My pregnancy experience has been
magical. I and hubby have been waiting for almost 2 years for the baby. After
one year trying, we decided to seek for consultation from O&G specialist.
At first, we went to see the specialist at KPJ Damansara. To my surprise, the
doctor diagnosed me with ovarian cyst on my left ovary. I was stunned. This
might be the cause of my inability to conceive. The cost to remove the cyst in
KPJ is very expensive so I seek for cheaper place to perform the surgery. After
searching around, I finally managed to set an appointment with a renowned Gynae
in Malaysia, Dr. Hamid Arshat. After series of appointment, I was scheduled for
a surgery to remove the 7cm dermoid cyst. 3 months after surgical intervention,
I got pregnant! I was in disbelief!
I have a significant concern on
my pregnancy. I had brown spotting for few days after positive UPT. Some
source says it resulted from implantation bleeding. Others quoted the
possibility of threatened miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy. I can’t stop
myself from worrying too much. It was excruciating! To confirm on my pregnancy,
I scheduled an appointment with a Gynae in Assunta Hospital. The doctor
performed blood work and transvaginal scan. Small gestational sac seen. Based
on my last day of menstruation, the gestational age of pregnancy is 4 weeks.
We went home after the
appointment and the doctor will call if anything goes wrong with the blood work.
I was so nervous. What if the hospital number appears on my hand phone screen
in the next hour? I can’t bear to hear any bad news after having tough times to
conceive. Well guess what, my phone rang. The doctor told me my beta hCG
(pregnancy hormone) is too high for 4 weeks! Beta hCG reading was at 4000 which
is way too high for early pregnancy! At this stage, the hCG levels should be
around 400. It means mine was 10 times higher! Doctor said I might have an
ectopic pregnancy and I need admission if the hormone doesn’t doubling in 2
days. The sac that he seen might be pseudo sac and the brown discharge that I was
getting might be from rupture of the tube. I spent my days on the weekend
crying L
After two days, I came back to
Assunta to get another blood work done. The beta hCG was measured at 10,000. The
amount has doubled but abnormally high. I was admitted in the same day at Klang
Hospital to be monitored closely. My beta hCG keeps increasing like crazy but I
don’t exhibit any symptom like cramping or pain but I had brown discharge on-and-off.
Finally, the doctor decided to perform laparoscopy to remove my tube. It means I
can never get pregnant again because my left ovary is no longer functioning (because
of the cyst) while my right tube has to be removed. That was the saddest moment
ever in my life. The nurse prepared me for the operation by putting me in OT
gown and started intravenous drip. I feel like I’m on death row…
Before entering the OT, the
doctor performed final ultrasound scan to see if there’s a positive
development. If the sac is developing means I have a viable pregnancy. I keep
my finger crossed for miracle to happen. Guess what? The sac looked bigger than
before!! And there was a tiny embryo inside the sac!! I feel like I come back
to life after been dead. I can’t describe how happy I was, my life is shining
like it’s new! I was discharged straight after 5 days in the hospital. I survived
my journey through the valley of sorrows…
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| My tiny angel |
