Conclusion

My beta was up to 458, which greatly concerned my doctor. It seems, with those numbers, that my chances of an ectopic were up to 80%. We could no longer "wait and see". I did, in fact, have a tubal pregnancy (left tube). He had to take the whole tube, and did a D&C as well. I am resting today and would feel rather peachy, all things considered, if I could simply convince all this gas to exit my body by a means other than my shoulders. I am strangely serene about the whole thing, and very glad to have resolution. I do have to stop and think about the life that had to end so that I could continue living. I have a picture, which I will post soon.

Thank you for all your thoughts.



Edit:
I'm going to post the photo below...

After surgery

I am home and recovering with Chad while Aidan stays one more night with Grandma. Assuming I'm feeling ok and stop peeing acid every 20 minutes, we'll probably go pick him up tomorrow. I'm still having a bit of flank pain so I'm hoping this doesn't mean the surgery didn't take...

This is the 6th time I've been under general anesthesia in my lifetime and the third time in less than 18 months. I do hope this doesn't become a habit.

In the meantime, since I'm still awake, here are some photos from the last month

Outdoor cat pens are quite useful for sunning out diapers.


Embrace the rainbow

Still riding rear-facing in his new Radian 65SL.
http://www.car-safety.org/rearface.html