Hi,
This is my first ever thread (I hope I'm posting in the right category, apologies if I'm not). I'm just looking for anyone who has had similar experiences to mine, as I'm so fed up of being in limbo already. sad
I got my first positive on 28/12, after trying to conceive with my fiancé for around 6 months. Going off my last period (27/11/20) I should be around 7 weeks today though I feel this could be off due to irregular cycle length and not tracking ovulation.
Everything was going fine until I started spotting around 2nd Jan, I was trying not to worry but ended up phoning my GP on 4th Jan and going in for some internal and external checks. They assured me everything seemed okay and it was likely implantation bleeding.
The spotting stopped on the 5th, until this Monday (11th) when it picked back up again. I felt quite concerned and phoned the EPU who told me they wouldn't scan me unless things got worse. However, we both really wanted some reassurance and figured since we were over 6 weeks, we should see something if we booked a private scan. We managed to get one for Monday evening, though they couldn't find much, even on an internal scan. The sonographer was really abrupt and cold with us and said I had a 'thick' uterine lining and also saw something that could have been a sac, but they said they couldn't be sure and chances were I was much earlier than 6 weeks. The sonographer did say said she could see it "was not an ectopic pregnancy" though.
Then on Tuesday, the spotting got a bit worse, not heavier, just brighter in colour which was concerning so I ended up phoning the EPU back Tuesday night and was advised to attend Wednesday morning for bloods. I went for these bloods, and my numbers came back at 1932, and they booked me in for a scan Thursday (yesterday) afternoon. They didn't tell me too much about the scan, just that there was "no sign" of a pregnancy. I then had a follow-up chat with the nurse same-day who said to me that I was likely experiencing a miscarriage (possibly already had miscarried) and that's why there was nothing on the scan. Though, they told me to come back on Friday (today) to have repeat bloods to confirm my HCG was going down.
I was understandably devastated and went home and have been grieving with my partner. I went back this morning for the repeat bloods and received the results in the last hour & they've risen. They're now 2595.
Now I've been told I have to go back to the EPU on Thursday 21st for a repeat scan and more bloods to "see if the pregnancy is progressing normally" - I said I had already been told I had miscarried, and I am still spotting bright red. They said that because the hormone levels have gone up, they can't tell what's going on until I go back on the 21st.
I was hoping someone can offer me advice/stories that may help me get through this 6 day wait until I go back to the EPU? I am really fearing the worst with an ectopic now, and feel I was misinformed by the private scan company I saw on Monday 11th as the EPU are clearly concerned I could be having an ectopic pregnancy.
I realise now that this is a complete essay and I apologise for that, thank you if you bothered to read all of this! X