Did we sway for a girl without knowing?

[atomic sagebrush]

That is terrifying!!! Thank goodness you're all right!!! That has actually happened to more than one person I personally know - they had a scan and were told their tubes were clear but still had an ectopic.

[hbcd123]

i think if a doc suspects an ectopic espcially when hcg levels are on the high side or incresing daily like mine were, they should perform a laparoscapy i think its called where they go inside your belly button with a camera and take a proper look!! im very thankfull to be here!

[elle82]

That is terrifying!!! Thank goodness you're all right!!! That has actually happened to more than one person I personally know - they had a scan and were told their tubes were clear but still had an ectopic.

Happened to me!! Well, I went in to the hospital as had some bleeding early in pregnancy, they did an ultrasound and when they seen a baby in my womb they ruled ectopic pregnancy and said it was all fine. Then I was at home one Friday night and got the worst pain ever..ended up collapsing and being taken to hospital, no one could work out what was wrong with me (I was really sick, in agony and blood pressure was really low) until they took me into surgery and found the ectopic. I lost the use of the tube it was in-it annoys me to think that if they had looked more closely at the tubes and not ruled out ectopic I might still have the use of that tube.
Glad you're ok xxx

[hbcd123]

Glad your ok too!! its good that we have gone on to have more babies!!

[Turning the page]

This is an interesting thread...and I just wanted to add my own experience in regards to getting pregnant with only one ovary and one tube (even on "opposite" sides!). In the anatomy books, you often see a picture of a neat, pear-shaped uterus with two squiggly tubes leading to fimbria that envelope the ovaries to the right and the left. However, in reality, this arrangement can change significantly depending on a number of factors, such as scarring in the pelvis from endometriosis or PAD, stool in the large intestines "smooshing" the pelvic anatomy close together, or a full bladder shoving the bladder posteriorly (towards the tailbone). This can actually result in the ovaries being pulled close together, even touching (think of a slingshot being pulled backwards, with the two prongs being drawn to each other as the tension increases in the rubber bands). I used to see this quite often while performing ultrasounds of women, particularly those with history of adhesions (scar tissue). I remember being totally confused one time at the sight of two ovaries on one side of the pelvis...I had to go get my supervising physician and ask her what the heck was going on (the patient had stage IV endometriosis with a very distorted pelvic anatomy). In any case, you can see how it would be possible to have one ovary and one fallopian tube, even on opposite sides, to allow a pregnancy to occur. It's really quite amazing what our bodies can do...it's incredible!

[atomic sagebrush]

Brilliant, thank you so much for sharing your experience! This is an awesome thread!!

[almostmommyof2]

idk, good luck tho!