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Ectopic - 8 weeks

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dinosaursgorawrrr · 07/06/2021 16:35

Hi,
I got home yesterday after emergency surgery Saturday 10:30pm to remove a right side ectopic + my tube 🥺.
Physically Im in pain but mentally I don't actually know how I feel? Part of me was relieved as I'd been telling the hospital it was ectopic for 3 weeks now and as my hcg was going up normally none of them believed me until they saw it on the scan. My hcg went from 580 to over 2000 in a week so the hospital were more suprised than me to find where it was.. I told them the pain was in my right side and that's where they found it.
My throat is so sore and I keep choking as if my throats blocked (sick from anaesthetic - tube removed quickly). I have a few ulcers too. Each time I cough the scars are so painful, is there anything that can help? I only have paracetamol but it doesn't do very much.
I expected to start bleeding as soon as the operation was done as they said most people bleed a bit but I've had nothing. I came out of surgery around 1am Sunday so it's been around 30 hours.
Please can someone tell me what's normal? I don't really know what to expect 😢

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Doremifasol · 09/06/2021 20:01

Hi, I am so sorry you had to ho through this.😢 From my experience, pain after laparoscopy was quite bad- paracetamol was not enough for me. Try codein&paracetamol, no prescription needed but do not take for more than 3 consecutive days.
In my case period bleeding started 6 weeks after surgery and I conceived again 1 month after from right ovary where my tube was removed- this happens a lot so don't worry about lack of tube!
I wish you all the best and again so sorry you had to experience that.

Lililou · 10/06/2021 21:45

I'm so sorry you had to go through this.

I had a similar situation earlier this year which resulted in surgery to remove right my tube and the ectopic. I can relate to that feeling of not knowing what to feel at the moment. You've been through a lot physically and emotionally. Take it easy during this time, take it day by day, there is no need to rush your recovery.

I can share some of my experiences but each person might be different.

For me I was in pain after the surgery and paracetamol didn't even touch it. The nurses had given me codeine but I think that was making it worse as it it can make you constipated. I felt like I was so full of air and painfully bloated, it was just so uncomfortable (they do actually fill your stomach with air during surgery). The nurses ended up giving some medication for the bloating too.

The pain does get better after a few days but I'd say it was probably a week or two before I could stand up and walk properly again without looking like an elderly lady and feeling like my insides were going to fall out. And probably a month before I felt physically more back to myself overall.

The emotional side was a bit of a rollercoaster, I'm not sure it's something you ever 100% recover from emotionally but it does get easier with time. One of the worst parts was leaving the hospital, meeting my OH who was waiting with new dads picking up their partners and babies. I remember wanting to cry so much at that point - for him aswell - i remember starting to cry but it being too physically painful around my stomach so I had to just hold it in.

I felt a huge mix of emotions, relief, sadness, grief, anger at the hospital for poor treatment & delayed diagnosis, some resentment of other pregnant people that weren't going through this. Some days I was grateful, particularly for the support I had around me. Some days I just felt nothing, a bit numb.

The best advice I could give is to talk. Talk to your partner, to people close to you that you trust and talk to the many people on here that have had similar experiences and can support you through this.

Also, go easy on yourself, take this time to rest and do what you need to do to look after yourself. For me it was binging on crap reality tv with a nana blanket on my knees and knitting.

Lililou · 10/06/2021 21:49

p.s. a wonderful group I'm part of on here with a number of other women that have experienced ectopic pregnancies.

TTC after ectopic Part 2 www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/4132582-TTC-after-ectopic-Part-2

Lililou · 10/06/2021 21:51

PPS I didn't have a bleed until 4 weeks after surgery however in the week leading up to surgery I held quite heavily with clots.

dinosaursgorawrrr · 12/06/2021 01:52

Thank you ♥️
I started working again yesterday - 5 days post op and it's made me feel more normal and slightly more sore.
Woke up bleeding heavily so I guess that parts sorted, can't say I handled the cramping very well but then with all the bruising It was always going to be painful. I got told to take a test on Sunday and then again in a week if it's still not negative and then to wait one or two cycles before TTC. Going to start taking different vitamins but no idea where to start 😩

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