abdominal pain?

Question

I have been feeling for the last couple of weeks as if i were pregnant, sleeping a lot more than usual, nausea, dizzy spells. My last period was short and light and is usually long and heavy. I didn't think I could be because I hadn't remembered having sex in the last 3-4 months. The only time I could remember in that time period was last night. This all started before that.
This morning I got a sharp pain in my lower abdomen and it then went away. Soon after I got a headache and took a Tylenol. A couple of hours later, the abdominal pain came back really bad. I then took motrin and it's still there but not as bad. My stomach began to swell a little and now my whole body is slightly swollen.
I thought hard about it and I do remember now a drunken night with my ex a month and a half ago which resulted in me sleeping with him.
My sis has told me to go to the hospital, that it may be a tubal pregnancy, but I don't know what to do, I have to be at work in 30 min.
Any ideas??????

Answer 1

Stop by a store and grab a home pregnancy test on your way to work. Most gas stations have them, or Walmart, or a drug store, etc. *usually* a tubal pregnancy will be discovered before the pregnancy is 6 weeks (a month and a half, as you recall) along. Most are discovered before the woman has missed a period (which usually happens ~2 weeks after conception) due to other symptoms. First things first though, you need to determine if you are pregnant at all. If you have to take a day off, then take a day off. Your health and that of your possible child is more important than any job you will ever have. Good luck!