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Ectopic Update Geeeeeze!
LOWIFEY
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Long story short i was given the methotrexate shot for early ectopic at 6 weeks because my numbers were 6,000 but nothing can be seen on the ultrasound at the ER..... 3 days later my numbers were 13000 still no cramping no bleeding i am now being told to go get another ultrasound to see why i still have all my symptoms and my numbers are doubling because it may have not been ectopic but still too early to see the baby. All i could do is hang up the phone.
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But it's not uncommon for your numbers to still increase when the pregnancy has ended, I know mine did for a couple more visits. But I would think at 6 weeks something would be visible because at my 5 week appt they were able to see the yolk and gestational sac.
But I hope for the best and that you get some answers soon.
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I hope they're following you closely with both bloodwork and ultrasound. I didn't have the sharp pain on one side like you read about are typical with ectopics. Instead I had very uncomfortable gas pressure-like pain and two 30 minute incidents on consecutive days of bright red bleeding. Ectopic was suspected but ruled out during my two ultrasounds that second day. I had something sac-like in my uterus (pseudo sac likely) so I first had a D&C but no embryonic tissue was found (and I hadn't passed any during my bleeding incidents) so I had another beta and it had risen despite the D&C so I had a laparoscopy where it was confirmed to be ectopic. At 6 weeks 4 days, my HCG was 6000.
Methotrexate becomes less effective the higher the HCG rises and apparently it isn't unusual for it to rise during the first few days after the shot.
Either way, it's a devastating situation. I hope you get answers soon and my thoughts are with you!
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