Ectopic pregnancy?

LesleyNicholas03

Last thursday I had to go to the ER because I was having excrucitating pain in one side.  The ER doctor said that my pain was caused by a ruptured cyst a yeast infection and a UTI, I was like WTF? He said that the pains could still be caused by an ectopic pregnancy and that I have to keep following up with my doctor frequently to rule that out.  At the time I was too early for them to see anything.  I am scared because I am still having excruciating pain (for those who have children already it feels like labor pain only constatly and just on one side).  But it has spread to where like 90% of my body aches.  The pain is so bad I have laid on the floor and cried.  The anxiety over it all doesn't help.  Anyway my first appointment is today and I will hopefully know more.  I just want this horrible phase to pass.  If I am going to have a an ectopic pregnancy I want to know so I can get on with my life.  I have all this pain on top of morning sickness and extreme fatigue.  UGH! Anyway sorry for complaining but has anybody else ever had an ectopic pregnancy?

mommy411

so sorry hoping for a great outcome!

IU_baby

I've never had one, but what is your OB saying?

LesleyNicholas03

IU_baby:

I've never had one, but what is your OB saying?

She doesn't know yet because I am so early along.  She will let me know as much as she can today.  I have only seen and ER doctor so far and talked to her on the phone.

ManiacMcGee

Is 5 weeks really too early to see something on the u/s?

When is your u/s scheduled?

LesleyNicholas03

ManiacMcGee:

Is 5 weeks really too early to see something on the u/s?

When is your u/s scheduled?

Yes 5 weeks is very early to see on ultrasound.  At the hospital my HCG was only 107 they said it needs to be 1800- 2000 to be able to see what they need.  I think there is a possibility that I am only 4 or 4 and a half weeks.  This pregnancy has been very wierd for me.  The doctor is going to see what she can determine today.  I will probably just cry.  I've done that for days from pain and anxiety.

brettemily

So sorry you are going through this! I have had three cysts and they always hurt on one side, but they were always surgically removed before they ruptured, but it does sound like it may be an ectopic to me. Keep us posted! Wishing you the best!

Chelseatharp

I am so sorry to hear what you are going through.

I recently went through an ectopic pregnancy (I had no idea I was even pregnant) and I understand how painful it can be. For me, I had some mild spotting and pain. It was so intense that I was getting hot and cold flashes and no position I could place myself in would help or make it feel better.

I was seeing a fertility doctor and she did a transvaginal u/s and that was the most painful thing I ever experienced. She confirmed it was in my fallopian tube and that I was too far along to use the medicine to release it so I was given no choice but to have surgery.

It all happened so quickly and for me, I was lucky that she caught it in time. The excruciating pain was caused from blood being released into my abdomin and after it was all said and done she confirmed the baby was almost 8 weeks.

Please know I am not trying to scare you.

Good luck today! I pray you do not have to go through this as I did and that it is one of the other options the ER doctor mentioned. If it is ectopic, use me as inspiration to know that it is possible to become pregnant again (I even had my right tube taken out). I am almost 10 weeks and my ectopic surgery was on June 5th.

Keep us updated.

(Sorry for any spelling errors- I cant use the spell check on my work computer.)

 

 

Chelseatharp

Also, my levels were very low and this is the one sign that is leading me to believe that it may be ectopic. I would assume if it was just a yeast infection it wouldnt affect those numbers that drastically.

As for a cyst rupturing (I have PCOS) and have had several that have done this and trust me- if it was that it would be a fairly short time period of pain compared to what an ectopic is unless there was a major complication from it.

circe811

I've not had an ectopic pregnancy but just wanted to say that I hope this resolves well for you. It seems like there is a lot going on with your body right now between the infections and the ruptured cyst. Is the doctor doing betas for you every few days?

mrsminkles

I hope that everything is ok for you. I went through a similar thing when I first found out I was pregnant. I was having cramping and pain on one side. It wasn't excruciating like what you said, but it was enough to worry me. I went in for an u/s and they couldn't rule out an ectopic pregnancy. The dr that called suggested I go immediately to the ER. I didn't get the message until the following morning and thankfully felt better at that point. When I went to see the Dr. they suggested waiting a week, doing another u/s and monitoring hcg levels. It was a really long week waiting but they really can't see anything clearly that early to definitely know. Betas tell alot. I would just think if you are only 4 or 5 weeks, the pain wouldn't be that bad yet, usually pain like that with an ectopic occurs closer to 6 or 7 weeks, so I'm praying its something else and that you are ok. good luck, I'm thinking of you. Its so hard going through these scares!