Hi guys i'm the newby kindly introduced by tattifer! I'm not so quietly going mad today,for a change...not.My story, i'll try and be brief,was booked in for a loop op for abnormal smear, on morning of op,felt strange,boobs hurt etc,very pos pgt,utter shock,followed by joy.even tho was only 3wks from last period, and only a week from the only time we had....!anyhoww, week later light brown blood,had private scan, they said cud see sac, but too early for anythng else,light brown on wiping has cont'd.had 2 more scans 10 days ago,now sac and yolk,another scan this thursday,in the past week ive had severe constipation, and on 3 occasions with this i had bright red blood in the loo,then on wiping.no pain no clots,epu sed to wait for thursday.checking the gusset every 10seconds,boobs still hurt,have only very slight nausea,eat for england,trousers tight...but?????is it a blighted ovum?I can barely sleep through worry,I have 3 kids so am grateful,but this was a miracle of sorts, and feel so in the dark,does anyone understand this?also I'm 43 so it is a miracle that we didnt try for?sorry for doom and gloom, just feel so desperate?