Hi,
I\'m just looking for anyone else who has had a similar experience...for support really
Here is my story...2nd IVF/ICSI cycle with first ever BFP. Betas were good and then I started to get abdominal pain which landed me in the hospital for one night. Docs there couldn't confirm ectopic so they sent me back to my RE who watched my betas for a few days then on Monday Nov.30, had u/s and both him and 2 colleagues came in for 2nd and 3rd opinions with u/s and they found no embryo in the uterus...it was in the tube. Of course we were prepared for that but nothing really can prepare you for that news. He explained the gravity of the situation to my health and life if we didn't react quickly and I was on my way to the hospital for more blood work and prepped for the methaltrexate injection. I was strong in the office but I lost it at the hospital when the nurse got me in a gown and started explaining everything. I cried the entire time especially when the actual injection went in. I can't even explain to you how my DH & I felt.
But that is not where my story got to end Wednesday Dec.2 I woke up with a lot of pain again and I knew the meds would cause cramping so figured that was it. I got in the shower and as I got out I was taken with intense pain in my abdomen so much so that I couldn't walk. I crawled to the phone, called my mom who works the closest to me, called doc who told me to call the ambulance. I was rushed to the hospital and got to emerg where the pain intensified and I was literally screaming. It was quickly diagnosed that my left tube had ruptured, I was bleeding internally and within an hour I was up in surgery (thankfully my DH got to the hospital just as I was about to go into the OR and we could see each other!). I lost my left tube but my life was saved. I was told that I was in a very grave situation and could have died if I had not got to the hospital when I did.
I am still off work and trying to deal with my emotional as well as physical healing but it's so hard and my friends are wonderful and supportive but they don't really understand. It's one thing to have an ectopic in general but to have an ectopic after IVF and then almost die...it's almost too much to take.
Anyone out there with a similar situation...I would love to hear from you.
L.