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spotting

by allyex, Jun 26, 2005 12:00AM
I know I asked about this yesterday...but I am a little worried.
Since yesterday (and I DID tell the doctor this at the hospital, he seemed to think this was normal) I have passed a few tiny TINY clots - no tissue attached to any of them. Today I have passed three quarter sized clots, again no tissue attached (believe me I have looked!) ... Yesterday when they did my HCG count it was close to 4,000 up from 2,500 three days previous and I have been spotting since the 20th of June,.

Could this possibly be implantation, even with small clots? Or is this the very sign of miscarriage? I mean I am mentally prepared either way...there is hardly any blood now too, just passing these small clots... thoughts?
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by Still_AndiJ, Jun 26, 2005 12:00AM
How far along are you? There is a point when the numbers stop doubling, but in early pregnancy they should be doubling every 48-72 hours.

I have to say with clots increasing in size, it doesn't look hopeful, but we have had some crazy stories on here so you never know.

Andrea

by allyex, Jun 26, 2005 12:00AM
Right now my HCG was roughly close to 4,000. The clots haven't enlarged in size all that much, roughly the size of a quarter. I did mention this to the hospital yesterday, because while waiting in a four hour line, they mentioned to let them know if anything had changed. I did inform the girl that I had passed a quarter sized clot, to which she said "was there any tissue or just blood?" and I told her no, it was just blood.

So right now its all a wait and see game. I know the odds are stacked against me right now. The bleeding seems to be there only when I wipe, not dripping or gushing. No cramps... So I don't know, I guess tomorrow will tell for sure when they do the ultrasound... :(

by allyex, Jun 26, 2005 12:00AM
and oops sorry when they did the ultrasound on the 22nd, they found a gestational sac measuring 5 weeks and 2 days, did find a fetal pole but no heart rate...

by Still_AndiJ, Jun 27, 2005 12:00AM
Good luck, keep us informed. It is tough, the waiting game is the worst!

Andrea

by Stacie30, Jun 27, 2005 12:00AM
To: alleyx
first- i want to say it is important to think positive... :o)

however, what you are describing is exactly how my miscarriage started... after a couple of days the clots got bigger and i started having labor-like cramps.. i ended up having to have a D&C

hopefully that isn't the case for you.

sorry to put a damper on things, but I thought it best to tell you.

by allyex, Jun 27, 2005 12:00AM
Thats ok, thanks for letting me know :)
and the last clots I passed last night, were these teeny little ones .. like the ones I passed in the hospital... and they told me that if they are not attached to tissue, that it most likely normal... the bleeding since that time has almost completely stopped... so right now I don't know what to believe is normal or not normal..

They were going to do an ultrasound today, infact my doctor insisted on it, but apparantly our hospital is short staffed today, so they are putting it off til tomorrow now...

all I know is, one way or the other I do want to know what is going on ... :)
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