i am pregnant and need help!

You'll have some posters very soon

thanks! i just can't calm down!

also, they have put me on pain pills and xanax until we know more, if this is a normal pregnancy, is that okay?

It's important to try and stay calm...keep the adrenaline levels down...why don't you make an appointment with your doctor?...or have you already?

I'm not a doctor so I can't say. But I can't imagine Xanax to be prescribed further along the pregnancy.
Don't worry...let the docs do their work.

yes, i found out because i went to the ER with pain and they told me that i was pregnant, i went to see my doctor the next day and he told me that it was probley etopic with the pain and the fact that i had the tubal ligation, he set me up for and ultra sound to be sure and that is when they saw the sac and since it is so early he did not think that i would rupture yet so they just want to be sure, my doctor is so sweet and has checked on me often and told me that if the pain gets worse to come in right away.... i have appt. for another ultrasound tom.

That sounds great! I think you're handling everything real well.

I thought that tubal ligations had a very high percent effectiveness? 99.5%

If a pregnancy were to occur after getting your tubes tied that it could have a higher factor of being ectopic (fertilized egg outside the uterus). If this is what has happened this is supposed to be quite dangerous and you need immediate medical attention.

However you mention a sac. What is that? Has the doctor explained what he means by a sac?

is it possible that the sac on your right ovary is an ovarian cyst? they tend to be fluid filled and can cause quite a bit of pain (warranting painkillers) if they get large. it would cause pain on your right side (mine was inside my hip bone and below my waistline) and probably during intercourse if it was large enough (i have had many, many of them-3 surgeries to remove and 2 procedures to drain). It also made me go to the bathroom quite often as they all pushed on my bladder. the main threat of a cyst is something called torsion, when the cyst twists the ovary and causes blood flow to the ovary to be cut off-thus causing much worse pain than i can imagine (this hasn't happened to me).

however, you also said there was a sac in your uterus-did they indicate at all what that was? i know little about ectopic pregnancies other than they occur outside the uterus (usually in a fallopian tube). i also have no clue as to what the % rate is of ectopic pregnancies after tubal ligation. sorry. however, your doctor knows best. you may want to ask him/her if the sac on your ovary is a cyst.

xanax is used generally to treat anxiety which it sounds like you are having alot of. panzade gave the best advice, try to stay calm. you will probably learn alot after your ultrasound tomorrow.

keep us posted and hang in there.

becca--

Welcome to A2k.

The trouble with the unusual--like a pregnancy after having your tubes tied to prevent pregnancy--is that you're so sandbagged by unplanned, unlikely reality that you can't think calmly.

We may not have the answers that your doctor does, but were here and concerned.

I repeat Heeven's question: What do you think your doctor means by "a sac"?

gestation sac, he said that you have one when you become pregnant then the yolk sac forms inside it, you do not have this unless you are pregnant, he said that it is possiable that yolk sac will devolp and form normal pregnancy, they just don't know yet because i am so early, you usually do not have this sac with etopic pregnacy, that is why he has not already ruled etopic, the pain in my side and the look of my ovary would say etopic, he has been very concerned because etopic is very dangerous but he can't assume and then do surgery if the pregnacy did make it to my uterus, i am just so scared and impatient, i have one child who is 11 years old and i don't really want to be pregnant now so i guess this sounds bad but i would rather it be etopic and have the surgery and take care of it..... it is just hard to calm down

becca--

Of course it is hard to calm down--you're facing a major detour in your life that you made special plans to prevent.

You don't sound like a helpless woman and in your present situation you are helpless, dangling and uncertain.

Of course it is hard to calm down.

so the possibility is either your pregnancy is normal or it is on your ovary. but since you are so early in it, they can't tell yet. ok i got it.

and i don't think you are a horrible person for hoping its ectopic and surgery will take care of it. like noddy said you are in a situation you took special care to prevent.

and as noddy said it is probably extremely difficult to calm down, and i wish we could help you there somehow. just know we are here for you and good luck tomorrow on your ultrasound.

thank you all so much, it has been great to have someone to talk to, me and my husband have not told anyone yet because we do not want our son to know so i only talk to my husband and my best friend ( she live's 2 hours away ) and it's just so hard! thank you all so much!!!!

becca--

Let us know what happens tomorrow.

well it is confirmed, it is a normal pregnancy...... i am just so confused over what i want to do.....

Not sure if that is the news you wanted, but at least your health is not in jeopardy so that is good.

Since your post, I've been reading up on getting tubes tied and it appears that it's really not as effective as I'd thought.

Guess you've just got to sit down and discuss with your family what to do now. Best of luck to you.

You can either have the baby and keep it. Have the baby and give up for adoption. Or abort.

The decision is for you and the father to make. Good luck, honey. I know that this is a tough situation for you.

thank you all so much, like i said before, it has really helped just talking about it, you all have helped me more than you know...... thanks again