Pregnancy of unknown location

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Hi, I had a positive test early October, a few days later I started to bleed with small clots and my tests were going lighter so assumed mc and that was was

Have been feeling a bit sicky and having stitch like pain when coughing / sneezing so took another test last week which was positive, I should have been around the 8 week mark and weeks indicator said 1-2. Retested in the AM as had drank lots and went up to 2-3

Had a scan on Friday and they could not find the pregnancy but could see hemorrhagic cysts on both ovaries. Noted as pregnancy of unknown location and booked in for mid next week for test at the hospital

I'm so confused, I would expect they would have been able to locate as I should over over 9 weeks now! I've got a trip booked end of the month and I'm so worried this won't be resolved before then and I will need to mis this

Does anyone have any experience of how they deal with this at the hospital? Am I likely to be scanned or just blood test? I'm so confused

Hello! What does the 13% mean? 🙂Or the 15%? Is that a drop they'd expect to see after the injection?

@Billyv they said on say 4 bloods are likely to go up but can come down. Mine have come down 13% and I've read a few studies on day 4 hcg and apparently anything over 10% reduction on day 4 has an 80-90% of successful treatment so I'm optimistic I'll hit the 15% drop on day 7 🤞🏻🤞🏻

I hope I'm making sense!! How are you feeling today?

Ah that's great then isn't it! Will keep my fingers crossed for the 15%.

What was your HCG level before the injection?

I'm ok. Processing what happened I guess. It's sinking in a bit more, I think I was in survival mode for the hospital stay, but I'm feeling the loss a little now. Even though I know it could never have become a baby, it's still strange. How are you feeling about that side of things?

Hi OP, fingers crossed for the decrease you're hoping for on Monday. If you are leaving the UK for your trip you may need to read your travel insurance booklet and see if you need to inform your insurer/get a note. I think any new condition since you bought the insurance should be covered but worth making sure everything is fine.

@Billyv thank you!! My levels were just over 250 and have dropped to around 215 on day 4 so not very high, I feel fine no bleeding or anything like that so I just feel it's not really happening

I've had a few deep stich pains almost like I'm winded which are a bit of a worry, they don't hurt though. It only worries me because people said 'you definitely know a contraction when you have one' and with my daughter I didn't believe I was in labour because I didn't think it was painful enough

It's a hard one, I dealt with and grieved what I thought was the loss in October,m when I bled, so when the test was still positive I knew something wasn't quite right and working in the medical field I know that this could never grown into a baby so it feels different to me now.

I feel people think I'm being a bit hard faced about it as I'm more worried about the trip but I feel I've already grieved the loss a month ago now it's just my body playing up, I hope that make sense I don't want it to sound like I don't care, I do wish more than anything it was a successful pregnancy

@Augend23 hi there, I've checked with the travel insurance and they said it doesn't count as a pre existing condition even though I've received treatment so all good to go if my levels come down 🤞🏻🤞🏻

I hope they go down OP and very glad you have checked and they have okayed it :)

Nope totally understand that. The consultant asked me if I wanted to keep the embryo/fallopian tube or if I was OK for it to be cremated. I was taken aback as I was thinking of the embryo as a threat to my life at that point and something that needed to be removed. The literature in the hospital from the ectopic trust was about how I'd be grieving, I didn't identity with that at all. Because I had a period, a BFP and then more bleeding and pain I hadn't got attached to the idea of having a baby. It's funny that I feel a little sad about it now, it doesn't make sense. I know it was never going to be a baby, just a thing that could hurt me a lot. It's not an intense sadness. Just - I guess despite everything, there were moments when I thought it could somehow work out.

I don't think you are hard hearted, just realistic.

Mine was 360, 390, 303, 270. The largest dimension for the embryo was 2.5mm. I barely had any pain except last Thursday, when I went to a&e. It got better after that and I thought oh well it was just a miscarriage. Even though I had some internal bleeding, I didn't have any pain the day I had the operation. Staff kept asking if I needed pain relief. Not to add to your worry 🙂your Drs will know what they're doing in terms of how you're being treated?

Sorry, 2.5cm 🙂

Or maybe not even the embryo, the mass in my fallopian tube, I'm not sure if that also means the blood clots and things they saw too

Haha ok sorry I'm spamming you!

@Billyv it's nice to speak with someone who understands so thank you so much for replying

they've not been able to locate this so I'm hoping it's so small it'll work quickly! Had a bit of spotting this morning so hoping that's a good sign 🤞🏻