REPOST CAUSE I CAN'T TYPE.. I'M NOW 10 DAYS LATE

[KRISTI555]

WELL I'M NOW TEN DAYS LATE, STILL FEELING PREGNANT. I WENT TO THE DOCTOR YESTERDAY CAUSE I COULDN'T TAKE IT ANOTHER MIN. I TOLD THEM THE SITUATION AS FAR AS THE NEGATIVE RESULTS WITH AT HOMES AND THAT I WANTED A BLOOD TEST, THE NURSE REALLY TOLD ME THAT BLOOD TESTS AND URINE TEST ARE THE SAME AS FAR AS DETECTING HOROMONE LEVELS. WELL SHE INSISTED ON DOING A URINE TEST, WHICH WAS NEGATIVE, BIG SURPRISE, AND THEN I TOLD HER I WANTED A BLOOD TEST, SHOULD I HAVE ASKED HER TO RUN A QUANTATIVE OR DO THEY AUTOMATICALLY??? EITHER WAS I'M STUCK WAITING UNTIL MONDAY FOR RESULTS.

[klfc27]

First off, that nurse is an idiot!!  Blood tests and urine do not have the same sensitivity at all!!

The blood test is much more sensitive.

And I believe they automatically run the qualitative and the other part - not gonna attempt to spell it.  Along with the positive/negative part.

Good luck!

Have you ever been this late?  

My friend got negative urine tests until after she was 6 weeks pregnant - around 2 weeks late.

[KRISTI555]

I HAVE NEVER EVER BEEN THIS LATE BUT WITH MY DAUGHTER I TESTED POSITIVE DAY AFTER MY AF WAS DUE, BUT IN AUGUST 05 I HAD A M/C AND DIDN'T TEST POSITIVE UNTIL 6 WEEKS I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST CAUSE I WAS ON BIRTH CONTROL. THAT NURSE WAS REALLY AWFUL I'M JUST GLAD I PUT MY FOOT DOWN AND MADE HER TAKE BLOOF. NOW I GOTTA WAIT MORE, WHICH IT PROBABLY THE WORST PART OF THE WHOLE DEAL! THANKS FOR THE COMMENT AND PUTTING MY MIND AT EASE A LITTLE ABOUT THE BLOOD TEST :)

[mslkpage]

There are two kinds of blood tests- quantitative and qualitative. One of them (quauntitative, I think) has a cutoff level like a hpt does. The other can detect hcg at any level.

[Pippsquike]

A Qualitative has a cut off (like a hpt) and will just show up positive or negative.

Quantative will show you the actual amount of hcg in the blood.

[mslkpage]

Oops, I got it backwards...couldn't remember which was which!

Thanks, pippsquike!