Hello all - I had my first pregnancy in late August 2019 and found out it was an ectopic in early September. It all happened very fast since, despite testing multiple times - I didn’t get a positive pregnancy test until 10 days after my missed period. They tried methotrexate but even after two doses my levels kept rising and eventually my right tube burst and I had to get it removed. I just found out I was pregnant again about 6 days ago and The symptoms I have are worrying me. I’m definitely having right sided pain consistently. (this is where my last tube is) and I spotted old brown blood with a small amount of pink a few days ago. The spotting has stopped, but the pain has definitely persisted. It’s fairly mild and I am having normal pregnancy cramps in my whole abdomen occasionally but still worrying.

I had hope this time because it was very different from my other ectopic, but now I’m starting to lose it. Here’s how my symptoms differ from last time:

First - I got a dark positive pregnancy test very early, which I didn’t get last time apparently because my levels were so low

Second - the spotting only lasted for a day and has since stopped for three days, it was barely noticeable and there was very little pink, it looked like old blood. Last time it was heavier and darker, I could clearly see it on the toilet paper. This time it was extremely light pink and barely noticeable. The brown last time was like coffee grounds. No coffee grounds this time.

Third - the pain seems higher up. But I’m really unsure what the pain was last time considering it all moved so fast. But this pain is like a dull ache that I also feel when I’m ovulating. I’m noticing it more on my side, and level / above my belly button. There is occasional pain below but not consistent.

I just don’t know what I’m going to do if I have to lose my second tube. My insurance was supposed to cover <a href="https://glowing.com/glow-fertility-program">IVF</a> but they found a loophole in my policy and won’t now. It’s almost $30,000 in my state. I got my levels tested yesterday and they were 136. They seem low on the scale to me (even though i know it’s between 10-700) Im just praying it turns out okay.

Just for reference, I had an infection that could have caused scarring in the Fallopian tubes, I’m just not sure if it scarred both.