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TTC following an ectopic pregnancy

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PinkElephant · 01/01/2007 18:35

Hi, My DH and I have been TTC for the last 8 months and finally found out I was pregnant before christmas. Since then I have been in hospital and have been treated for an ectopic pregnancy. I was given a hefty dose of Methotrexate which has made me feel rotten and should induce a miscarriage soon. We can't start TTC for 3 months now which is really hard to take as it took us a while the first time - but everything will have to be on hold until the summer now. Has anyone experienced this?

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cedar12 · 09/03/2007 08:52

Congratulations miss natalie its so nice to hear some positive news
Skg the epu near me was exactley the same didnt want to see me until i was at least 6wks. My consultant who I saw for fertility probs did bloods which were ok until I got the pain and he was going to scan me at 5 1/2wks but I didnt get that far. Feeling so crappy etc is really good news I have got every thing crossed for you but it all sounds really positive so far.

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PinkElephant · 09/03/2007 12:56

Oh god - this is what you dread after an EP...finally getting pregant again and been shuffled right down to the bottom of the list even though they promise to keep a close eye on you next time you are pregnant. So sorry to here this Sparkly.. what a nightmare for you!!

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SparklyGothKat · 09/03/2007 13:31

I fell asleep again this morning, still feeling really tired, anyway when i woke up, I had like a niggy period cramp across the whole front of my stomach, not one sided, and its gone now. I remember getting pregnancy pains with my previous pregnancies but can't remember what they feel like (its been 6 years since I last had a baby) Is this just pregnancy pain?

cedar12 · 09/03/2007 14:42

Sparkley when I was pg with dd I got the odd pains and cramps and a sort of popping feeling so I am sure this is fine. Both times the pain with the ep felt quite different sharp pains rather than cramps. How are you feeling now? Make sure you put your feet up and rest as much as possible.

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PinkElephant · 09/03/2007 15:02

I've not successfully managed to have baby yet so can't join you here I remember with my EP it was just pelvic cramps not particularly painful and just a central aching across the whole area, it always went if I put my feet up

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99redballoons · 10/03/2007 09:23

Hi girls, I'm so glad I found this thread. It's been a very endearing read.

Atm, I'm pg with dc3 (4th pg, 1st one resulted in mc at 6.5wks) and at 4-5wks during this pg I felt some implantation pain which I had with my other pgs. Yesterday I had some brown spotting and have had only what I can describe as the implantation pain again in my lower right side, but I was 9+2 yesterday and didn't think I'd get this sort of pain so late on. It's not 'severe' but kind of like what a 'stitch' feels like (when you over exercise) just not in my side but my lower abdomen. It's more noticeable when I'm walking around. I've been trying to rest and it has eased but is back again this morning.

The frustrating thing is we're about to go on holiday to Paris on Monday for the week and I don't really know whether to take this pain seriously and wait for hours in A&E for a scan or to just see what happens as it might be nothing.

I guess my question is what symptoms did you have for your EP and was it obvious something was wrong? Was it a really sharp pain or a niggling one? Thanks so much.

missnatalie · 10/03/2007 11:24

Hi 99redballons,

My first EP symptom was brown stringy discharge that after 5-6 days turned to bright red blood. I didnt have any pain to start off with but 3 days before my tube ruptured i had a stitch like pain in my right side. I thought nothing of it and hoped that resting would make it go away but it didnt. Over the next few days the stitch got worse and i felt it more when walking around. On the day that the tube ruptured i woke up and the stitch felt more like a bruise that was constantly being pressed. Later that day my tube ruptured. I was rushed to theatre, lost 5-6 pints of blood, my tube and baby.

As you probably already know, aches and pains in early pregnancy are very normal. If your worried go to A&E. Its better to be safe than sorry.

On a brighter note i am now 7w 1d pregnant. I had a scan at 4w 6d with this pregnancy as i had one sided pain / stitch again. Lookily everything is fine this time.

If i were you and to put your mind at ease go to A&E.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Natalie x

SparklyGothKat · 10/03/2007 11:33

My first symtom was a red/brown discharge which was very light (like spotting) and was on and off. Then I started getting a pain in my right side, which felt like a stitch, a few days later the pain was a lot worse. The bleeding got worse but stayed the same clour.

AitchYouBerk · 10/03/2007 11:38

oh dear, better safe than sorry 99. it's probably nothing but if it isn't then you really do not want to be out of the country with a ruptured fallopian tube. ring your local Early Pregnancy Unit and see if they can gat someone to scan you (it might have to be an A&E thgin cos it's the weekend).

99redballoons · 10/03/2007 11:57

Thanks girls, mine is brown/red stringy discharge, very strange, not like my usual spotting during implantation.

I am starting to get concerned. The pain never really eases. The only other thing I noticed about this pg is that I was in maternity trousers at 8wks with my second pg, but I'm still in normal trousers now at 9+2wks.. I thought that was strange, but put it down to the fact I was 6lbs less in weight conceiving this time than last.

Will go to A&E after lunch (can't bear the thought of going right this second on an empty tum). Will let you know what they say.

So pleased for you missnat.

lissielou · 10/03/2007 11:59

agree with aitch. my bleeding was a reddish brown and stop start then just before i was admitted it was vv dark and thick. got stitch-like pain too on one side and a general feeling that something was up iykwim. better safe than sorry, ring nhs direct now!

99redballoons · 10/03/2007 12:29

Just off the phone to NHS Direct. They are getting the out of hours GP to ring me. I think if they don't ring in the next hour I will just go to A&E. I think I need to have a scan before I go to put my mind at rest. Thx again for the help.

lissielou · 10/03/2007 12:30

good. push for a scan TODAY! even if you have to exagerrate

99redballoons · 10/03/2007 12:53

If this does turn out to be an EP, what can I expect at 9wks, if the tubes haven't ruptured what do they do to resolve it all?

99redballoons · 10/03/2007 12:53

sorry, tube ofcourse

AitchYouBerk · 10/03/2007 13:18

they can give you a drug that will end the pregnancy and hopefully the pregnancy will be reabsorbed into your body. it's called methotrexate, but not all hospitals offer it. or they can do a laporoscopic surgery. hopefully you are fine and ti's just pregnancy pains.

missnatalie · 10/03/2007 13:27

Good luck 99. Let us know how you get on. Definatly (sp) push for that scan. I've got my fingers crossed for you.

cedar12 · 10/03/2007 14:11

99 I agree with everyone else get it checked out asap. Hopefully you will be fine but better safe than sorry. Finger crossed for you let us know how you get on.

99redballoons · 10/03/2007 16:53

Well, going to A&E hasn't shown anything. They insisted they could not do a scan over the weekend and it would have to be done first thing on monday. They did an internal and my cervix is closed and it looks like not much bleeding has happened (phew). But the pain is still there. What will they do if things worsen tomorrow?? Surely they will have to do a scan then. Why must it wait till things have possibly gone too far? I'm so upset.

We can't find anywhere open this late in the day to do a private scan for us. So we've got to sit it out till Monday (and rearrange our travel arrangements).

The pain does subside after resting. What else could this be???

Thx all for the support.

AitchYouBerk · 10/03/2007 22:07

but an internal is no way to rule out an ectopic, the only thing to do is a scan and serila beta hcgs. did they take any blood? can you phone round all your hospitals? if it is an ectopic, you really can't afford to hang around at 9 weeks pg. when on Monday are you off on holiday?

SparklyGothKat · 10/03/2007 23:05

My cervix was completely closed when I had my EP. Sounds like another useless hospital. Hope its not the same one.

Glimmer · 11/03/2007 11:28

Good morning everybody.
I am sorry to turn to your advice on a TTC thread but as 99rb I am worried about having an ectopic. 99rb how are you doing today? I hope the pain has not gotten worse? I am very sorry to hear your story and hope very much everything will turn out fine. -- Here is my story: had two ERPCs and one cervical stenosis last year. Am again pregnant at 5 weeks only but had bleeding (very light spotting) everyday in the last 10 days. First red, then brown, now pink. No pain. Pgtest return every day with darker lines, so I assume hormones are going up. Am very concerned about the bleeding and have the distinct feeling that something is wrong (but obviouly I could be just overreacting). When can an ectopic typically be diagnosed? When were yours diagnosed? Should I wait until I get pain before seeing a GP? I have scheduld a private scan at week 6 but this is ten days away! I do not kow how I shall make it through this time....

Glimmer · 11/03/2007 11:33

Just read my post and it sounds like I am overreacting?! I should definitely wait until I get pain, I might just have a normal mc. It's just that I have a bad feeling and so far each time I had it I unfortunately turned out to be right....Sorry if my post bothered anybody and good luck everybody!

AitchYouBerk · 11/03/2007 11:35

hi glimmer,
with my first ectopic i had no pain, only bleeding (bright red then pink) but thaat was enough for my GP to recommend a scan at 5 weeks. he thought i was miscarrying, of course, although that didn't turn out to be the case. so it's worth speaking to your GP. i'm afraid i don't know what your acronyms mean but if you've had abdominal surgery your chances of EP do increase a little as there may be residual scar tissue.
however, i should also in the interests of fairness tell you that i bled similarly with my successful pregnancy so that was put down to implantation bleeding. so it oculd be anything...
if you are worried, it's always worth speaking to your GP. i hope everything is fine for you...

lissielou · 11/03/2007 11:36

glimmer, it may be worth ringing nhs direct to see if they can get you an early scan, esp with your history. it may be implantation bleeding but with my ep the hormones were going up normally. best get any bleeding checked out.

99rb. am agree with aitch. at 9w you cant hang round with a suspected ep. you need to ring round hospitals and insist on being scanned!

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