Absolutely know idea what's going on with my pregnancy and scared.

[Holly94]

I'd just love some reassurance really. This is horrible.
On Tuesday I took 2 HPT - 2 faint positives. Took another on Thursday. Darker line. "Yay I'm pregnant". Can't remember when my last period was though.. I have some rough idea but I've just finished sixth form (I'm 18) and my head's been all over the place with exams.

On Friday morning at about 1 am I woke up with excruciating stomach cramps that lasted about 15 mins and DP took me to A&E. The doctor pressed on my stomach and asked if it felt tender, it didn't.
She got me in for a scan at the EPU the next morning and the scan was inconclusive. She couldn't find anything so she did an internal ultrasound (awful) still nothing except she found 2 cysts on one of my ovaries. Apparently I have a dermoid cyst and a simple cyst. Great. However she did say my uterus lining had thickened which I presume is a good thing?

They did an internal examination and took my bloods and sent me home to wait. They rang me up at about 7 pm and said my blood Hcg level is about 230 and it needs to have doubled by today. I had more bloods today and they're going to ring me at 5 but they're strongly suspecting ectopic. I've scared myself to death by googling. I'm scared because they haven't found anything on the scan in my tubes that the ectopic could be outside my tube. I'm scared I'm going to lose my baby. I'm scared the dermoid cyst could mean cancer. I'm scared I'm going to lose an ovary when I have it removed. I'm scared if it's an ectopic it's going to kill me as well.

I'm just so scared. I'm young and healthy. I don't drink or smoke. Why me? :(

Sorry for the typo in the title.. not thinking straight :(

Aww Jun sending hugs and holding out hands for you to hold.

First off step away from google!

I have lots of cysts on and off over the years. As long as they monitor you you should be ok.

As for baby if you are less than 8 weeks the egg sack etc is too small to see on a scan a lot of the time

IF its eptopic they are already monitoring you which means chances of it killing you are minute. They will do everything they can to save your ovary and tube

I know its hard, but try not to worry too much til u know what it happening.

There is no rhyme or reason to why these things happen, I wish there was.

Hope you are ok! Make sure you rest & Ur dp pampers you xxx

Hey def don't google anymore, you have done right thing and docs are doing what they should, they will get u sorted, hand to hold x

Please step away from Dr Google, and try not to worry (easier said than done, I know). Just to offer some reassurance here is my story.

I had a missed miscarriage, and a procedure to remove the pregnancy. Unfortunately, I had some tissue left behind, which did resolve itself, but I was referred for a gynae scan to check that everything had gone.

During the scan, it was discovered that there was a mass next to my ovary. There was also 33ml of fluid. Nothing was showing in my uterus. I was asked for a urine sample, which showed positive for pregnancy. I had blood taken, and my bhcg was 178. I was told to go back 3 days later for another blood test. The next blood result was 395, and I was to come back for another scan, a week later.

The following scan was also inconclusive. By my dates, I was 6 weeks pregnant. The sonographer decided that the 'mass' was a corpus luteum cyst- completely normal in early pregnancy. The uterine lining was thickened, but no other sign of pregnancy was found. I had to give another urine sample (still positive) and have another blood test. I was told that if bhcg was higher than 1500, a pregnancy in the uterus should be visible. My blood result came back at 3575. I was booked in for another scan 8 days later. I was worried sick. The staff at the EPU were calling me nearly every day, to check if I had any pain or bleeding. My bhcg 2 days later was 6800. Finally, I had the next scan, and there was a gestational sac, yolk sac, and tiny 4.8mm baby with heartbeat. All in the right place. I was dated at 6 weeks, but a scan 3 weeks later put me forward a week. My 8 month old DD is currently crawling around destroying my living room!

Hope it all works out well for you. xx

Well I just got my call back from the doctor.. and my levels have more than doubled

They've gone from 230 to 550 in the space of about 46 hours. So I'm guessing this is a good thing? The doctor said they're not 100% confident but I'm guessing that's the same with every pregnancy. I'm so relieved!

Thank you for your messages of support guys xx

That's great news Holly, things seem very promising.

Xx