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Miscarriage/pregnancy loss

Me again - how got my blood test back

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wasabipeanut · 14/01/2009 14:35

Ok. Apparently I have an HCG count of 46 days. I am testing again Friday to see if it rises or falls. Obv if the later its game over.

However, to stop myself going out of my mind in the meantime I want to check something, and yes I am prob clutching at straws.

My scan said growth looked like 6 weeks. My blood test says 6 + 4. Surely, given that I should now be 8 weeks, if I did have a mmc at 6 weeks then my HCG level would have started to drop back from that point and should now be reading at least under 42 days?

Really hope there is someone that knows how HCG levels work out there this afternoon!

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ilovelovemydog · 14/01/2009 14:42

I don't know about HCg

But know that my dates were a bit off. I thought I was 9 weeks when actually I was about 6 weeks

Hangingbellyofbabylon · 14/01/2009 14:43

Hi, did they actually give you the HCG level? Because from what I gather you can't accurately date a pregnancy from one HCG as it varies so much - for example at 6 weeks it can be anything between 1,080 and 56,500 mIU/ml. I think although it's horrible for you, thev only thing you can do is wait for the next blood test and see from there what the levels are doing. From your question, although I'm no expert, I think that if you were to have lost the pregnancy at 6 weeks growth, but your body doesn't know and is still holding onto the pregnancy, then the HCG levels may not have dropped. I know mine didn't drop until I actually started bleeding. So sorry you're going through this, I went through 3 weeks of fluctulating HCG levels and nothing in the womb (diagnosed at self-resolving ectopic) - I did finally miscarry naturally but all the back and forths to the early pregnancy unit were unbearably painful.

Hangingbellyofbabylon · 14/01/2009 14:45

Some quite useful info here

wasabipeanut · 14/01/2009 14:47

Yes hangingbelly - unbearably painful is a reasonable description.

You sound like you had a pretty rough time of it.

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worrybum · 14/01/2009 14:48

Hi wasabipeanut

Sorry, haven't seen your previous thread but will have a look in a mo.

Having had several early miscarriages I have had quite a bit of experience of hcg level testing

I found this american site useful for explaining the levels

www.americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/hcglevels.html

I also realise how anxious you must be feeling right now. Unfortunately at this stage you won't really know if it is a continuing pregnancy until you have had the result of your second blood test. If the hcg level have doubled in 48 things will then look more promising for you.

Hope this helps.

worrybum · 14/01/2009 14:49

oops sorry hbob cross posts and realised it's the same site

wasabipeanut · 14/01/2009 14:49

Thanks for link x

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wasabipeanut · 14/01/2009 14:50

both of you!

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Heebeejeebee · 14/01/2009 14:53

Hi Wasabi

I was in a very similar position at the end of last year. Its a horrible time, waiting until the next test..

Sadly for me things didn't work out - my levels were rising but doubling as they were supposed to, but they gave me warning that things weren't looking good. They gave me my levels in figures, rather than days, so I can't help much on that front. I seem to remember though, following on from HBOB, that there was something else as well as HCG that they look at at the same time because I got two figures.

My reason for posting though is to say stay positive - I've read many experiences on here from people in similar situations who had thought it was all over, but went on to have a healthy baby.

Let us know how you get on

Hangingbellyofbabylon · 14/01/2009 16:33

Yes, I did have a really crap time, never thought I'd become a 'regular' at the early pregnancy unit.. They were so sweet about it all though and they still felt it was less risky to let things take their course rather than the risks of anaesthetic - looking back I think even if I had been offered any medical intervention I would have refused as I just wanted to hang on to it all, even though I knew it was never going to become a baby iyskwim, Sad times but I consider myself extremely blessed as I have since gone on to have two beautiful children.

I hope you get some more answers in the coming days, hang in there.

Daynee · 14/01/2009 17:40

Hey wasabi - I'm so sorry for what you're going through. I've had 3 mc and the last one was confusing like yours. When I went for my 1st scan, the doc said it's a bit small for 6 weeks and said that perhaps I just ovulated late (but I didn't think so...just hoped so). So then I start bleeding and I'm like, Oh great, here we go again. I go back for the 2nd scan a week later to see if it grew and bingo - it grew! So, even though I was bleeding (heavily), the baby still grew...but it was still small for what it should have been.

It would seem that even though the baby grows, it isn't growing like it should and that sometimes means a mc will happen. I hope not in your case.

Also, I didn't know a blood test could tell you how many weeks along you are. Hcg levels vary so much from person to person but it is a good sign if they double every day in early pregnancy. At any rate, your hcg levels could still go up (but only slightly) if you've had a mmc. That's also what happened to me the 2nd mc.

Keep us posted. And don't worry about clutching straws - we all are doing it. I was just thinking the other day how maybe I was preggers with twins and I only miscarried on of them so I could still be pregnant...which would explain my back pain and frequent urination - yeah right! Wishful thinking...but in times like these, we need to hope, even it is unlikely. The hope is fun and helps to kill time...

veryworriedme · 15/01/2009 09:06

Hi wasabi peanut, sounds like we are going through a similar nightmare. I had a scan the day before yesterday which showed 6 weeks rather than the 7 i thought (but there was a heartbeat. i am supposed to go back in 2 weeks and dont know how i will be able to hang on. Yesterday i started to get baddish cramps and to bleed (very lightly and not red). I didnt sleep at all last night , just waiting to mc. I am going in for my second HCG today (the first was last week and was 2400). I cant work out if good news on that means i dont need to worry. i guess i will worry about that all day! I really hope you and I get good news today.

Hangingbellyofbabylon · 15/01/2009 09:55

Wasabi and veryworried - thinking of you both. x

wasabipeanut · 15/01/2009 12:14

veryworried - any news? I hope so much that all is ok for you. The fact that you saw a heartbeat bodes well I would hope.

I started to spot yesterday and assumed the inevitable was happenning so went home via Boots and prepared for the worst. And now it's stopped. It was a small amount og brownish streaked CM rather than blood but nonetheless assumed the worst.

Now I don't know what to think. Am just waiting for test results which I will get Sat am. Can't do much else in the meantime so am trying to relax.

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veryworriedme · 15/01/2009 14:55

wasabi and hanging belly -just got my results. 3028 up from 2400 last week so not great as supposed to double evry 4 days or so. my doctor has now told me it is not looking good. have a scan now on monday and also further test. at work in tears.
my fingers are crossed for you wasabi. i guess there is nothing to do but watch lots of episodes of midsomer murders and wait.

veryworriedme · 15/01/2009 15:07

wasabi - i meant to say, clear advice ( harley st consultant) is that light bleeding is ok. all things on their own ok, i think with me it is because on top of bleeding was bad cramps, bad test, bad scan and loss of pregnancy symptoms. still hoping though!

wasabipeanut · 15/01/2009 15:13

Oh veryworried I am so sorry to hear that. Having said that I'm not convinced that HCG levels go up uniformly all the time so I would have through that the fact that yours are going up is a good sign. Perhaps it will have a huge jump in the next few days.

Remember that your bean had a heartbeat - that has to be a good thing.

Yes you are right all we can do is wait - I have Alan Titchmarsh on as I type!

I am refusing to abandon hope for either of us - stay in touch ok?

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veryworriedme · 15/01/2009 16:08

thank you wasabi, i am trying to cling on to that too but then at same time i am trying to prepare myself. will definitely stay in touch and will be wishing you luck for saturday x

veryworriedme · 15/01/2009 16:25

wasabi, are we not supposed to be watching telly rather than focussing on the miscarriage threads? poor poor gadget, i cant believe she felt she was making a fuss.

veryworriedme · 15/01/2009 22:15

well, i have started beeding more now and red blood so i suppose i should stop clutching at straws......

Hangingbellyofbabylon · 15/01/2009 22:39

sorry to hear this veryworried- you hang on to those straws. Thinking of you both, have been there and really would do anything to wish it all away from you.

Heebeejeebee · 16/01/2009 09:40

Hi there, just wanted to echo HBOB to hang on in there. I remember whating a whole series of Grey's Anatomy to make the time go

Got everything crossed for both of you, and if you have any questions, then just ask

veryworriedme · 16/01/2009 10:23

still beeding so going for a scan at 11 as i dont think i can wait all weekend to have it confirmed...

Hangingbellyofbabylon · 16/01/2009 11:04

I'm glad you have a scan this morning, you need to know what's going on, the wait is awful. Thinking of you.

wasabipeanut · 16/01/2009 11:56

veryworried I have only just checked in here as had to go and have my 2nd load of blood taken this am. You must still be at your scan.

I have evrything crossed for you and hope so much that all is well. xx

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