Hi all,
It’s been now 3 months since the ectopic, im doing good, it’s getting easier to deal with and I’m not as emotional anymore.
Of course it’s never too far away from my mind and I always try and get on to this forum and have a look at people’s posts and recently I’ve seen so many cases where in which ladies have had another ectopic after their first. I am so scared of this, I’ve just turned 22. Myself and my partner were only trying a month and I fell pregnant so the good news is I’m fertile, but I lost my tube and now I’m totally reliant on my left tube.
When I was a child I had a lot of tummy issues due to being bullied in school and I’d get a lot of worry pains, however I then had my appendix removed but it wasn’t keyhole they actually cut me open and told my parents they had a look around to see if all was ok. I have convinced myself that they somehow knocked my fallopian tube then and that’s why I had the ectopic on my.right side and i am.positive about my left side but I am terrified.
Really what id like is some positive stories of pregnancies after first time ectopics. Thankyou 
Dear Lauren-x
The chances of a further ectopic after a first in UK is 10%. So that’s 90% chance of the embryo being in right place next time.
Personally, I had a successful pregnancy following my ectopic pregnancy and we hear from many women who have successful pregnancies following ectopic pregnancy. I completely understand how worrying this time is though.
You may not be aware but generally, when a person has only one fallopian tube and both ovaries, they are still able to get pregnant from an egg at the opposite ovary as an egg from one ovary can travel down the tube on the other side. The fallopian tubes are not attached to the ovaries and, at the point of ovulation, some very delicate structures called the fimbriae begin to move gently creating a slight vacuum to suck the egg toward the end of the tube it is nearest to (like lots of little fingers waving and drawing the egg towards it). So, if you have only one tube then there is only one set of receptors working and one set of fimbriae creating a vacuum and so the egg is much more likely to find its way to that tube, whichever ovary it is produced from. Conservative estimates suggest that an egg produced on the tubeless side manages to descend the remaining tube around 15 to 20% of the time.
While generally it is possible to conceive after an ectopic pregnancy, the amount of time it takes varies from couple to couple. Factors include age, general health, reproductive health and how often you have sex, among other things. It may be comforting to know that 65% of women are successfully pregnant within 18 months of experiencing an ectopic pregnancy and some studies suggest this rises to around 85% after two years.
Making the decision to begin trying to conceive is an emotional rollercoaster compounded by our sad loss. Again, you are not alone. We here emotional support whenever you need us. There is a specific TTC board you can look at too whenever feel ready.
Sending much love,
Karen x
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Hi there,
Just to let you know I had an ectopic pregnancy and my right tube removed. It was our first time trying to have a baby. We were Very shocked and confuesrd worried etc…
One cycle/month later I got pregnant and now have a beautiful healthy three month old girl 
However… I got pregnant again super fast this month (two months after giving birth) but unfortunately it has ended in a miscarriage… I hope… next week I have to go for more tests to make sure it is not another ectopic.
But i am proof that you can get pregnant extremely quickly after having tube removed!
Good luck