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I am not yet past my ectopic pregnancy, but I did have surgery in August for an ovarian cyst, and I do often get what I call "phantom pain." It's not horrible pain, but it's similar to the feeling I had from the cyst before it was taken out. And I've had a gazzilion ultrasounds since then (for IVF, etc) showing that all is fine. So I can imagine that there's a possibility of phantom ectopic discomfort.
That said, I'm tired of doctors - and especially their nursing staff - being dismissive of symptoms. I feel like my past month has been telling people that I know something's wrong, the doctors' offices saying "there's only a small chance of something being wrong," but then my feeling turning out to be spot on. I'm not saying that something's wrong in your case, but I certainly think you should push it with your doctor. What could it hurt to be checked out?
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Our Team:
me: 40 with unexplained infertility
dp (dear partner): 46
ttc 2 years
donors (yes, 2) - both fabulous
4/06 - very 1st IUI - BFP ; m/c and d&c at 8 wks
10/06 - 3rd IUI - BFP - but chemical and lost at 5+ weeks
6 more IUIs - BFN all
8/07 Surgery to remove ovarian cyst
10/07 1st IVF - BFP; ectopic - d&c and methotrexate 
3/08 IVF with donated eggs
3/31 -  ! beta 95; 4/2 - beta 267  ; 4/7 - beta 2073!!!
4/8 - early u/s - a perfect little dot in its perfect little spot!
4/15 - bleeding scare, but saw the bean measuring perfectly and beating its wee heart!
5/2 - u/s - all's well and hb at 175
7/9 - anatomy scan - all's fabulous!
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