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Missed ectopic pregnancy

march of 2006.I was preg call my ob made an apt for the next day woke up that morning bleeding went rigth into the dr.He told me nothing to worry about some have durring the whole preg that it was no big deal. A week later I startd having pain. I again called my dr and told him that i was in pain and that i was still bleeding. He refiused to see me told me to stop panicing and to just have a rest not to worry. The next day I went2 his office and demanded that he look into this. He sent me for an ultrasound and told me again that everything was fine but sent for blood work every2 days for a week to assure me that my hcg pregnancy level was going up like it should be. My auntworked at the lab doing my testing contacted me to see what the dr said about blood and i told her everything came back okshe told me that it hadnt so i again iwent to the office told him what i had found out and he told me that i was haiving a miscarrige to go home and take the pain med not to go to er because they wouldnt help me. that night i went to the er they within 30mn told me it was an ectopic and took me in2 have aoperation i was born missing my leftovary, tube now just found im not going 2be able to carry cause of scars in tube.Can I do anything2 dr?

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