SOooooooooo nervous, please cross your fingers for me at 11.30

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Im having a scan to see if we can see a heartbeat or if there has been no growth

I have about a 50/50 chance I SO hope that its good news.

pecka, hope my experience might help you. I had a positive pregnancy test 4 days before my period was due. I then experienced really bad shooting pains on my left side the day my period was due so had an early scan on what was 4+1 they couldn't find anything in my womb but could see the lining was thickened. They found a cyst the size of an 8 week feotus but couldn't tell if it was on my ovary or in my fallopian tube. They were concerned it was an ectopic but I knew I couldn't be 8 weeks pregnant so I decided to wait and see what happened. I had blood tests every 2 days and my levels weren't going up quite how they expected them to. At 5 weeks they could see the sack and at 6 weeks it had grown, however it wasn't until I was 7 weeks that they found the heartbeat and confirmed the pregnancy as viable. My ds is now 18 months old. It was a horrible time and I really feel for you. See if you can push for another scan on Friday so that at least you have a chance of getting an answer before Christmas. Let us know how you get on. Good Luck.

Pecka;

There is a private scanning clinic in Gosforth if this is something you would consider?

That is really interesting tutu - were your levels as slow doubling as mine?

geordie - where is the private scan clinic in gosforth?

Its called Babybond, 2 Ivy Road, Gosforth, NE3 1DB 01572 823888, the nuffield hospital will also do private scans?

Hope everything works out for you. xxx

Its called Babybond, 2 Ivy Road, Gosforth, NE3 1DB 01572 823888, the nuffield hospital will also do private scans?

Hope everything works out for you. xxx

well ive just rung the hospital for the results i already know and the nurse that answered couldnt tell me she said the sister has to ring me back cos she needs to speak to a doctor and speak to me

what was your previous hcg result pecka, and when was that?

previous hcg result was monday and it was 1597 or something about there and yesterdays was 1832 or somthing like that

Why would it still be going up if you were not pregnant????

exactly! surely it would stay the same or drop? have they got back in touch yet?

oh pecka
will email my home number - not sure if you have it ir not

give me a ring tonight if you want
when will you find out something conclusive

pecka - when I was PG with DS my HCG levels only went up by about 30% in 48 hours (IIRC from 4700 to 5900)- most of the info I found on the internet was doom and gloom about this, but then I read that HCG levels double in early PG in about 85 to 90% of healthy PGs - i.e. that there are some healthy PGS where they don't double. Slowly increasing HCG levels can unfortunately also be a sign of an ectopic pg, so if you get any nasty stomach pains/back/shoulder tip pains, I would take that very seriously indeed.

Did you have an internal scan or abdominal scan? An abdominal scan shows about a week less development at this stage than an internal one.

they rang me back

they are suspecting ectopic

or hopefully "just" a failing miscarriage

seems all hopes of viable pregnancy have gone

i have to be at the hospital as early as i can get there in the morning (missing dd's carol service)

oh I'm so sorry pecka

((((((((hugs))))))))) for you for tommorrow

on the one hand I don't want to feel like I'm offering false hope, but on the other hand that was exactly the same as what happened to me after the blood test results - pessimistic phone call, hauled in for a scan the next morning, but it still turned out well. it's a shitty situation, very nerve wracking, best wishes for tomorrow.

oh sweet......

nuffields do carry out private scans btw. Approx £150.

i think mine are even slower than 30% but thankyou for sharing at the back of my mind i will hope for a miracle but think its probably a done deal

Good luck to you, not a lot any of us can say thats gonna help at all but we're all thinking of you during this hard time.

Phew I found you pecka. Well I realy dont know what to say but Im sorry. Theyre realy sodding you about arent they? Well I send you hugs babe. Will keep looking in on you to make sure your ok. xxx

pecka - i was thinking ectopic tbh
the levels rise but not as quick as pregnancy

you know where i am hun- do not hestiae to ring me or text

Buggeration. And if that isn't a word, it should be.

All the best for tomorrow, will be thinking of you.

popsy, your reference thing came today

email me to tell me what you want me to say

thanks all, does anyone know if it is ectopic what will be the protocol?

I only hope it doesnt interfere with christmas more than necessary

oh god - no exactly what you need right now
what do you have to mention?
will email you tomorrow
too much wine and baileys tonight

Pecka
If it is ectopic you are very lucky (I know hard concept to feel right now) to have it detected before it does any harm.
I've had a ruptured one and it's not nice.
They can treat them quite "easily", but do make sure they do full internal and external scans.
Wishing you all the luck in the world for tomorrow xxxxxxxxxx

pecka protocal
They can treat with an injection called methotrexate or they can remove it laproscopically.
I recommend the ectopc pregnanct trust for really good info
here