Tissue vs. Blood clot

[niftynote]

Does anyone know how to tell the difference between passing a blood clot or passing tissue?  When I went for an u/s last Friday to see if I was miscarrying, the tech asked if I was passing blood clots or tissue.  I told her I thought clots but I had no idea what the difference was.  So, does anyone know the difference?

[amberd5191]

Tissue generally is a gray in color. I wish you the best and hope all works out!

[Mickey2007]

I'm not sure...that was kind of my question that I post this morning.  I'm 7 wks and go for an u/s today to see if my baby has grown and if we have a hb.  This past weekend when I went to the bathroom I had this brownish-like discharge when I would wipe.  It wasn't there each and everytime I went to the bathroom.  And last night my husband and I had sex...this morning I go to the bathroom and there is this clear small-like tissue thing in the toliet.  I'm not sure what it was but it's scarying me.  I was your u/s?  How far long are you?

[chellybeans]

your clear tissue could have possibly been leftover semen from your previous nights activities.

[Mickey2007]

You know what...I was thinking that as well.  I truly hope so...wish me luck and God's blessings on my u/s today.

[niftynote]

I was 7 weeks yesterday.  I've been going through blood test for hcg levels for 2 weeks now.  It went down, then went back up.  That's when they did the u/s and saw the sac but couldn't tell if there was a baby in it.  I go Thurs. for another hcg level check.  I'm sure if it goes up or stays the same they will do another u/s.  I've been bleeding since this past Tues, but now it is slowing down.  I've had no cramps, and if I was looking for grayish material, I haven't had any.  It's all been clots a quarter size or less.  So, it's just a waiting game for me.  HOpe everything works out for you!

[waiting4mybabyboy]

when I was pregnant I was told by a nurse to ... ok this sounds gross...  to take it out of the toilet and putting it in a cup of warm water, if it disappears it is a clot, if it stays there it is tissue, I am not sure if it actually works, I never had to do it, but I hope it helps

[ang79]

That water thing actually works. I had a miscarriage last night and passed clots and tissue. They put it in fluid and only the tissue was left. You can definitely tell the difference. Clots just looks like very dark red and thick blobs of blood. They don't stay clotted if you were to seperate with the toilet paper, but it is a pretty thick area of blood. Tissue is pink or white or gray in color. I passed quite a bit of tissue and you know it when you see it. I had been asked by my doctor a few days before if I had passed any tissue or clots and I had no clue because I didn't know what they looked like, but after I saw them I knew that you would know if you see them. If you don't feel like you have passed any, then you probably haven't.

[BABYRUTH9899]

i had been wondering the same thing and just haven't worked up the nerve to ask. i'm glad someone did though!!! tomorrow i find out about my hcg level. i have been bleeding with hardly any cramps. i still go through nausea and insomnia. food turns my stomach. but i was told i was having a threatened miscarriage. i have had clots but no tissue. i'm just a bag of nerves right now. so much for sleeping tonight!

[airbair]

I miscarried at three weeks. I had horrible cramps the night i got my period. then i had my period for one full day, normally. the second full day i had awful cramps again in the morning and a full day of normal period. The next day i passed what i thought was a clot. it was larger than normal (i typically clot) and so i pulled it out of the toilet. it consisted of a red blob looking like a piece of liver, a little bit bigger than a nickel, and attached was a white vein type of tissue that was about and inch long. the entire emission together was about an inch and a half. i tried to pull it apart, like when the clots just kind of separate, but this did not come apart. it was very tough and was definitely some kind of tissue. i have an instinctual feeling, i just know that i was pregnant. there is no doubt in my mind. i actually had the first feelings of morning sickness the days upto this event, and was repulsed by foods that i typically love. i gained 7 pounds over the course of three weeks with absolutely no change in my diet or daily exercise. my breasts were extremely large, and my breasts are normally small. i don't even realize the implications of this. i took two pregnancy tests before the tissue passed and both were negative. i don't need medical advice to tell me something that i just know. i just know. that is good enough for me.