Hi girls, so I thought I would give you the update. I seem to still be bleeding. Weird thing is I bleed once a day. Once I wipe and clean it up it stops, but it happens once a day. Very confused about this?? the blood is never enough to be suspected as a M/C.
I went to see the specialist yesterday, I had a HCG test on the 22nd and it was 178, I had a blood test on the 27th and it was 715.
The specialist said that he wants to wait until Monday the 2nd so I can have another U/S and blood work as he is not convinced that the mass is the baby in the tube (eptopic). That it could be a cyst or a number of other things. He has said the likeness of it being eptopic or a complication is quite high but not to rule out that everything may be ok.
He also said that until your HCG levels are over 1500 it is not likely to see anything on the U/S, so hopefully by monday my levels continue to go up (this will be the indication that there is an issue or not)
Im still having pain and the bleeding so I am still very worried.
I also asked him if I am taking any risks by waiting until monday and he said that if the baby is in the tube there will be damage anyway. He also said that if I feel extreme pain to go straight to hospital.
Any insight on this? I would love to hear what you girls think?
That sounds pretty okay to me... I know the waiting is difficult. Is the pain constant? Is it severe? Is it worse when your bladder is full? The rise in hcg is a really good thing. Now I am afraid it is the waiting game... All my love and lots of hugs my love...
Yeah I know, the waiting i killing me. The pain is a constant slight ache. Im not sure if Im just more aware of it now because I know there may be an issue. It hurts when I have to go to the toilet (sorry!)
But the doctor said that could be because of a cyst. Dont really notice if it more painful with a full bladder. What do you think of my HCG levels so far? Are they really low?
Here is a summary
13 DPO - inconclusive 17/10/08 (hadnt even missed my period yet)
18 DPO - 178 22/10/08
23 DPO - 715 27/10/08
They are lowish - but again it's a waiting game - I am sorry... some levels like that grow into chubby bubbies and some don't. YOu are in hideous limbo and all we can all do for you is sit here with you and wait,,,
Thanks so much, I have to wait until Monday before I will find out anything. Its killing me. I would just rather no and be able to deal with the outcome. I just pray that on Monday the U/S shows something in the Uterus and the mass on/in my tube is a cyst
Hi Alana
Sorry to read of your problems, I had very similar issues when i was 5 weeks pregnant with my bub. i had string pain in my right side for two days so i went to the emergency room and they did blood test to check my levels and sent me for an ultra sound the next day. They couldn't see anything from outside so they did an internal one, did they do that for you? on the internal one they could see a tiny gestational sac but no heartbeat this is apparantly normal and a mass in my right ovary (where i had pain) they told me to go back in two weeks for another scan and wait and see. I had another external ultrasound at 7 weeks and could see a little jellybean but not heartbeat so they had to an internal scan again they could see the heart beat then. I still had the cyst/mass in my ovary and some free fluid around my uterus. Two days after my scan i had some bleeding (brownish in colour) my dr said i probably ovulated from right side and there was some left behind, there was a name but i forget it and the bleed was my body getting rid of it. I had pain on and off the whole way through my pregnancy but delivered a healthy baby boy in April this year.
I understand how scary waiting is especially waiting for blood test results, i've got my fingers crossed for you hope it all turns out okay.
Kim
so sorry alana i didn't see the second page of posts when i started writing my reply i have only joined today i feel awful for writing my first reply, hope u are okay thinking of you
Last edited by KimmyF; November 7th, 2008 at 03:16 PM.
I had an ectopic 10 yrs ago after taking the morning after pill (stupid me). I must have been only 5-6 wks along max when I found it began to get painful to stand up straight. I had barely any bleeding and a sense of lower abdominal heaviness and pain - I was actually haemorraging into my abdominal cavity by that stage. Next, the classic (excruciating!) referred shoulder pain set in and I was taken to emergency. The pain just spread after that.
I was in surgery the next day where they sucked out the blood and hunted for the foetus. They believe it aborted itself from the tube. I spent a week in hospital with 110 stitches in my gut.
I suppose these things may vary for everyone, but there's no way an ectopic creeps up on you. It comes fast and hard.
I had an ectopic in Dec 05. I was 9wks before it was detected. I was gutted and it took me a very long time to recover emotionally. Take care of yourself and know that we are here if you need to vent or ask questions or just chat.
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Is the pain constant? Is it severe? Is it worse when your bladder is full? The rise in hcg is a really good thing. Now I am afraid it is the waiting game... All my love and lots of hugs my love... 
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