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Yesterday's ultrasound also found everything to look "normal". The ultrasound lady told me that having a normal ultrasound does NOT rule out an ectopic pregnancy. After the ultrasound, I met with one of the nurse practitioners to discuss what was found, or in my case, not found. I was told by her that my ultrasound looked fine and that because my hCG count is so low that I am not at risk for having an ectopic pregnancy. I asked her about the pain on my left side and she said it was to be considered cramping. I told her that I was frustrated because I didn't feel like I was getting a solid answer about what is going on. So her bottom line answer was that I am having an "incomplete miscarriage". She told me that even a small piece of tissue could be throwing all the numbers off. So. My options: 1. Wait for my body to purge it naturally. 2. Take some medication called Cytotec, to cause cramping and rid my body of what's left. 3. Do a D and C. I told her I was tired of waiting around for my body to take care of it and chose to take the oral medication. I went and stayed the night with my sister in law Sarah because I was expecting to have a bunch of horrible cramping and bleeding, but it turned out to be very anticlimactic and I had neither. I was also given some pain medication and that helped to get rid of the pain on my left side. Today I have been doing fairly well. I started to feel really lightheaded and dizzy and sick to my stomach at around 11am and I still fill a little dizzy and sometimes queasy, but I am doing OK.

But wait! There's more. When I got home this afternoon I got a call from a nurse at my office who said she was calling to tell me that my doctor, Dr. Barrong wanted me to have ectopic precautions. He also wants me to go in early Monday, have another blood draw and then be seen by a doctor at their office-extremely unfortunate that it won't be him because he will be gone. I told the nurse I was getting a lot of mixed messages and explained yesterday's situation and asked if Dr. Barrong knew that I was given Cytotec. She talked to him and then called me back and told me that there is STILL a chance I could have an ectopic pregnancy even if my numbers are low. It makes me want to...I don't know what, but I don't want to see that nurse practitioner again. In retrospect, I was thinking I should have got pushy and demanded to see MY doctor. So now I get to spend another weekend being on alert. I am hoping that this medication will do the trick, but I guess we will see what happens with my blood draw on Monday.