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Possibly pregnant even with a tubal ligation 10yrs ago?

Hi,

This may take awhile to explain so bear with me please.I have two healthy children 13yrs/10yrs old.I have also had a quite a few miscarriages over the years(7).I had a tubal ligation almost 10yrs ago when my son was about 6 months old.I have no idea if they clipped or burned them.

I have been celibate for 6 years now and on the 16th and 25th of February and again on March 29th I had sex unprotected due to believing that all tubals were a sure bet especially after nearly 10years!! lol

I have regular periods aprox. 30 days apart. I had one on the 8th or Feb. about the 10th of March I noticed that I had not started yet and was a bit concerned only because I had some cramping for a week up till then that were sooo mild,but normally I only cramp the day I start no matter what and then they stop.Never before my period.
I also had this feeling of fullness under my bladder area that made me instantly think pregnant and then I laughed it off due to my tubal ligation and went about my day.
On the 12th I felt cramping get a bit worse and then I spotted some and then it stopped.I had some really bad kidney pain(I have chronic kidney stones) and I ended up in the hospital and when I got there they asked if I could possibly be pregnant and I said I dont think so,but since I had sex they insisted on a blood test and they said it was negative( HCG was at a 4) then they did a U/S and said no sac or baby so I felt it was ok and took care of my stones.

About two days later I started to bleed with some clots,but it only lasted 2 days and went away.I decided that had to be my period and it was just very late and very short possibly due to my kidneys being bad.
I then started to notice that I was having constant nightmares that were every night so bad I would wake crying and I have only had this happen with each pregnancy(normally I don't have dreams let alone nightmares)..funny enough it was how I knew I was pregnant with my son.I started to wonder again,but didn't want to put too much thought into it.

Then about three days ago I noticed that I can no longer wear any of my pants due to my belly protruding some.I feel"full"..I though maybe impending period bloating,but I don't normally get bloated and it is two weeks away aprox. I decided to take a home PT just to get it out of my mind.I took two and both were negative.So I am a bit confused because everything in me is screaming that I know this feeling better than I can say due to being pregnant 9 times over the years!!
Oh and there is also the weird nausea where I feel sick out of the blue and then it just fades away.If I eat something before I get too hungry then I noticed it's not so bad.

I'm so confused and I know that no one can diagnose me through the internet lol,but I'm hoping for anyone who may have any words of kindness and possibly may have gone though this somehow?

I almost forgot I also feel like I'm having braxton hicks contractions..Yes I know they are normally late in pregnancy,but that is the only way I can describe this feeling.It's only low down in my uterus area and slightly above my pubic bone.I have been having them off and on for two days very noticeable.Not painful at all just a tightening feeling and hardening.
Wow I probably sound crazy lol.I just can't get back into the Dr.s for awhile and hope when I finally do they don't think I'm crazy also after getting a negative test and an U/S with no show.I read(a few places on the net) that sometimes if it's before 5weeks I believe that even the sac may not be easily seen and I would be about 4-5 weeks when I went in to the hosp.on the 12th.Is that true that you know of or is that just a myth?

Last thing I really hope that anyone who does comment understands that I am not looking for anyone to confirm or deny pregnancy.I just am super emotional and can't stop crying now and I sorta need someone to help me through whatever is going on since I have no real life friends I can talk to about this :( I feel alone,confused and a tad scared.
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did you find out if you were pregnant or not?
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Hello,
Tubal ligation is not 100%fullproof for prevention of pregnancy and sometimes pregnancy may occur which may be ectopic in nature. But serum HCG and ultrasound are quite diagnostic of pregnancy and if they are negative then it is unlikely that you are pregnant.

However to confirm the status of pregnancy get a repeat ultrasaound done as early pregnancy ultrasound may miss it.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.






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