Should I have any hope for this pregnancy?!

[GwenAoife]

Please help! I am *supposedly* 7 weeks pregnant. My LMP date was December 15, but I bled for 2 weeks and was on birth control (so I might have ovulated late). I got my doctors pregnancy confirmation on the January 29th. A few days ago I started having sharp pains on my right side. Last night, I was really concerned about an ectopic pregnancy even though no spotting or bleeding was occuring, so I called the on-call doctor (who turned out to be my regular obgyn that night!). He had me come in this morning for a vaginal ultrasound. Well, he saw that my uterus lining was thickened, but saw no baby. He told me then it was very possibly ectopic. Then he noticed that I had a lot of free floating fluids in my abdomen and a very large cyst on my right ovary. He took me to the ER where they tested my hemoglobin and HCG levels. The hemoglobin came back okay and the HCG was at 780. He was sure it was ectopic and decided to do an emergency laparoscopy. I gave strict instruction not to do anything that might harm the baby if it wasn't ectopic. Well, I woke up and found out that no ectopic pregnancy was found. All of the pain was from the ruptured cyst of my right ovary and the fluid build-up. I go back in 2 days to test my hormone levels and make sure they are raising. In the meantime, I don't know what to think. My doctor says there is still a chance the baby could make it. He said that I could have ovulated later and not been far enough along OR that the free fluids, ulcer, and swelling could have disrupted the waves (or whatever they are). BUT, he has a doubtful look in his eye...then again, he did say he was sure I had an ectopic and was wrong. We would have needed to go in anyway for the ruptured cyst, but still. I talked to a friend who is an obgyn and she honestly thought my regular obgyn shouldn't give up so easily. She said that especially because I'm still not bleeding (as in, up to this second not one little spot of anything at all), there is still a good chance that the pregnancy is viable. She also mentioned multiple reasons why the baby might not have shown in the ultrasound. Apparently I could still be seven weeks or I could be earlier. Now I don't know what to think! I was hoping to find some support on the forums and maybe someone who could confirm that there is still good hope for my baby. I want this baby so badly, but i don't want to get my hopes up for no reason. I just keep thinking, we know it is in the uterus, but should I be concerned that nothing was seen in there today? Please let me know what you all are thinking!

[kindergal]

Gosh, what a rollercoaster for you!!!!  Everybody is different so do not give up hope yet!!  

[feather2e]

You may be earlier than you think and be more like 5 weeks.I believe that your HCG should be more like 2000 before you see anything on the ultrasound.Are you going back next week for another scan? You should see something by then. Dont give up hope yet. Good luck