I had an ectopic pregnancy last year and since then my life has never been the same. I’m not the same person as I was before my ectopic pregnancy. It made me feel scared and fearful that it happened to me, and that it could happen again.
I hadn’t really known much about ectopic pregnancies and, seeing as I didn’t know I was pregnant, I had to process the fact I was pregnant, but having an ectopic pregnancy, and that I needed emergency surgery as a result of the pregnancy rupturing my left Fallopian tube.
I also had the guilt of not being with my then 15-month-old little girl. So many emotions, but the biggest struggle was processing it all. I am still struggling mentally today when I think about what happened and the trauma it has left behind.
I wish people knew the psychological effects it leaves – dealing with not only the loss but the physical pain and surgery. I think people forget that it is life-threatening if not caught fast. This is what was very daunting for me.
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