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[heidi1981]

hi all im very confused i had a ectopic pregnancy on the 14th of november resulting in my right tube being removed i had unprotected intercourse with my partner about a week after surgery .about two weeks after that i had pregnancy symptoms again sore boobs etc. so something told me to take a pregnancy test i did and it was positive 1-2 weeks conceived then took another one this friday and it still says positive 1-2 weeks had two hgc blood test one the first time i did my pregnancy test and one on friday just gone the doctor rang me and said the level were both the same so it didnt change she said it could just be that they are slowly decreasing after the ectopic.but i have to go back on tuesday for another blood test if they stay the same or rise i have to see the gyne team i am really scared dont know what to think can anyone help ?

[heidi1981]

thats great to hear my doctorat the hospital told me i could start again as soon as i felt well enough and he said there was no need for a follow up appointment so i guess most doctors are different i was back at work a week later i think my appendix being removed was the problem for the ectopic on the right side i do have a two year old little girl two so im greatfull for that i was really heartbroken to lose the baby in such a cruel way but im glad im still here  with her she keeps me going i aslo had a c section with her so that could of left scarring to  as they had to open my c section scar back up when they did key hole i was just lucky the tube didnt ruptured i was over 8 weeks old what hurt me the most the consultant decided to tell me there was a hearbeat on the scan he tells me this 5mins before taking me to my operation :( sorry for your loss to

[cminamyer]

I had an ectopic in 2008 and also lost my right tube.  They should have been monitoring your hcg levels to make sure they had gone down to 0 in the first place to make sure they didn't leave anything behind.  With them staying the same it look more to be left over from your previous ectopic, but time will tell.  

It's also advisable NOT to have sex for at least 6 weeks after they surgery.  DH and I did 5 weeks after the surgery and I got scolded by my dr.  You could cause yourself to get an infection or if you are pregnant you aren't completely healed by the time your uterus starts to change again and that can cause a lot of problems!  Try to be careful and give yourself time to heal.

I hope everything works out I'm sorry to hear of your previous ectopic, just wanted to let you know I have been able to get pregnant twice since that ectopic I have a beautiful 2 1/2 year old and am now 27 weeks pregnant.  We got pregnant with our 2 year old 3 months after my ectopic.  

[worriedbabe]

I wish i could have one lol. I've had four faint positive results at home and one negative urine test at hospital. I had the same situation with my last ectopic. The dr has told me to go to the early pregnancy unit on monday to try and get my levels checked. But i reckon they'll follow the same procedure, no blood tests till they confirm pregnancy via a urine test.

[heidi1981]

yeah im back on tuesday for another hgc test to see what they are at then

[worriedbabe]

Oh, they did check the levels...my bad. If the level stayed the same, i very much doubt it's ectopic. Levels would still rise, just slower. So sounds to me like this is hcg knocking about in your system. To be certain, i think you should have your levels checked again to see what they're doing now.

[worriedbabe]

Hi, i've had a previous ectopic too and can understand why you're scared. Thing is with these tests that supposedly say when you conceived is that they can be WAY out. For that reason, i have never used them. There could very well still be hcg in your system causing tests to show positive. What i don't get is why hasn't your dr done blood hcg level checks? Personally, i'd demand them! Going to hospital on monday for mine to be checked.