After 2 trips to A&E , 2 trips to the Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit, 3 weeks of pain, 10 days of waiting, 4 internal scans, and countless blood tests an ectopic pregnancy in my left fallopian tube was confirmed. With a lot of blood in my abdomen, I was taken to emergency surgery within a few hours of the scan that confirmed it.
I was told that the procedure would take 30-60 minutes. However, it ended up lasting over 2.5 hours. A specialist consultant had to be called in from home due to what they found in surgery.
I had lots of blood in my abdomen and my left fallopian tube was filled with clots as well as the pregnancy. My ovaries had adhered to the walls of my uterus and needed to be unstuck. Additionally they saw that my right fallopian tube was scarred and swollen. I was told that the surgeons considered removing my right tube too but decided to leave it.
I was told post surgery that the scarring on my right tube was likely due to a prior infection. Additionally that conceiving in the future will probably be hard and would come with significant risk of another ectopic pregnancy (due to having had one already and then having scarring in addition to this).
This all happened just a few days ago and so I am still processing everything and I’m not sure how I feel about a lot of what happened. I know I feel a deep sadness for the loss of my baby. I know also I am confused about what I have been told about my chances of conceiving again.
Firstly, I can’t recall having an infection - how did my remaining fallopian tube get scarred? Secondly, how hard will it be for us to conceive again? And, if we do conceive, how likely is it to be an ectopic pregnancy? Does ‘likely’ mean a 90% chance or does it mean 10%?
Has anyone had a similar experience or diagnosis? Anyone able to offer me more than the doctors have?