Going out of my mind - possible ectopic pregnancy

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Hi, new here. I found out last week I am pregnant but had bleeding and severe pain and in hospital they said it might be an ectopic pregnancy. At the moment it is "pregnancy of unknown location." I would be about 6 weeks from LMP but it is thought that I might have ovulated very late and only be about 2/3 weeks pregnant. My HCG was only 19 when the first pregnancy test was done in hospital. All the home tests were negative. Then after 48 hours, it rose to 30. Then after another 48 hours, it rose to 105. But nothing can be seen on the scans.

I have very complex medical issues, so I am an emotional wreck about all this. I am 37 and in a new relationship - my DH died of cancer 2 years ago and new partner is an amazing person but has complex issues, just like me. Have only been in this relationship two months and didn't think I could get pregnant, let alone that quickly, so the shock is overwhelming. A part of me thinks this is a precious gift that has been sent my way after all the heartbreak I've been through and I want to get excited, but another part of me is in terror because of the situation, the medical issues, neither of us are working at the moment and I am up to my neck in debt and other issues.

Any comments would be so appreciated. I'm going out of my mind at the moment.

Hello there

It must be horrible being in limbo like that I can't imagine what the wait must be like.

I was under the impression that when HCG levels were above 2000 is when the baby will start to become visible on an ultrasound. It might just be too early.

Either way I hope you get answers soon and positive ones! X

I agree withLorry. HCG levels that low suggest a very early pregnancy, which is unlikely to be seen on a scan. The levels are also probably too low for the home pregnancy test to pick up.

HCG doubling (atbleast increaseing by 66%) every 48 hours is the sign of a progressing pregnancy.

I would guess the blessing, and 6 weeks from LMP is what has triggered the pain, where as you are likely to be earlier in your pregnancy than this. While the pain and bleeding are of concern, hopefully it would is early days, and not an ectopic.

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The rise in hormones is positive. I was told mine was looking like it was ectopic but laid here 29+6. Baby didn't show on scan till 7 weeks. Probably are earlier than expected if hormones keep rising I'd take that as a positive. Good luck

Sorry, that should be

Also at 6 weeks from my lmp I was only 4 weeks pregnant as I ovulated and implanted late. I didn't see anything on a scan until 8 weeks after my period because of that.

Hope all of this helps, best of luck to you x

Thank you everyone. I can't understand why all the home pregnancy tests are still showing negative yet the hospital said on Wednesday HCG was 105, high enough to be detected on home pregnancy tests. Has anyone else experienced this?

Didn't want to read and run. My levels doubled in 48 hours but I still had an ectopic pregnancy sadly. If you get severe one sided pain, brown dischsrge or just feel that something isn't right, keep on at the hospital for them to monitor you closely.

Your HCG is still very low. It varies from person to person but we could not see the baby when my hcg was 7000. Only sac was visible. Everything turned out fine and I'm now 29 weeks.

I'm not sure about the sensivity of HPT, but a level of 105 in your blood doesn't mean you have 105 in your urine.

How are you today?

Thanks for the replies. It's very hard playing the waiting game.

Addictedtosugar, very good point about the blood/urine tests.

I'm ok today thanks, just a bit all over the place with the not knowing.

I had similar and it turned out to be an extremely drawn out chemical.

I tested pre AF (admittedly with a digi so not sensitive at all) and got Not Pregnant. Had my period as usual but then noticed afterwards I was getting lots and lots of milky discharge. I know that was weird for the first half of my cycle so did a pregnancy test - very faint line. Went to my GP who tried to laugh me out the surgery as the faint line had to be the same strength as the control line for me to be pregnant (errrm ok then ). To shut me up he did bloods and then a day later I hpt a sheepish phone call from him to say I was registering as pregnant but with an HCG level of about 20. He was congratulating me on my 'early pregnancy' and I was telling him I would be 6 weeks going from LMP and thus I knew it was non viable and was scared about ectopic.

He said they wouldn't scan until HCG was above 2000 and wanted to keep doing bloods to see if they doubled. Well they kind of doubled but then they started to stall and whilst the GP was on holiday I bled out and continued to bleed for two weeks. It then took my next period to arrive before my hpt came back negative.

I wasn't pissed off about the loss particularly as I knew it was non viable from the beginning. What I was really passed off about was how relaxed the GP was about a possible ectopic and also losing 2/3 cycles of TTC time while I had to wait for my body to bleed out and then recover.

Just to add my HCG levels peaked at around 200.

Sebsmummy - thanks ever so much for sharing your story. That's exactly what I'm worried about. It's impossible to relax and just enjoy the pregnancy or make any decisions when trying to deal with this. My HCG level is ever so low for someone that's supposedly 6+ weeks from LMP. Your medical care sounds abysmal - that could have easily been an ectopic pregnancy and a tube rupture. Many Doctors can easily forget that no one knows our own bodies better than ourselves.

I keep swinging between trying to be calm and patient and then breaking down into full bore sobbing. I'm only human I suppose.

How are you doing?

I don't know the details about what to watch for with ectopics as the first I knew of mine was an emergency scan and surgery.

Not knowing is awful. I'm thinking of you.

ilove how are you doing???

I am ok thanks addictedtosugar

I am just feeling decidedly "unpregnant" so freaking out a little bit and just finding the time dragging!! Got my 8 week scan a week tomorrow and am just praying to get there and see a heartbeart. ANyway - thanks for asking but don't want to hijack someone elses thread!

iloveberries - feel free - end of the day, we're all in this together, grab support where you can grab it! :D

Thanks op. How is it going?

Hi Iloveberries, still the same really, thanks for asking, very up and down with this and the waiting. How are you?

Back with an update. Had another scan today and still nothing can be seen, no sac, nothing. It's now 8 weeks since my LMP. My head's in pieces with it all.

Another update - the hospital have rung and my HCG level is still only 118. They think it is non viable i.e. an ectopic pregnancy or will end in a miscarriage. :-(

So sorry to hear that ?xx

I am so sorry to hear that. Thinking of you