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Hey everyone!!

It's Sunday. Even though I'm supposed to be at church right now (I'm the

Children's Ministry Director), doing the children's sermons, I have a wonderful

friend who also happens to be our discipleship pastor and she's filling in

for me at the last minute in light of my having a miscarriage on Friday. I'm

just not up to being in front of people just yet. Anyway...I'm using this

time to reflect on the loss, but also to reflect on God's great promises and

His love.

Thanks for everyone who has offered prayers, sympathies and thoughtful words

during these days. Today doesn't seem as bad. No tears yet, but it's only

8:33am (CT) and I just woke up.

I have a concern about this miscarriage though. Does anyone on the board

know anything about ectopic pregnancies?? I'm concerned because of things I've

read about it. My miscarriage started out as pain in the right lower

abdomen...right about where I feel my ovulation pain. It went to the lower

back,

which is normal for what I experience when I have my period. The morning

after the pain started, I began to spot a brownish colored blood. The next day

my bleeding slightly heavier. The thing that makes me wonder about an ectopic

pregnancy is that I had a pain in my right shoulder on Friday night. It

lasted a couple-three hours then went away. I noticed it again yesterday,

although not nearly as severe as it was on Friday night, and it didn't last as

long. I've read that's a symptom of an ectopic pregnancy. I've also read that

something that increases your chances of having an ectopic pregnancy is

having had previous abdominal surgery. Does that include gastric bypass

surgery?? I know I'm just probably being super sensitive, but if this is

indeed an

ectopic pregnancy, I want to see my doctor so that things can be repaired if

necessary. Do you think I should go and see my doctor again tomorrow or do

you think he'll think I'm nuts?? I haven't seen my OB/GYN throughout this

miscarriage, I only saw my primary doctor. Should I make an appt. to see my

OB/GYN to ask questions, etc??

Thanks again for your help!! You are truly blessings to me!

Love and peace...

Melody

[Guest guest]

HI Melody,

Typically.. with ectopic's .. you would have been in severe pain since about 4

weeks?? Not a whole lot of room in the tubes to grow a baby.

When they did the US the other day and saw the baby... IF it was ectopic.. you

would have NEVER left the hospital.

I would ask the OB's nurse about the pain tho..just to calm your fears.

When I had my miscarriage.. I was in full out " labor " at 14 weeks... I couldn't

pinpoint the pain.. as it was sorta all over.

Of course my trip had to be via ambulance as I was literally hemmoraging to

death with my then 9 month old napping....

I just remember lots of pain... and then the Nubain sorta took care of all that.

I do remember once that horrible day was over... I did recover rather quickly..

physically that is.

Peace,

K in Ft Lauderdale

You guys are wonderful

Hey everyone!!

It's Sunday. Even though I'm supposed to be at church right now (I'm the

Children's Ministry Director), doing the children's sermons, I have a

wonderful

friend who also happens to be our discipleship pastor and she's filling in

for me at the last minute in light of my having a miscarriage on Friday. I'm

just not up to being in front of people just yet. Anyway...I'm using this

time to reflect on the loss, but also to reflect on God's great promises and

His love.

Thanks for everyone who has offered prayers, sympathies and thoughtful words

during these days. Today doesn't seem as bad. No tears yet, but it's only

8:33am (CT) and I just woke up.

I have a concern about this miscarriage though. Does anyone on the board

know anything about ectopic pregnancies?? I'm concerned because of things

I've

read about it. My miscarriage started out as pain in the right lower

abdomen...right about where I feel my ovulation pain. It went to the lower

back,

which is normal for what I experience when I have my period. The morning

after the pain started, I began to spot a brownish colored blood. The next

day

my bleeding slightly heavier. The thing that makes me wonder about an

ectopic

pregnancy is that I had a pain in my right shoulder on Friday night. It

lasted a couple-three hours then went away. I noticed it again yesterday,

although not nearly as severe as it was on Friday night, and it didn't last

as

long. I've read that's a symptom of an ectopic pregnancy. I've also read

that

something that increases your chances of having an ectopic pregnancy is

having had previous abdominal surgery. Does that include gastric bypass

surgery?? I know I'm just probably being super sensitive, but if this is

indeed an

ectopic pregnancy, I want to see my doctor so that things can be repaired if

necessary. Do you think I should go and see my doctor again tomorrow or do

you think he'll think I'm nuts?? I haven't seen my OB/GYN throughout this

miscarriage, I only saw my primary doctor. Should I make an appt. to see my

OB/GYN to ask questions, etc??

Thanks again for your help!! You are truly blessings to me!

Love and peace...

Melody

[Guest guest]

melody, i definitly say it's worth talking to your ob about. i say make an appt

with him. you never know...no question is stupid, and no one is nuts for asking

questions...hugs, jenn

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You guys are wonderful

Hey everyone!!

It's Sunday. Even though I'm supposed to be at church right now (I'm the

Children's Ministry Director), doing the children's sermons, I have a

wonderful

friend who also happens to be our discipleship pastor and she's filling in

for me at the last minute in light of my having a miscarriage on Friday. I'm

just not up to being in front of people just yet. Anyway...I'm using this

time to reflect on the loss, but also to reflect on God's great promises and

His love.

Thanks for everyone who has offered prayers, sympathies and thoughtful words

during these days. Today doesn't seem as bad. No tears yet, but it's only

8:33am (CT) and I just woke up.

I have a concern about this miscarriage though. Does anyone on the board

know anything about ectopic pregnancies?? I'm concerned because of things

I've

read about it. My miscarriage started out as pain in the right lower

abdomen...right about where I feel my ovulation pain. It went to the lower

back,

which is normal for what I experience when I have my period. The morning

after the pain started, I began to spot a brownish colored blood. The next

day

my bleeding slightly heavier. The thing that makes me wonder about an

ectopic

pregnancy is that I had a pain in my right shoulder on Friday night. It

lasted a couple-three hours then went away. I noticed it again yesterday,

although not nearly as severe as it was on Friday night, and it didn't last

as

long. I've read that's a symptom of an ectopic pregnancy. I've also read

that

something that increases your chances of having an ectopic pregnancy is

having had previous abdominal surgery. Does that include gastric bypass

surgery?? I know I'm just probably being super sensitive, but if this is

indeed an

ectopic pregnancy, I want to see my doctor so that things can be repaired if

necessary. Do you think I should go and see my doctor again tomorrow or do

you think he'll think I'm nuts?? I haven't seen my OB/GYN throughout this

miscarriage, I only saw my primary doctor. Should I make an appt. to see my

OB/GYN to ask questions, etc??

Thanks again for your help!! You are truly blessings to me!

Love and peace...

Melody