Ectopic or miscarriage?

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Well I don't really fit into any category on this app at this point and I hope my post isn't deleted as I wasn't sure where to post.  I am currently 6 weeks pregnant (according to my low hcg) but I do not have symptoms and I have been spotting and now bleeding for about 4 days (moderate bleeding and heavy cramping began today; however period like cramping has been happening throughout the pregnancy).  I had a dr's appt Tuesday and my hcg was 798, and a transvaginal ultrasound done in which there was no gestational sac found and it appeared as though I had been bleeding.  Dr believes it is either an early miscarriage in which nothing ever developed or an ectopic.  I am devastated and mourning the loss of the pregnancy that would've been and the possibility that it is ectopic and I will have to have surgery threatening future fertility.  I haven't had any abdominal "pain" like what most feel during ectopic, but I did take another pregnancy test and the line is slightly darker then what it was Monday.  I go in for blood work again tomorrow morning and was asked to fast until we receive the results in case we do the procedure.  Has anyone ever experienced this weird in between and the fear of the unknown?  Has anyone experienced ectopic WITHOUT the typical symptoms and had bleeding with clots (sorry, tmi)?   Or has anyone experienced a miscarriage in which hcg levels continued to rise slowly?

Needless to say, I'm so angry, scared, and disappointed that this was not the way I planned it to go and I just wish I had someone close to me who understood how I'm feeling.  I want so badly for this to end so I can receive closure and move on.

My heart goes out to all the ladies in this forum who have lost their children.  No parent should ever have to bury their child, and I admire you ladies so much for your strength.  Blessings to all of you!

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I am sorry you're going through this just take it one day at a time. I went through the same thing in October. I had no pain,  but heavy bleeding, so doctor said I was having a miscarriage. I also had several ultrasounds, but didn't see anything. Hcg levels was rising but not doubling. So once a week I got my hcg levels checked, but my levels kept rising. Then two weeks later the doctor called and told me she believes it's an ectopic pregnancy in unknown location. I ended up getting the methotrexate shot.

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Dr just called with my second beta and the numbers have dropped by about half over approx 72-96 hours so he is thinking it is an early miscarriage.  I will have to go back Monday to have one more blood draw to make sure the numbers go back down to zero.

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I know exactly how you feel! I found out I was pregnant two weeks ago & I was so excited then I started to bleed last Friday (only with wipe no pad) went into ER my HCG was only at 215..then tracked it until Tuesday and it had only gone up to 300...they told me there was a big chance that it was ectopic & non viable but weren't "sure". Yesterday I had BAD cramps so went into ER & they admitted me over night...levels only rose by 3 points...in the ultra sound they didn't see a sac though, so this morning they gave me a shot to stop the cells from dividing so basically terminate the pregnancy. I felt the same exact way that you did though it like you're pregnant but not quite pregnant so you don't know to be happy or sad or even angry that the doctors don't know. I'm so sorry that you're feeling like this it sucks. I pray and hope you get your answers soon 💕

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I'm sorry you are going through this. Sending prayers your way to get past whatever might come! 💞
I had an ectopic in August and had all the pregnancy symptoms and only light cramping which I thought was normal. They discovered the ectopic when I was 6 weeks after checking my hcg which was super low and doing an ultrasound. I went through surgery and lost my right tube.
3 months later, in November, I fell pregnant again. This time I had no symptoms. The only reason they found it was because I was scheduled for an early scan due to being high risk because the previous ectopic and they checked my hcg and it was super high (12,580). Sure enough, it was ectopic again. My baby already had a beating heart and implanted itself in my only tube left. I just went through surgery yesterday and had to get my baby and tube removed at 5weeks 3 days.

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I had an ectopic and didnt have pain in the side it was stuck in. If they did an internal they would know where the pregnancy is located. I had a previous miscarriage 6 months before that and started bleeding just before i was 6weeks along so went to  a&e and only from an internal did we find out it was in my right tube (we werent expecting that)
I hope you get some answers soon x

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