Etopic pregnancy!? Anyone pls!

[Kelx44]

Has anyone had an etopic pregnancy? When did you know and what were your symptoms?! Not sure if I'm miscarrying or have an etopic but the right pain side is awful but it comes and goes! I'm only 4 weeks if that and I had a chemical 3 months ago. I have some brown spotting very light and belly cramps. Sometimes it's where my tail bone is! Anyone have this?

 

[Overwhelmed]

You should really call the doctor. It could be nothing but it is better safe than sorry.

 

[pbl_ge]

I had one and you should call immediately. Like now.

Hope all is well!

 

[Kelx44]

I did go in they said cervix closed and my hcg numbers are 365 at 4 weeks exact. I dunno if that's good or not. Nothing they can do now cause they can't see anything this early

 

[Overwhelmed]

They should test your numbers again in 72 hours. If it is a viable pregnancy they will just about double. Then test again 72 hours after that. With etopic they are all over the place. Mine doubled ( thought we were good), then dropped ( thought we were going to mc again), then went up about 25%. This is when they ruled it etopic ( we were about 4 weeks). I hope everything is good with you. Hopefully it was just a normal bleed.

 

[Kelx44]

Ya I'm testing my levels Wednesday so I hope they double!!

 

[Overwhelmed]

Me too.

 

[Briss]

apart from the blood test, I think at this stage they should be able to see the sack in your uterus on the scan to rule out ectopic. make sure they checked it properly and repeated the scan a couple of times to double check if it's not there cos unfortunately they do get it wrong half the time.

 

[melfy77]

I also had side pains with both DD and this one and everything was normal. 365 at 4 weeks is a great number!!! It's best to wait until 5+ weeks for a scan to make sure that you get the sac and the yolk sac so it's not confused with what they call a pseudo sac.

 

[Kelx44]

Ya next week would be a better time too get better results too see! I'm sure if it is ectopic I would be in extreme pain then is go to the ER

 

[Overwhelmed]

If the docs were super concerned they would send you to the hospital. I wasn't in any pain with mine but having weird bleeding and nothing on u/s (it was only 4 weeks though). They sent me to the hospital for a high powered u/s. I am not sure if it was ruled etopic or tropoplatic something, either way they treated it as etopic.

 

[GreyGirl]

I had an ectopic. Extreme pain on the one side, like a nerve type pain. Excruciating and had to go via ambulance to hospital. They sent me home twice while waiting almost a week to give me an 'emergency' scan. By which time my tube had almost burst and I had to have emergency surgery. The pain came and went for a few days, then was constant until they gave me morphine.
I'm not trying to worry you, just saying it's not always picked up. I had no hcg taken and only a scan confirmed it.
I hope you have a better result

 

[Kelx44]

Ohhhh geez that doesn't sound good and painful! I have right pain but it comes and goes and it's not excruciating. Got my blood drawn and its 1700 today! 3 days ago it was only 345. So I dunno if that says its not ectopic! Not too sure until next week ultrasound.

 

[melfy77]

I really don't think it's ectopic, those are GREAT numbers IMO you have a sticky one in there With a chemical or ectopic they wouldn't raise so quickly.

 

[Kelx44]

Really? Well that's very reassuring! I hope the uncomfortable pain goes away. I have this weird pressure where my bum is lol

 

[saveme]

Those numbers are good I never had numbers that did that... I've had 2 ectopics but then again I've heard of women where there numbers where looking great and there u/s didn't match. There are other signs of ectopic such as dizziness,fainting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, of course nagging pain on one side. The pain doesn't have to be excruciating either my first ectopic was but this last one it was just a constant nagging pain after a couple of weeks of finding out I was preggo.
Sorry don't wanna put a dimmer on your great news just want you to be safe. I really hope all is well and wishing you the best of luck. Keep us updated...

 

[Kelx44]

Oh I hear ya! I'm trying not too get too excited until my ultrasound next week too see where it is! I hope it's in the right spot!!!!!

 

[Overwhelmed]

They should take your numbers too. My numbers went up and down for a week- ectopics can do that. Like everyone else, I don't want to get you down but just stay cautious and hood luck.

 

[hopefulfor1st]

I was worried with my son I was having an ectopic at 4 weeks and when I rang my doc he said an ectopic wouldn't be big enough to put pressure on tubes and cause pain until closer to 6 weeks.

 

[Kelx44]

Ya I heard that too, And it started at 3 weeks 6 days...lol...baby is the size of dust lol...I should be fine...Positive thinking always helps!...Could be a cyst or pinched nerve or just one of the joys of pregnancy!! lol