tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365990433045665296.post1343840833988268338..comments2023-06-22T02:52:16.261-06:00Comments on Redwood's Medical Edge: Ectopic Pregnancies: Dr. Tanya GoodwinJordyn Redwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021715235725750286noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365990433045665296.post-33680901628141788772012-10-01T08:02:24.952-06:002012-10-01T08:02:24.952-06:00I'm very sorry this happened to you. I urge yo...I'm very sorry this happened to you. I urge you to talk with someone about the way you are feeling.Jordyn Redwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021715235725750286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365990433045665296.post-72616714759049174682012-09-30T21:04:42.154-06:002012-09-30T21:04:42.154-06:00I had an abdominal ectopic pregnancy. I wasn't...I had an abdominal ectopic pregnancy. I wasn't aware I was pregnant at the time as my menstral cycle was regular but days after my last period I started bleeding a lot and the pain was excruciating. I waited a few days because I thought the pain was due to gall stones but when it got worse I asked my dad to drop me off at a&e. my family were familiar with my pain with gall stones so i told him I would be ok on my own. The doctor told me I was pregnant, I was happy for about 5minutes and then he said they suspect it is an ectopic and may require surgery, so I should call my partner. I made the call to my partner who didn't want anything to do with it and started swearing badly over the phone even the doctor and nurses heard. I couldn't tell my family as I wasn't married to my partner. I ended up having emergency surgery on 31st August 2010 as the pregnancy was an abdominal ectopic pregnancy. I had to shut up and deal with it alone. Since then I have been crying a lot on my own. It's a lot to deal with, and seeing all the other women in the ward who had their families and partners around hasn't made it easy for me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365990433045665296.post-36896523704315845602012-08-17T17:13:26.803-06:002012-08-17T17:13:26.803-06:00Becky,
I am so sorry to hear about your sister an...Becky,<br /><br />I am so sorry to hear about your sister and I can sympathize with her position. It's definitely hard. No two ways about it.Jordyn Redwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021715235725750286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365990433045665296.post-56841523396366484102012-08-17T16:41:25.099-06:002012-08-17T16:41:25.099-06:00Very interesting to see this side of an ectopic pr...Very interesting to see this side of an ectopic pregnancy. My sister suffered through one of these and it was devastating. The worst part is that the folks in urgent care didn't catch the problem, told her that spotting at the beginning of a pregnancy is fairly common, and sent her home. The young doctor even told her that all new moms are a little hypersensitive and worry too much. Within 8 hours she was back in excruciating pain and saw a different urgent care doctor who correctly diagnosed her and they were able to help her before the tube ruptured. BUT I will tell you, what was almost more difficult for her was the fact that she had to "kill" the baby, and she went into serious depression over that. She really struggled with having to make the sudden and immediate decision to abort. I know, I know, if she hadn't, neither would have survived, but sometimes there are things our heads grasp but our hearts can't. She so badly wanted that baby.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing about this painful and delicate subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com