Hi there thankyou for the add. Last week I was told I may have a possible scar ectopic. I haven’t stopped bleeding for 18 days. They want to wait for it to grow a bit to see if it is a true scar ectopic. I’m wondering if anyone has been told this to then go on and be told it isn’t and they can carry on with the pregnancy?
Also are there anyways I can view other people ultrasounds against my own? It’s so scary and I feel stuck in limbo.
Dear Jasminehollylee,
I am so sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and loss,
The treatment of caesarean scar pregnancies is potentially difficult so management has to be individualised on a ‘case by case’ basis. Despite appearing to increase in incidence, they are still relatively uncommon and so some hospital see very few of them. Accordingly, there are moves to focus care in these cases to regional units with experience of these problems both to optimise care and to collate information to make sure there is a better evidence base to inform treatment decisions in the future.
While I do not want to unnecessarily scare you, if you wait for nature to take its course there is the risk that the embryo may continue to develop and cause rupture.may lead to heavy bleeding and be a risk to your wellbeing or even life threatening. It is impossible for me to say how long the embryo can stay inside you, as I am not medically trained and I do not have enough information on how big the embryo is but it is important to stay in close contact with your doctors and be near a hospital at all times in case you do need urgent treatment.
I would advise to seek urgent medical advice if you have any worsening bleeding, abdominal pain, shoulder tip pain or feel dizzy and unwell.
I am sending positive thoughts that your next scan shows a change in your babies location.
Much love,
Karen x
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