[bd711]

Hi. We're in ectopic limbo, and I think I'm going mad. I've been convinced that there's a problem for 3 weeks now, and I'm befuddled at why my doctor isn't more concerned. We knew that there might be a problem when we got a "low positive" Beta HCG (21) 3 weeks ago after an otherwise uneventful IVF round. While my HCG levels doubled nicely at first, I had lots of brown, strange discharge, and I've had 2 separate days of full-on bleeding. At the same time, my HCG levels went UP, then DOWN, then back UP, and they've plateau'd between 650 and 750 for over a week. Nothing is showing up on an ultrasound.

It seems from everything I've read from this site and others, it's mighty likely that I have an ectopic pregnancy. But my doctor is having me do a d&c tomorrow and then repeat the HCG in a couple of days. At the same time, she's telling me that if I have ANY symptoms of an ectopic to go straight to the ER.

Although I appreciate her not jumping straight to methotrexate, I'm also concerned that waiting raises my risk that any ectopic pregnancy will rupture. Have others done a d&c as part of the process of dealing with a possible ectopic? Has it been helpful for anyone catching an ectopic before it ruptured?

Thanks! B