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Can someone help me?

by JOANIE242, Jan 16, 2009 11:37PM
I AM 4WKS AND 4 DAYS PREGNANT MY HCG LEVELS AREW NOT CLIMBING LIKE THEY SHOULD.I FIRST FOUND OUT THAT I WAS PREGNANT ON 1/04/09 MY LEVEL WAS 328. FOUR DAYS LATER THEY WERE 752 MY DOC TOLD US THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND RITE ON TRACK MIGHT I ADD HE NEVER CHECKED MY PROGESTRONE LEVELS AND NEVER EVEN DID A EXAM ON ME BUT MADE AN APPT. FOR ME TO COME BACK IN 2WEEKS.I HAD SOME BLEEDING SO I CALLED IN HOPES OF GETTING YO SEE MY DOCTOR BUT AFTER 2 DAYS OF CALLING  THEY KELP TELLING ME IT WAS NORMAL FINALLY I WENT TO THE ER THIS WAS 6 DAYS LATER MY HCG LEVELS WERE ONLY 817 I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD MISCARRY TO SEE MT OB DOC SO I CALLED AND THEY TOLD ME TO COME BACK WEDNESDAY  TO SEE MY DOC BACK UP BECAUSE HE WAS DOING PROCEDURES THAT DAY AND COULD NOT SEE ME I WAS THERE AT 2 O CLOCK  LIKE THEY ASKED ME TO BE WHEN I GET THERE THEY ASK ME TO COME BACK AT 3 BECAUSE HE WAS IN SURGERY SO I LEFT AND RETURNED AT 3 LIKE ASKED WHEN I GET THERE I AM TOLD HOW SORRY THEY WERE BUT I WAS N OT GOING TO GET TO SEE THE DOC THAT DAY I WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK ON FRIDAY SI I CALLED ANOTHER DOCTORS OFFICE TOLD THEM EVERYTHING THEY GOT ME IN ON THURSDAY AND SENT ME FOR LEVELS THEY WERE 863 MY PROGESTRONE LEVEL IS 1.5 MY NEW DOCTOR WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT MY FIRST DOCTOR DID NO LEVELS FOR ME BUT SHE NOW THINKS THAT SINCE MY LEVELS ARE SO LOW AND MY ULTRASOUND SHOWS NOTHING THAT I HAVE A BLIGHTED OVUM I AM  NOW TAKEN PROGESTRONE AND GO BACK ON MONDAY FOR HCG LEVELS TO SEE IF THEY HAVE RISEN THEY SUGGEST I HAVE A D&C BUT I AM HOLDING OUT ON ANY HOPE THAT I MAY HAVE OF HAVEING A BABY.
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by tiredbuthappy, Jan 17, 2009 06:27AM
I am so sorry- it does sound like you are having a miscarriage. For piece of mind, you can ask for 1 more ultrasound before having the dnc done, or you can wait to miscarry naturally since you are not very far along. i know you feel like your first doctor did something wrong, but from a medical perspective there is probably nothing that he or she could have done differently to save the pregnancy. A blighted ovum fails to develop properly, regardless of progesterone levels. I am glad that you have found a new doctor who takes you and your concerns seriously. It sounds as though she is being cautious in continuing to take hcg levels and wanting to confirm everything before making any decisions regarding a miscarriage.

My thoughts are with you. I myself have not experienced this, but there are so many women on here who have and can help you through this difficult time.
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