location of the pregnancy.

I had shoulder tip pain and was no where near having any kind of rupture, they struggled to locate the ectopic at 5 weeks with an internal scan but there it was. . I had a on and off needle like piecing pain where the ectopic was, off and on brown bleeding for a few days and shoulder tip pain.
Get it checked! Mine was caught early, treated medically and I conceived DD from the same tube a year later

My pain was constant and if I moved I passed out.

I agree go get it checked mine ruptured and nearly killed me.

Call 111. They will deal with the EPAU for you.

Bleeding plus shoulder pain will be taken seriously.

I can understand not wanting to dash to A&E, but this is exactly what 111 is for. They will triage and sort the best course of action. When I had my ectopic they booked me an emergency appointment with the EPAU, who did bloods, agreed my HCG levels were high enough to scan, scanned and caught an ectopic about to rupture. I wasn't even in pain, I'd had an episode of bleeding and a small amount of stomach pain.

This is not worth messing around over.

Hi @Junebug11 shoulder tip pain happens when there is gas in the abdomen that irritates the diaphragm, so in the context of an ectopic it would have got to the point where there is a rupture. You do need to get checked out even if you think you early on in the pregnancy, if you are 5 weeks then they should hopefully be able to see an intrauterine pregnancy location, best place would be EPU. Get yourself checked out, ectopics can present in strange ways, it's never clear cut and obvious.

Come on now OP, let's get the wheels turning so that you can get sorted. Call 111 or go to A&E. I know it's scary but you need to be seen.

Good luck and let us know how you get on.

Get yourself in the system.
I had similar 30 odd years ago. I went to local small hospital A&E, they referred me on to the maternity hospital. Shoulder pain like a trapped nerve under the shoulder blade and feeling very unwell were my symptoms. Was the right decision, I had ruptured a fallopian tube which needed to be removed and was in a bit of a mess. I was about 6/7 weeks pregnant at the time

OP, not everyone with ectopics have the exact same experience. You seem reluctant to get it checked. No one here can reassure or diagnose you. You need to go to A&E for either reassurance or treatment. Crossing fingers for you all is well.

Can you book an early private scan to check? We booked one before the 12 week scan as I wanted reassurance baby was in the right place.

I had no symptoms at all with my ectopic pregnancy. As I had had a previous missed miscarriage, I booked a private scan for 8 weeks.

Attended the scan and no pregnancy could be found. But I knew I was pregnant, I had tested every few days and my dates were 100% correct.

Went to a&e, they scanned and found it straight away in my fallopian tube, they were amazed I wasn't in any pain at 8 weeks.

I started to bleed later that day but they were already prepping me for surgery.

Better to be checked, just in case!

I went to A&E with shoulder pain and bleeding .. only very early pregnant. They took me straight to EPU which confirmed ectopic pregnant.. I had surgery the next day. Please phone GP/EPU or A&E it's not worth the risk.

It could just be implantation bleeding but please call your GP and see if they can refer you to the Early Pregnancy Unit for a scan. I had an ectopic pregnancy, discovered at 8 weeks, but was fobbed off from doctor to doctor for about 10 days from when bleeding started because I didn't have severe pain and wasn't bleeding heavily. Fortunately I never did have severe pain and I was scanned before it ruptured but I did have to have same day surgery to remove my fallopian tube and pregnancy.

Yes. Don't waste time with GP. Insist on being seen at A&E. my midwife tried to fob me off saying there was always pain with and ectopic. I never had pain. Even as they were rushing me for emergency surgery.

Please get checked-a friend lost his 25 year old daughter to an ectopic last year…hope all is well x

Definitely go to A&E - i had an ectopic and shoulder pain and needed emergency surgery.