Fresh off the theatre…finally taking it in and feeling devastated
I’m fresh out of theatre after emergency surgery for an ectopic pregnancy and honestly only now starting to process everything.
A week ago I was so happy seeing a positive test, first pregnancy and we tried in our honeymoon an got pregnant straight away… last Thursday I took a test, on Saturday I starting cramping and spotting and went to the hospital. By Wednesday I had to go to E&A because I couldn’t walk because of the pain and I was bleeding so much, I was probably 4-5 weeks pregnant.
Today I woke up missing my left tube after it ruptured and caused internal bleeding. They had to perform an emergency salpingectomy and I’m still lying here sore, shocked and heartbroken.
Physically I know I’ll recover. Emotionally I don’t even know where to start.
What’s hitting me the hardest is the fear now. Fear of trying again. Fear about my remaining tube. Fear of whether I’ll still be able to conceive naturally after this, especially with previous PID history.
I know people go on to have healthy pregnancies after ectopics and after losing a tube, but right now it just feels traumatic and devastating.
Would really appreciate hearing positive stories from anyone who’s been through something similar 🤍