We’ve just started trying again after 3 months of folic acid. I had methotrexate which unfortunately didn’t work so I had to have surgery as well.
I lost my right tube but also had a large ovarian cyst removed at the same time.
I’ve had 4 periods since my surgery. 3 times I had no pain whereas last month I had quite a bit of pain in my right side.
My thoughts were that maybe it’s painful if the right side pops out an egg due to the scar tissue etc. But the left one is fine so that’s why I’m not getting pain other months as it’s coming out the left?
I’m wondering if others had pain on the ectopic side but not the other side?
Dear rcmitch,
With regards to ovulation pain, although you have two ovaries, ovulation does not necessarily alternate back and forth between them each cycle and you may even ovulate from the same side a few months in a row, which maybe why this is the first time you experienced pain if you ovulated from a different side.
It is normal to experience some pain after ectopic pregnancy as your body has been through a great ordeal. The pain could be due to adhesions or scar tissue which formed as part of your healing. It could also be due to heightened awareness because of your sad loss. You may also be feeling ovulation pain (many women including myself never felt ovulation pain before the ectopic pregnancy and experience these sensations after). I think it may be worth keeping a pain diary to record when you feel the pain (including when in your cycle), its intensity on a scale of 1-10 and if anything helps such as rest, a hot water bottle, paracetamol etc. I would suggest keeping these notes for about 4/6 weeks and then seeing your doctors with this information as it would help them determine how best to manage your symptoms.
Sending much love,
Karen x
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