Expectant management

Main Board
1

Hi all,

Its great to have such a place so we can all share our experiences!

Last week i was diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy. My Hcg levels were at 413 ans have gone down to 385 only in 48 hours. I will have my 3rd blood test tomorrow. Im still shocked and I fear of falling into depression. This was our second child and we were looking forward even though wasnt planned. Now i am petrified it will happen again. All i can think about is when the time will come when We can try for a second. Never did i think such would happen to me ( naive I know). I havent been offered the injection, and have been told to decide between surgery and expectant management. We went for expectant management but I am not bleeding, no tummy pain, only back pain and feeling dizzy. I dont know how long i’ll be waiting for but its really stressing me out. Any ideas anyone? Its like living on edge because i dont know if my tube will rupture or not! I dont even know how long I should take off work!! Im falling into a huge mess and I want my life to be back to how it was :((

2

Mine was about that level 2. Successfully expectantly managed. My hcg went up and down. Due to 48hr blood tests in a nearby city, I took a month off work. Never had huge bleeding but passed a decidual cast. It can work. This is the time for Netflix and chill though as it’s bloody stressful X

3

Thank you so much! I am considering a month too now! I actually discharged something really big ( which was sent to the lab) but at the time I didn’t know what it was but now I am suspecting its a mass or desidual cast. How long after did you try for another baby ( if you did)?

4

I haven’t tried (had some gynae issues and the ectopic was possibly caused by contraception so I wasn’t trying to conceive). It’s taken me 9 months to recover fully as I had some cysts and pains after.

I think other people try straight away though. Gynae s I saw said to wait a couple of months to let any inflammation go down

5

Thanks so much! All the best and I hope it goes well for you!! We’ll see tomorrow whether HCG Goes down or up! X