Empty sac; rising HCG. Blighted ovum or ectopic?

[chickenrice]

Hi I'm new to the forum.

I believe from what I have been told by the EPAU and the scans and blood tests I have had that I may have possibly miscarried. Has anybody experienced something similar to my circumstances which are as follows?

Basically, based on my dates which I am sure of, I expect that I am 8W 3D pregnant. I say pregnant because my HCG levels currently stand at almost 29 000 today and today's scan shows a gestational sac which is small for the dates and HCG levels. No yolk sac and embryo found. The thing is the HCG levels have been going up but not quite doubling. The last time I was scanned ie 12 days ago they were just under 10000. However the consultant who scanned me then said he believed it was a false sac with a possible ectopic in the tube for which I then underwent a laparoscopy to find that it was not an ectopic after all. I am confused because what the consultant said was a false sac now appears on the latest scan to be a gestational sac after all with the characteristics of one although the sonograper who saw me today says she thinks that it still looks abnormal and possibly a failed pregnancy. As the HCG levels are still rising, I am still not in the clear technically as far as an ectopic is concerned.

I am not yet showing the outward signs of miscarrying yet and am currently expecting them to make a diagnosis of a blighted ovum perhaps next week when I attend hospital again. I wanted to post my message last week but was in too bad an emotional state to even think. I am still confused and worried but I wonder if any of you out there can help me understand this a bit better.

Thanks.

I went through a similar experience a few years ago, and eventually, after much scanning - and nothing being found - it was decided it couldn't be an ectopic as I wasn't in pain. This would also be 8-10 weeks 'pregnant' according to dates. Round about the same time as the 'no pain, no ectopic' diagnosis, the HCG levels began to fall. Scans and tests continued until they were back to normal. I can't now remember exactly what the reason for the prolonged elevation of HCG levels was - and I think I had had what I recognised as a miscarriage by then anyway.

I'm really sorry to hear you're going through this, chickenrice. It's a horrible experience, and I hope it's resolved quickly for you.

Thanks for sharing your experience, Matonic.

I feel myself holding on to the possibility that there may be further development in the sac despite having been told it is most unlikely.

I am feeling really low and tearful. We are waiting for the HCG levels to fall but they keep rising. This is making me feel worse as the whole experience is prolonged and I don't know how long I can hold it together. I don't know when I will miscarry naturally. I have been told that if I don't then they can do a 'vac' but it is better if my body does it on its own.