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cant find fetus
by jenniferjenni, Jan 05, 2008 09:02PM
i was recently in surgery for an eptopic pregnancy, when i woke up doctor said he was at a loss for words he had never seen this before but was unable to find where the baby was. i have to get retested in a week via ultrasound to see if the fetus will present itself. my hcg levels are rising not doubling in 48 hrs but enough to leave me feeling comfortable.
since i came out of anesthetic i have had light bleeding and small clotting even though the doc never removed anything and the hcg levels are still rising... i am absolutley terrified is the anasthetic and surgery dangerous for it? and would like to know if anyone has been in the same situation and could tell me how it played out. there is no sack or baby visable at all. thank you
since i came out of anesthetic i have had light bleeding and small clotting even though the doc never removed anything and the hcg levels are still rising... i am absolutley terrified is the anasthetic and surgery dangerous for it? and would like to know if anyone has been in the same situation and could tell me how it played out. there is no sack or baby visable at all. thank you
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Well wishes.
It ended up being an abdominal pregnancy...very uncommon.
The followed my levels...same as you, I had on and off spotting. They eventually went in and did an exploratory lap (went in thru my belly buttin with a scope to look around) and that was how my OB found it.
I don't know what would have happened if he didn't find it, but when oher nurses and doctors read my chart now they always say...wow, you were really lucky he found that!
Hope it helps, and keep us updated.
surgery was for nothing but hopefully the outcome will be good.... thankyou everyone for your responses, hopefully this being positive up to this point will leave others with the same concerns with a good taste in their mouths :)