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Could I be pregnant or is this something else?

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Clementine13 · 14/06/2020 13:16

Hi I am new to this but am seeking some advice/reassurance or if anyone has experienced something similar :)

I am 27 and have been on the pill (Yasmin) since I was 18, over the past few years I have gained some extra weight and the start of the year my nurse advised me to stop taking the pill due to my weight gain. So the end of January I stopped taking it with hopes to then get the coil fitted. Then the pandemic occurred and I felt bad about how the NHS were overworked so I thought I would wait until things calmed down to book in to get a coil fitted. I always used condoms for protection after coming off the pill.
Fast forward a few months to mid April, I realised after having sex that the condom had split. I was in a huge panic as I do not wish to have any children and getting pregnant is something I am paranoid about.

I went to the pharmacy straight away and took the morning after pill. No side effects.

Then about a week later I develop this uncomfortable pain in my right upper/mid abdomen. As I have never been pregnant before I again panicked thinking the morning after pill hasn't worked as I had never felt this pain before.
I left it a few weeks, my period came at normal time (but it only lasted 2 days.

The pain got worse so I decided to call the doctors. The doctor said it sounded like a gallbladder infection but after taking antibiotics I wasn't any better. I then started to feel this achy, itchiness under my skin all over my stomach. I was also experiencing flutters and pops every other day all over my stomach.

I have taken 5 pregnancy tests over 5 weeks and all come back as negative. I have also had normal periods (but again really short) could this be to do with coming off the pill?

I mentioned my fear of pregnancy to the doctor and she said if the test says negative then I'm fine, but I have heard so many horror stories of false negatives.

After having a blood test I was told I had an under active Thyroid and have been put on hormone tablets.

I still cannot shake this fear that I am pregnant, I literally am sending myself mad and have become so anxious and paranoid. I just wished I could have reassurance but the doctor won't send me for a scan or test my bloods for pregnancy due to my home test showing negative.

I apologise for this long thread but I am honestly so paranoid and my boyfriend is sick of me thinking I'm pregnant! Thank you in advance for any help.

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rooarsome · 14/06/2020 13:19

Have you been scanned for gallstones?

SpillTheTeaa · 14/06/2020 13:39

It's very uncommon to get a negative which is actually a positive unless testing very early on in a pregnancy.
I doubt you're pregnant and could be more psychological because you're paranoid of getting pregnant. The odd pops' you feel, you could have been feeling whilst on the pill but never took any notice of it?
I already have DC but was convinced I kept feeling some sort of movement in my stomach but test was negative and definitely no baby so who knows what it was!

Clementine13 · 14/06/2020 14:52

Thank you both for responding :)

I had an abdominal scan on Friday and will hear back next week with results. When I asked the sonographer if she could tell me anything she was quite vague but said that my liver is slightly fatty and that I have kidney abnormalities (which I am aware of already), there was no mention of gallstones. I would be relieved if that's what it was as I would have reassurance that it was something treatable.

I forgot to mention in my original post that I have also had cramping in between my periods, Iv never had this before when I was on the pill. It feels like I am going to have my period but it's not due for another 2 and a half weeks, this has happened for about 2 months. I know I'm jumping to conclusions with pregnancy but every time I google my symptoms such as the cramping it seems that pregnancy always comes up. I know google isn't always the best place to go but I was desperate for insight.

I do agree that my paranoia over pregnancy could be tricking my mind into thinking I am, that would make sense.

I think what worries me is that all of these symptoms- pain, exhaustion/lack of motivation, cramping, fluttering and light periods have all happened after the condos split and taking the morning after pill.

Does anyone know if it's normal to have periods that only last 2 days?

Thank you for reassuring me about false negatives being rare, I think I just always worry that I'm not minority that it would happen.

I'm sorry to sound so panicked but I such a huge overthinker and my body just doesn't feel right at all.

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