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Q: Taking Pills every day...can I still be Pregnant?
asked by: DoctorQuestion on August 1st, 2006
Ok I have a loaded question or questions?

I have been trying to reach my doctor to no avail I am considering seaking an exam elsewhere but with my history feel I should'nt see someone else!

Ok in July of 2005 i had twin cysts removed from my ovaries due to massive amounts of pain and very irregular periods. Then in Novemeber 2005 I got pregnant and wound up being a ectopic, which sent me straight to the hospital for emergancy surgry. The Doc tried to save my tube and we found out in Feb2006 that the tube was indeed fully blocked. My insurance company threw a fit saying they wont pay to have it opened or removed as my Doc thinks it does. Along with this since Nov I continued to have pain and irregluar periods major cramping and all around sickness and fatigue! I have filed a appeal with my insurance company should be getting a answer sometime in the next 2 weeks wether they will pay for the surgery I need to remove or open the bad tube. My Doc also has concerns of endometrosis, cysts and so forth. So since Feb 2006 I have been taking birth control to stop my periods until the insurance company lets us know.

Now June 2006 I feel BAD!!!!!! I have tried to get in to see my doc but am still waiting to hear back!! NOT IMPRESSED on this matter!!

I started spot bleeding about a week and a half ago but beyond just this massive cramping and severe bloating Like I woke up one morning look like I gained 70 lbs over night and looked as though I was 6-7 months pregnant. That sever bloating has ended to a point I still feel like I gained an extra 40 lbs and have dropped to looking as if I am about 4 -5 months pregnant. I am still taking my pill everyday to stop my periods. But I am starting to worry that maybe somehow I still got pregnant and am missing it because I have no way to tell if I have a missed period. Also for about a month now I have had some bad heart burn which is something I suffered from dearly with my fullterm pregnancy 7 years ago. I am also I noticed Bruising very easily, and have had a outbreak of sudden acne!!

i feel like a wreck all I want to do is wear my cotton elastic PJ bottoms everyday. i currently hate getting dressed as nothing seems to fit properly. I wanted to get in to see my Doc to have a exam done but have failed in succeeding in that area. maybe he thinks I am just over worried, they said the break through bleeding is normal but how about everything else or the fact of Womens intuition i just got this gut feeling its something more!!!

And if I am pregnant i have not been taking proper care at all to ensure a healty baby!

I am beside myself with worry at the moment and trying not to freak m y Hubby out as he passed out when everything happened in Nov. But I really need advice! Do i just go seek out another doc? He is a specialist and was hard to find in the first place!!

Please Please help me!!


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on August 3rd, 2006
Early Pregnancy Signs and Symptoms Answer A1302
If you are using birth control pills every day you can't be pregnant !!! You can take a home pregnancy test to assure yourself. Gaining weight may not be a sign of pregnancy, but it might be a side effect of birth control pills.


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