Back from the RE...bit concerned (of course)

Well just got back. Dr. confirmed my numbers which were as of tuesday hcg level of 4000 and progesterone 36. He asked when I got my period, which was 11/13. He thought that I might be farther along b/c of the numbers and that maybe I miscalculated, but I told him that was when I got my period.
So he did a transvaginal u/s, he said that the embryo is in the uterus, which is a good thing, however way too early to see anything being that i'm only 4 weeks and 4 days. I have an appt. for next thursday.
Of course I'm freaking out b/c of the high hcg level and I know it's way too early to see anything but I'm just so scared. I dont' want to have to go through another m/c, it takes such a toll, especially this time of year with the holidays.
I'm praying that this baby just keeps growing and that everything will be ok.

[nwhite]

Im not sure, but I heard very high hcg means possibly twins.

[Tasha456]

You can have very high HCG and still only have a singleton.   But please try not to worry.  High HCG levels can mean that you have a very strong over achiever in there.  Relax.. because the extra stress is not good on the baby.

[ny36]

Twins...that would be nice, but I'm not sure.
It's so high for 4 weeks.
And of course I'm doing way too much research and now I'm looking at molar pregnancies! Eeks!!!

[cantwait4baby]

I had high numbers too at 4 weeks and I did not have an embryo in my uterus yet.  My uterus was thickened but nothing was in there - which they said was normal and they too though my date was wrong for my last period but I knew I wasn't - so then the question of twins came up - my boyfriend is a twin, both our grandmothers are twins and I m/c twins before.  But there is just one I am now 19 weeks along.  So dont panic - high numbers are good low numbers are bad.  Maybe you are having triplets.  :)Smile....

[cantwait4baby]

oh and I took found the molar pregnancy thing when I looked it up and my doctor told me to stop looking stuff up.  I still am not very sure what that is but you have an embryo already so dont worry.

[ny36]

Thank you for that, I needed it. Of course I'll still worry but at least I know that the women here understand what I'm going through.

[ny36]

i made a mistake, dr. didn't say it was an embryo, he just said "it's in the uterus." he was relieved about that.