Fac Sqad

[NoMercy]

Sqad, I'm driving myself sick with worry.

I'm near 3 weeks post procedure and I ovulated about a week ago (I felt it).

Now I'm experiencing intermittent sharp twinges in my left groin and I've had 2 episodes of left shoulder pain.

Also my hormones are killing me (and my poor OH)

If, God forbid, this were another ectopic, would I be feeling this pain early on?

Should I go to GP and get bloods for HCG and have then repeated 48 hours later?

And could a Doctor sanction a prophylactic dose of Methotrexate?

Please tell me this is just normal....

[Sqad]

LOL.....sorry I shouldn't laugh.....indded it was a smile as i read your post.

\\\\If, God forbid, this were another ectopic, would I be feeling this pain early on? \\\

At best NoM, if you had had intercourse, you could only be a few days pregnant, but, of course, if you hand'r had intercourse, you couldn't be pregnant..............no an ectopic at this stage is a non starter.

\\\\Should I go to GP and get bloods for HCG and have then repeated 48 hours later? \\\\

No I cannot see how they would help at this stage, for the reasons given above.

\\\\\And could a Doctor sanction a prophylactic dose of Methotrexate? \\\
A doctor could sanction anything, but it would have to be for the benefit of the patient with minimal or no side effects. This is a non starter.

//Please tell me this is just normal....//
This is just normal.

[bednobs]

I know i'm not sqad. just to say that i used to "feel" myself ovulating. When i was having gynea tests a few days after i "felt" myself ovulate, they could tell that i had done nothing of the sort :)

[Sqad]

Good point by the lovely "bednobs."
I did wonder whether the groin pains and shoulder pain were pains of Mittelshmertz........a little bleeding from the ruptured follicle after ovulation.

[NoMercy]

Bednobs, there are other ways to know you're ovulating, such as "egg white" discharge. Trust me, I ovulated!

Sqad, you've every right to laugh at me and I probably am being neurotic, but please hear me out.

At less than 3 weeks post procedure I could still have detectable levels of HCG in my body. If I conceived a week ago my body could start producing HCG again and so I could feasibly have higher levels of HCG than a woman would normally have at this early stage of pregnancy. In the last few days my sense of smell has gone into overdrive, I have pins and needles in my nipples, my "S" drive has gone through the roof and I nearly scalpled my OH yesterday after a perfectly innocent comment. These are all the things that alerted me to the fact I was pregnant last time. When you add in the left groin and left shoulder pain, surely I can be forgiven for thinking such thoughts.

Thanks for your reassurance, Sqad. You are usually right;)

Oh...and I may not be medically trained but I do know about the birds and the bees. I wouldn't have even considered a further pregnancy if there'd been no funny business... ;) x

[Sqad]

NoM...No! no! no! I was NOT laughing at you,I was smiling WITH you as on reading your post and knowing you "quite" well, a smile seemed sympathetic and appropriate.

[NoMercy]

No worries, but I understand I have an increased risk of falling pregnant again right after?

[Sqad]

NoM....this is the bottomline in a nutshell.
Prior studies have shown that over half of women who experience an ectopic pregnancy will have a healthy baby in the future either naturally or with the aid of assisted reproductive technology, although the risk of having another ectopic pregnancy is increased.

;-)

[NoMercy]

I already know that, Sqad, but we were hoping nothing would happen this soon as we are aware of the increased risk of a further ectopic at this early stage.

Thanks again.

[jourdain2]

I don't know if this will be of any help NoMercy, but I have had 'Horrible Hormones' all my life and during times of upset (such as you have just had - I had an early miscarriage and, later, very weird effects during the early menopause) I experienced all the symptoms you have detailed. So it could be racing hormones up and down the switchback - as your OH will testify!

Hard for you, I'm sorry, but you have to wait it out. Fingers crossed. :) Love, J2 xx