/r/EctopicSupportGroup

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A subreddit designed to support parents who are currently experiencing an ectopic pregnancy, and provide support for those who've experienced one in the past.

If you're currently facing an ectopic pregnancy, first of all, I'm very sorry for your loss. Please feel free to post your questions, vents, and rants here, in a safe place. Judgement free zone. We also welcome those who have experienced an ectopic pregnancy in the past, to provide support, information about trying to conceive after an ectopic pregnancy, and just general commiseration with the shitty situation that we've experienced. Open to people facing ectopic pregnancies themselves, as well as those whose partners are or have faced them.

We are a pro-choice subreddit. We also support people framing their own traumatic experiences in the ways they choose. No shaming for abortion/termination, regardless of the reason given. Termination of ectopic pregnancies SAVES LIVES.

We respect all genders and recognize that while you must have a uterus to be pregnant, that experience is not reserved strictly for people who live as women. Absolutely no shaming of any kind is tolerated with regards to this topic.

/r/EctopicSupportGroup

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High HCG on methotrexate

Hi, Has anyone had success with methotrexate with a higher Beta-HCG ? Backstory Pregnancies 10 Miscarriages 7 Ectopic 2(currently going through 2nd) Stillborn after 23 weeks

In 2023 had an ovarian ectopic that was found at 9 weeks when it ruptured; resulted in unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.

Fast forward to a few weeks ago tested positive at 4 weeks. OB monitored HCG levels very closely as she usually does given my history and they were doing great and progesterone looked good but she still wanted an early US at 6 weeks.

Upon US found that it was a heteroectopic which explained the higher level HCG. My OB had been on call the night before so she wasn’t available to discuss options.

Another provider ordered the injection as is their protocol if there isn’t any pain or bleeding plus this would conserve the tube. Unfortunately levels went up between days 4-7 from 16000 to 18000.

My provider and I spoke (multiple times) and discussed options because of the size upon US she wasn’t pressuring me into emergency surgery and said we can try a second injection before making any decisions unless I start to be sympathetic.

I’m not hopefully that it will decrease by 15% (I redraw labs on Monday, a week after second injection) Literature suggests MXT works best with levels <5000 but I’m curious if anyone has had success with it being higher? At least 10,000

Sorry for the long post just looking for someone who has a similar experience.

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2025/01/31
21:39 UTC

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Period after methotrexate

Once your hcg was at 0 how long did it take for you to get your period?

Im still spotting 2 days after hitting 0 but I'm terrified that I won't get my period again. What if the MTX shot causes me not to get periods anymore? Is that a common side effect?

0 Comments
2025/01/31
21:32 UTC

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Caught early on

Hi everyone. I'm new here. I found out I was pregnant a few weeks ago and learned today that it's ectopic. Doctors had suspicions on Weds after ultrasound, and now my hCg levels dropped from 233 to 208 in two days. We have been mourning together and loving in our 2 year old even more. This sucks.

Does anyone have experience with it "resolving" itself? When can we try to conceive again? When will I get my cycle back?

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2025/01/31
21:19 UTC

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Ultrasound question

Yesterday I had a laparoscopic salpingectomy for a ruptured ectopic pregnancy.

35 years old, previous laparoscopic excision of endometriosis (stage 2). My husband and I pursued fertility treatments for over a year, including HSG, 3 IUIs, and egg retrieval leading to 2 viable embryos. We were about to do IVF and then by a miracle became naturally pregnant that same month.

This week I was just over six weeks pregnant and anticipating my first ultrasound Wednesday afternoon.

TUESDAY *AM I start spotting *PM I have severe lower abdomen pain at work but my doctor just orders and HCG test and tells me to go to the scheduled Wednesday PM ultrasound

WEDNESDAY *HCG comes back at 3,000 *Ultrasound tech does internal and external ultrasound (most painful ones I’ve ever had… and I’ve had a lot) *Doctor says my cervix is closed and there is a small gestational sac in my uterus but it’s too early to say what’s going on so he schedules me for another ultrasound next Friday. *My pain worsens that night to the point where I consider going to the ER. It was comparable to the worst endo pain I’ve experienced. I called the on call doctor at the practice and she told me to just take Ibuprofen and go for another ultrasound in the morning.

THURSDAY *Wake up still bleeding and in pain and head to ultrasound at the hospital. *Ultrasound tech does thorough work externally and internally. *Several doctors enter the room and explain that my right tube has ruptured and that there is blood in my abdomen. I will need emergency surgery. *I am so confused at this point so I ask about the sac in my uterus. They said it is likely blood the doctor’s office mistook for a gestational sac. *I sign the paperwork and get rushed in stat. Surgery goes well and doctor explains they removed the blood from my abdomen as well as my right fallopian tube. They want to see me for a follow-up in 2 weeks. *I am preparing to be discharged and I get a call from my doctor’s office in the hospital room. He immediately says “well, that was a 1 in 15,000 chance.” Stated that I had a heterotopic pregnancy with one pregnancy in the uterus and one in the tube. I am just coming off anesthesia and am so confused, traumatized, and ready to go home so I don’t push further, though I should have.

FRIDAY (today) No doctor has called to follow up on how I am doing. I got a call from the office to schedule a two week appointment. I need to know if I am insane for wanting more clarification about why my doctors are still disagreeing about the ultrasound. Is it really that easy to mistake blood for a gestational sac in the uterus? Should my ectopic pregnancy have been caught on my initial ultrasound and could that have prevented rupture?

Any advice is so appreciated. Thank you.

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2025/01/31
21:18 UTC

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Need a Second Dose... Advice Pls

I just found out my levels are not dropping like they should be. I had my first round of methotrexate last Friday 1/24. My levels started at 2000hcg. I am now a week post injection and only dropped to 1500hcg.

I was informed I'll need to come in for my second round on Monday.

Just curious on if anyone else has experienced this, and what my odds are that I may end up having to have my tube removed?

3 Comments
2025/01/31
18:02 UTC

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period after ectopic surgery?

I was misdiagnosed with a miscarriage and found out last minute it was an ectopic when I started internally bleeding. It has been a scary moment in my life to race against the clock. It's been three weeks since I had ectopic surgery to remove my right tube. The bleeding after surgery stopped within two days so I was thankful. However I am bleeding again three weeks later and it may just now be my period, but obviously nervous because the cramping in my uterus and the sight of blood in general.

How has everyone's periods been after surgery?

Just to note: After wearing the menstrual cup for the past couple years, I don't normally get period cramps or symptoms. So I am unsure of what period pain is like.

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2025/01/31
17:27 UTC

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very low and slowly increasing hCG

Hi, I'll be seeing my doctor next week but I'm too anxious so seeking for advice or insights. 4w 6d - hCG 175 PG 35.4 6w 0d - hCG 210 PG 5.39 6w 2d - hCG 290 PG 9.35

My hCG is very low, very slowly increasing, not doubling. Progesterone has been fluctuating. I had light pink bleeding at 5w 5d but it stopped. No symptoms at all. I feel like this is not going as it's supposed to be and am trying really hard to prepare myself for the next appointment. What could these results mean and what I should be prepared for?

2 Comments
2025/01/31
17:20 UTC

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Am i being gaslight by the doc

I’m 5w 4d now

My symptoms are:

  • started with Abdominal pain
  • then Cramps but not too bad (enough that it made me think i had my period)
  • tested on day2 of my missed period (Very faint hcg lines)
  • No normal pregnancy symptoms AT ALL
  • Pink discharge then Spotting (bright red) then bleeding (also bright red) then proper bleeding (that changes from bright red to dark red to dark brown red)
  • then stated getting One sided sharp pain
  • got a bit Dizzy today
  • and over the last 2 days SHARP general pelvic pain (almost like shattered glass rubbing on my internals

Above alll thiss

  • HCG levels were 88 at 5w1d and 151 at 5w3d
  • can’t be seen on ultrasound (might be too early they said)

So all on all screamsss ectopic

Yet every time i asked them whats the treatment what are we doing next - they tell me wait and see

When i ask why? They say because this might be a normal pregnancy with weird symptoms

I tell them i do not want it to rupture, i don’t want my hcg levels to shoot up only to have to bring them down, and above all we we’re going through abortion anyway - so give me a plan and they just refuse, i had to go back to the ER twice because the pain is getting worse (no rupture on the US yet as far as i know)

I am not a medical person but like genuinely what am i missing here? Is this normal? If everything says ectopic why do they still have to wait?

11 Comments
2025/01/31
17:19 UTC

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72 hours post surgery - questions

Hi all, I had a unilateral salpingectomy via diagnostic laparoscopy on tuesday evening. i have some questions, just hoping to get some insight from people who’ve gone through it as well and not a doctor medical answer! some extra information: i had gotten the mtx shot on the friday before and unfortunately ruptured anyways on day 4 of that. my right tube is the one that ruptured.

  • i am still spotting even after the surgery, and was told that its normal. how long did you have spotting for afterwards?

  • i was told that its okay to shower after 24 hours but i am so scared that it’ll hurt the incisions and ill cause an infection. how should i go about showering safely with incisions?

  • i know that everyone heals differently, but i read so many things about people being good to do chores and stuff by day three post surgery. i am still struggling to get up and sit down and adjust myself. is this okay, or should i be worried about it?

  • last thing, and this one might be dumb, but does your hcg drop down quickly after surgery? does mtx affect the decline post surgery?

thank you in advance, i hope everybody is feeling okay today 🤍

8 Comments
2025/01/31
15:55 UTC

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Feels so unfair

This just feels so unfair. I just need to vent.

My brother's fiance is being induced today. I can't be jealous of them, they spent 4 years trying and finally got lucky with IVF. I'm so excited to meet my nephew.

After 2 years of trying I had my first pregnancy, I've spent the last month in and out of hospital trying to work out my PUL. It was ectopic and I had my right tube removed 3 days ago.

I really wanted to share happy news with them because they've been so supportive in our journey so far, but the timing of all of this feels so cruel. I can't wait to meet my nephew, but it's going to be so painful knowing I lost their cousin :(

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2025/01/31
15:13 UTC

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Likely ectopic. Do I ever have a chance of being a mama?

I’m almost 35, this is my second pregnancy. First one ended in mc 10 years ago. I’ve been having some miscarriage symptoms with minimal pain over the last week, I’m in my 5th week of pregnancy. My Hcg levels are bouncing up and down. First it was 93, then 111, then 98, now I’m at 105. Obviously these are very low, nothing can be seen anywhere on my ultrasounds (nothing in my uterus or tubes, likely due to such low hcg), and pregnancy is not viable. Despite nothing on the ultrasound, my care team is leaning toward ectopic due to fluctuating hcg. I’m devastated of course, because of the diagnosis, the loss, and my age…obviously I’m on the older side and I just feel like I’ll never have my own baby. I got pregnant SO fast and we were thrilled. Now I’m just a ball of anxiety and despair. I have an appt with my OBGYN today and will possibly get methotrexate.

Has anyone here had a healthy pregnancy and baby after ectopic, especially at 35+ 😞

3 Comments
2025/01/31
14:40 UTC

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Feeling Alone

TLDR; my first pregnancy was ectopic and I’m feeling so lonely going through this MTX journey.

I found out I was pregnant on 12/22, my husband and I were shocked and scared and all the other emotions that go along with a pregnancy. Since it was the holidays, I wasn’t able to get a phone appointment for a week after I found out, I told them my “weird” period that happened, which was why I didn’t think I was pregnant. They told me I was 9weeks and everything would be fine. After my phone call I told them I’d been spotting super lightly and that it had turned brown. They got me in for an US for the following week. We found out pretty quickly at that point that it was ectopic. Anyone could see that the uterus was empty.

Our hearts broke. Seeing nothing on the screen was such a horrible feeling, even after just two weeks of thinking we were pregnant. I got my betas back at 9,400 and was told I was still a candidate for MTX so I went for it.

My numbers have gone down substantially each week but I just feel so lonely through all of this. My husband is overly supportive, but I feel like as time goes on people don’t care. Don’t realize the emotional burden I’m carrying having lost this pregnancy.

I’m only 4 weeks post MTX and down to 104 HCG, but I’m exhausted. I’m so tired of feeling like this, no one understands and I’m just so over it. I have had the weirdest responses from “friends” I’ve told about the ectopic. Someone said “it can’t be that bad, you only knew you were pregnant for two weeks” and I even had someone tell me “you’re not over this yet?!” Which was so upsetting.

This post is really just for me to vent this out so I appreciate anyone who has read this far. Sending all my love to my fellow women who are going through this. I’m here with you ❤️.

6 Comments
2025/01/31
05:40 UTC

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Ectopic pregnancy at 10 weeks

Hello everyone, I’m terrified… my husband and I have been trying for a year. Two miscarriages and now an ectopic pregnancy. I was put on methotrexate two doses but my level only went down 10%. My levels are 14,000 and haven’t ruptured and the sac is 3.2 centimeters. I feel like I have a ticking time bomb in me… my doctor informed me I will have to proceed with the larascopy.. I’m hoping it’s ASAP. I’ve never had surgery before and I’m absolutely terrified… any advice? I feel like I haven’t even excepted the fact I will not have a baby anytime soon. I feel like when I recover from this I’m going to be really bummed out…

Also for clarification I found out later because I had an appointment with a place that recently dropped my health insurance and they made me cancel my appointment and the soonest I was able to get in at the new place wasn’t till I was 11 weeks. I was frustrated with this situation so I went to the emergency room to see if everything was going okay. Thankfully it was discovered when it was. I’ve felt defeated this whole experience from the start. I had a gut feeling something wasn’t right.

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2025/01/31
04:03 UTC

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Possible Ectopic? Worried

Hi all,

I found out I was pregnant just after my missed period at 14 dpo (1/22) . Faint line on FRER & positive clear blue digital. The lines were progressively getting darker every day until they stalled about 20-21 dpo. I had betas done by my PCP on 1/27 & 1/29. My first beta was low for 5w2d at 137.

At 12:30 PM on 1/29 I started having some light brown spotting. This turned into full wipes of dark brown blood. It would not go on my underwear or a pad, but was noticeable when I would wipe. I called my OB office and they scheduled me as a high priority appointment for the next day. This morning I wiped and the blood was more red but overall staying dark brown & starting to be noticeable on a pad. I went to the appointment and they did a transvaginal ultrasound. There was no gestational sac in the uterus.

They could not confirm ectopic but the report stated: Transvaginal: Pregnancy is not visualized. Possible Lt Ectopic pregnancy. LMP 12/21/24= 5w5d. Retroverted Uterus ** ml with 2 Fibroids: F1) encroaching endometrium vs Submucosal 1.8 x 1.1 x 1.9 cm F2) posterior Subserosal 2.7 x 1.7 x 2.2 cm. Endometrium measures 15.4 mm including Fibroid. Lt adnexa: complex mass with blood flow= 2.2 x 2.1 x 1.1 cm-mass contains cyst= 1.1 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm. Rt ovary: 1 simple cyst= 1.6 x 1.0 x 1.6 cm. Bilateral ovaries appear Polycystic. Moderate free fluid Lt adnexa contains low level echoes.

My second beta just posted and it did not double or go down. It is 176. I am not having intense cramping or abdominal pain but continuing to have brown bleeding with intermittent red bleeding.

Does anyone have experience with this? Is it definitely ectopic or could it be chemical? I’m not sure what to do because they only told me when to go to the ER. I don’t want to have a tube rupture & I also don’t want to take the chemo shot.

Any advice? I have horrible anxiety. This is my first ever pregnancy and I am devastated.

Thank you

2 Comments
2025/01/31
02:13 UTC

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Possibly 3rd loss/2nd EP. Feeling so lonely/anxious

I had a missed miscarriage in Sept 2023, and an ectopic pregnancy in Jan 2024 & lost 1 fallopian tube. Now, I'm currently pregnant with a suspected ectopic pregnancy again.

I went to the ER because of severe pelvic pain in my remaining fallopian tube and spotting. The initial ultrasound only determined a mass with free liquid but not the location. They couldn't tell if it was a cyst or a placenta. The Dr said I could take the medicine to terminate the pregnancy now but that she only brought it up as an option because of my history, not because this is something she would recommend to a regular patient. If I take the medicine now and it turns out that the baby is in the uterus, we would have to terminate later on because of birth defects. If this is an ectopic pregnancy and we don't catch it in time, I will lose my availability to ever have children naturally. I'm not interested in IVF.

So, currently, I'm waiting 48hrs to test HCG levels again & continue waiting until a 2nd ultrasound can tell us more. The wait is excruciating!!! The pelvic pain went away and the spotting decreased so idk if to get my hopes up or jst expect another loss & no living children after 10yrs of marriage.

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2025/01/30
23:12 UTC

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How long did it take for your beta to go down with MTX? Need inspo stories!

I am in complete shock that this has happened to me. Received MTX 2 days ago (my beta went from 94 to 76 to 190). So my starting beta is 190 before I got it. I am wondering how long this takes to “kick in” and how long it took for you all to get done to <5.

19 Comments
2025/01/30
21:58 UTC

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Recovery post surgery - is this normal?

Hi all,

I’m 4 weeks post-op and wondering if what I’m experiencing is normal or if I should be concerned. Would be great to hear from others who’ve gone through this! Background and symptoms are below.

Thank you 💛

Background

  1. Surgery for ectopic pregnancy 4 weeks ago: open laparotomy, tubes were not removed but some electrocoagulation was done on my right tube.
  2. Hydrosalpinx: 2.5 weeks post surgery / 1.5 weeks ago doctor indicated I’ve developed a hydrosalpinx on right tube, with sign of some swelling next to the tube, which may be temporary and causing the hydrosalpinx. She hopes it will resolve once swelling goes down.
  3. If relevant context, I know I ovulated a few days ago and so expect my period in 1.5 weeks

Symptoms

  1. Pressure on lower left abdomen. Worsens over day and turns to pangs in evening. Confusing that it’s on the left side as it is right tube that is impacted
  2. Bloating/distention: has gradually decreased post surgery and now is very mild during the morning but worsens during day.

For the pressure, I’m really confused as to why it’s on the opposite side. I also worry that it’s the hydrosalpinx that’s causing this and so if I’m feeling it, it means it’s not resolving. (Although I’ve had this since surgery / before the hydrosalpinx so that theory doesn’t fully make sense)

For the distension, I know some amount is normal, but I’ve read online that it worsening over the course of the day might be the sign of a digestive issue or obstruction. So no worries I’ve gotten some other complication from this surgery. Again, this theory doesn’t fully make sense either as my bowel movements are normal.

3 Comments
2025/01/30
18:49 UTC

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Cervical ectopic: when can you TTC again?

I had a d&c for a cervical ectopic pregnancy in December. The doctor and my midwife had never seen this before. The doctor told me to wait 2 cycles or 3 months before TTC again.

That said, given their lack of experience with this type of ectopic pregnancy, I'm curious how long everyone else was told to wait?

Cross-posted.

7 Comments
2025/01/30
18:01 UTC

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Been a few weeks since ectopic surgery

Hi there, now my pain and everything's wore down, I feel honestly depressed, my moods are so up and down and find it hard to regulate, is anyone else been like this, it didn't hit me when it all happened, just starting to hit more and more later. Really struggling:(

2 Comments
2025/01/30
16:29 UTC

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How bad would it be to get pregnant immediately after Salpingectomy????

Please don't judge bc I already feel like an idiot. I had my Salpingectomy via laparoscopy 2 weeks ago. I did NOT expect to be ovulating anytime soon, so my husband and I had sex last night, and didn't use any protection (bc I didn't expect to be ovulating) but today I just noticed EWCM and I'm having some "twinges" on one side where my ovary is. Obviously this could mean nothing and could be my hormones leveling out but now I'm spiraling and terrified I might ovulate in the next few days and I don't even know how bad it would be to get pregnant immediately following my surgery. Has this happened to anyone? How likely is it that I'm actually about to ovulate this soon? My HCG hit zero like 3 days ago.

15 Comments
2025/01/30
15:12 UTC

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What to Expect?

My wife is currently pregnant with Baby 3. Baby 1 was a third trimester stillbirth in 2017. Baby 2 was a successful pregnancy (though touch and go) in 2018. Wife is very high risk due to clotting disorder.

We found out we are pregnant on 1/10/25- not really sure of dpo due to heavily irregular cycles. Confirmed pregnancy at OB few days later.

Went to ER on 1/20 with flu, but no spotting, bleeding or cramping. We thought we were about 8 weeks at that point. ER doc did an ultrasound to check on baby. Could not find anything in the uterus other than thickened lining. ER did urine and blood tests. Both confirmed pregnancy. HCG was 450. ER doc assumed we were just much sooner than 8 weeks, and said to follow up with OB.

Followed up with OB on 1/23 after flu subsided. Blood work- HCG of 821- OB not concerned, but ordered follow up blood work on 1/27 to monitor. 1/27 HCG was 1027. Talked to OB on 1/29- he was concerned but not panicked. He did warn us that this could be ectopic or PUL and said to be prepared for that outcome. He figured 50/50 on viability at this point. We have an ultrasound scheduled for 1/31 (tomorrow), and he said we will find out alot more then. Will also do blood HCG levels again then.

Wife still has no bleeding, cramping, or pain, and still has regular pregnancy symptoms like morning sickness and sore breasts. Having been through a stillbirth, this is very hard on both of us emotionally (not that it wouldn't be otherwise).

So... what should we expect at the US tomorrow? Any specific questions to ask? Things to look out for? Really any suggestions, thoughts, etc would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all.

10 Comments
2025/01/30
14:40 UTC

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HCG looks like ectopic but not an ectopic?

Hello all! you were all so informative and supportive when I had my ectopic a few months ago. I then got pregnant again by surprise (my ovulation must have been off? I'm not really sure, I'm super regular but I don't know how I got pregnant since we did not do the deed all around ovulation week)

my HCG's are crazy though.... I'm just not sure whats going on since they witnessed a uterine gestational sac last week....
i know the outcome is not looking good but this is driving me nuts.

assumed non-viable pregnancy with the shitty results but why is it now increasing 45%? why is this happening? just MC already so I can move on :(

this false hope is agonizing.

1/15 - 168

1/17 - 510 great!

1/22 - 1,630 OK (gestational sac found on ultrasound in uterus)

1/24 - 1,736 shitty

1/27 - 1,875 shitty

1/29 - 2,541 (45% increase) 6w0d

**doctor wants ultrasound tomorrow just trying to gauge other's experiences**

5 Comments
2025/01/30
14:31 UTC

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Anyone have no reason for there ectopic???

Not a smoker,, no endometriosis, no drinking, not old, no under lying cause of it ?

25 Comments
2025/01/30
11:52 UTC

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First period past methotrexate shots?

I am done with my bleeding from the methotrexate shots as of 1/12/25. Now today 1/29/25 I’ve started lightly bleeding this evening. Is this going to be my normal periods like before? Before I’d bleed for 2/3 days and then be done. Not crazy heavy or anything not very crampy. Currently not cramping with no pms symptoms or anything. Just this light bleeding. Wondering if I now am going to go back to 2/3 days or if my periods will be all over the place now? I’m tracking all of this either way as I’ve tracked all of my bleeding for years now. Just trying to know what to look for going forward.

2 Comments
2025/01/30
03:50 UTC

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What level of spotting should I be worried about?

Currently being monitored for suspected ectopic. Currently officially diagnosed as PUL (pregnancy unknown location). Somewhere between 5/6 weeks. Discharged from hospital for outpatient observation. Last night I noted some very light brown spotting, only when I wiped/ not on my underwear or anything. This has continued today but very light and sporadic. Also getting some occasional light stabby pains on my right side but also not super painful, just noticeable…. I don’t want to go back to emergency if I’m overreacting, I keep thinking I want either the spotting or the pains to get ‘worthy’ of doing something…. I feel pretty calm and relaxed at the moment. I was last scanned 3 days ago and they couldn’t see anything anywhere so suspect this would be the case again if I go back into hospital. At what point do I draw a line with the spotting part?! Is any spotting a serious concern?!

9 Comments
2025/01/30
02:51 UTC

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Does anyone take preg tests post mtx to make sure they are getting lighter ?

I'm 21 days post mtx and mine get lighter then all of a sudden the following day will be really dark. Betas have dropped then plateaued then dropped a tiny bit but these damn test strips are starting to tell a different story.... anyone torture themselves the same way but end up having a positive outcome ?

11 Comments
2025/01/30
01:24 UTC

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5 days post-surgery

I had emergency surgery to remove my left tube 5 days ago and it is excruciatingly painful when I have to sit up, get out of bed, or walk too far. It’s also painful to breathe when my pain medication starts to wear off. I’m on 2mg of Dilauded every 4 hours as needed (I only take 3-4 pills per day) and have 600mg of ibuprofen as well (only taken a few times). I thought the pain would be gone by now. Ugh. When will this end?

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2025/01/30
01:02 UTC

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HCG levels post surgery - scared

Hi all. I had my right tube removed last week for suspected ectopic. (I cannot take MTX for medical reasons.)
Scarily, my hcg 4 days later has not dropped very far: day of surgery 790, 4 days later 488.
My fertility doctor, who was my referring doctor, says this shows the pregnancy was not located in the tube. The fertility surgeon disagrees, saying that it shows a drop, and to continue tracking. So now I am back in HCG limbo hell.
Please, can someone else who had surgery ONLY, not the shot, let me know if their initial hcg drop was also gradual? Everything I've read says the initial drop should be dramatic, and at least 50%. Thank you :(

4 Comments
2025/01/30
00:03 UTC

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Laparoscopy 3 weeks ago / Pregnant again?

So I had laparoscopic surgery to remove my ectopic pregnancy on January 6th. They took a portion of my right tube. I believe I ovulated yesterday (LH surge on Monday) and I had unprotected sex this past Sunday (I know, I should have waited). I am now experiencing lower back pain that is dull and achey and low abdominal pain on both sides. I have not had any pain prior to today. Has anyone gotten pregnant that soon after surgery?

1 Comment
2025/01/29
22:13 UTC

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Clear HSG after blocked chromopertubation?

Hi everyone, I had a ruptured ovarian/tubal ectopic pregnancy in September 2024 which resulted in the loss of L tube and ovary. During the surgery they performed a chromopertubation and I was informed my remaining tube was completely blocked, swollen, and did not look “normal”. I’ve since done consultations for IVF and my ER wasn’t totally convinced that my tube had hydrosalpinx after looking at a picture of my remaining tube. He ordered me an HSG and well… I went on Monday and I expected to be told that my remaining tube was blocked, I just wanted to know if it was hydrosalpinx. To my surprise they said everything looked great and the dye spilled right through. There wasn’t mention of any dilation. Has this happened to anyone before? I’m in disbelief and waiting for my follow up appointment on Friday to discuss next steps with my clinic. I’m confused but relieved for sure. But I’m terrified of having this ectopic experience again.

2 Comments
2025/01/29
20:04 UTC

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