Hiya,
I'm wondering if someone out there has had a similar experience and can put my mind at ease ... or prepare me for the worst!
I fell pregnant in February (LMP 2nd Feb) but started getting some brown spotting at 10/11 weeks along with cramping. It was only ever a small amount on wiping and it was only happening every few days at first. Over the next few weeks the spotting continued on and off but the cramping got a lot worse (it felt like someone was reaching in and violently squeezing my insides for a few seconds, then it would disappear. I was told it sounded like contractions but this was my first pregnancy so I have nothing to compare it to). I went to the GP about 5 days before my 12 week scan (technically I would have been 13 weeks at the scan anyway!) and she was more concerned with the bleeding but because it was so light didn't see the need to refer me to the EPU (plus the referral time would have taken a few days by which time it would be time for my first official scan anyway). I decided that there was no way I could wait the whole weekend without worrying, and the pain was still on and off, so I went for a private scan where they detected a heartbeat and all looked ok. It's worth mentioning I had also gone for 2 scans before this, one at 6 weeks and one at 8 weeks just to check for a viable pregnancy. At 6 weeks the sonographer found a small fibroid, fetus was too small to see a heartbeat. The heartbeat was eventually seen at the 8 week scan and all looked ok.
Cut to the NHS scan where I would have been 13 weeks 4 days and I mentioned the bleeding and cramping. The sonographer there again kind of skipped over the cramping but said she couldn't see any cause for the bleeding or pain I was experiencing so not a cause for concern. They didn't measure the heartbeat but it was again detected and all looked normal. Two days later I miscarried at home. The bleeding suddenly became heavy and bright red and I passed everything down the toilet. Now I am an idiot and I should have called 111 or the GP or something but I was in a state and I knew they would just want to scan me where I'd no longer see a baby and I couldn't mentally face it. I called the GP the next day who checked with the EPU and she advised that they didn't need to see me for a scan unless I was in the middle of a miscarriage and unsure what was happening (bleeding had calmed down by this point) or unless I showed signs of complications. Since then I have had brown tissue but very very light with the odd few occurrences of bright red bleeding with cramping lasting an hour or so (never soaking through more than 1 pad within an hour). As the bleeding seemed to be intermittent I went for another private scan last night and this is where I'm completely confused and panicked. The sonographer there confirmed there is no longer a sac, fetus or placenta BUT she said she is concerned by the amount of remaining tissue. The tissue in question is the endometrial lining which currently measures 18 mm. Has anyone else had this and what was the outcome? Also, is the lining of the womb post pregnancy still classed as pregnancy tissue? Surely as the lining builds up for each monthly cycle it's not officially classed as RPOC??
Also, to make it worse they found a 'mass of tissue' within the left adnexa. She has said this is a possible ectopic pregnancy vs bowel. I have no idea what she means by the bowel part but the ectopic part means I have to go to the EPU tomorrow for an urgent scan. Again, has anyone out there had a lump of tissue found after a miscarriage or during pregnancy? Apart from the fibroid at the 6 week scan no other scan has ever picked up on any other lump and I can't understand how my NHS scan exactly 2 weeks ago didn't find anything and suddenly there's something there. She even asked me last night if I'd had sex since the miscarriage (absolutely not) and in fact I've not had sex since I was around 9 weeks.
I'm sorry for such a long post and definite TMI I'm just so worried they'll find this lump again tomorrow and want me in for emergency surgery. I just want this to be over and the combination of worry from remaining tissue and now this damn lump makes me think I'll be lucky to make it through the week without some sort of surgery. This is also the MOST RIDICULOUS THING but after I lost the baby we booked a holiday for the last week of June just because I wanted something to look forward to and now I'm kind of really pissed off that these issues will stop me from doing that too!
I'd really appreciate any information any one has, especially if you've had similar experiences before. I'm trying to be logical about this but I'm an anxious person and waiting for this scan tomorrow is going to be hideous.