Confused, AF coming???

[kgokgo]

Hie everyone. Some of you have read my threads before, I miscarried naturally on 10/18 and at my follow up app two weeks ago the scan revealed some retained pregnancy tissue and the HPT was still testing positive.  I dischaged the remaining tissue (I hope all of it) a week and a half ago but the pregnancy test still tested positive yesterday although it was faint and it took about 10 mins to come up. I have been told that I wont start to ovulate until after the hormone levels are back to zero. Out of curiosity, I used an OPK 2 weeks ago and it showed that I was on the verge or ovulating. I just thought it was my body trying to ovulate or it was just the hormones. The confusing thing is now I feel like AF is about to hit town. I`m having all the signs that she will knock any minute. My question is: is it possible to have AF when there is still some HCG left in my body? It will be 4 weeks after my m/c on Saturday so she will be right on time. I `ll be thrilled if its her coz it will show that things are back to their normal working order. Has this happened to anyone?

[Pips]

You are probably right ... I could very easily be ovulating.  DH is leaving today to be with his mother (in hosp. following surgery) for 4 days.  So at least I know I'll control myself and not conceive this month.  I really do want to get my hcg down for sure and then have the prog. tested next month to make sure there are no problems before ttc.  I'll just be worried mess otherwise.

I do find a lot of comfort here on this forum.  I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for your AF!

[kgokgo]

I`m sorry for your loss. It`s the worst thing that could happen to anybody, I found comfort from all the messages of support the ladies from this forum posted  coz they`ve all gone through what we are going through, so they understand  About my hcg levels, I have been testing weekly since my miscarriage and its been reading positive. I did have sex abt 2 weeks after the m/c and we had a condom incident (sorry TMI) but 2 days later at my follow up app, they said I had retained pregnancy tissue and I also had a BFP that day so there is no way that the condom incident could have resulted in pregnancy. A ll I want now is to move on but its not happening. I still feel like AF is still coming, so I `ll keep my fingers crossed.

You could be ovulating coz with my first m/c I had a HPT on the day of the m/c and it was negative and I ovulated 2 weeks after the m/c. I didn`t even know I was ovulating ( I `ve never been able to tell anyway) had unprotected sex, and got a bfp exactly 4 weeks after m/c.

[Pips]

I too am sorry for your loss.

It can all be so confusing can't it!  Did you have unprotected sex at all during this time.  Is it possible that your numbers went down and you got pregnant before the test?  Just a thought.

I myself m/c last week.  It's wierd, I haven't bled since Sunday and yesterday and today I keep feeling that pinching that says the big O is happening.  Of course I haven't even had my hcg tested again yet.  It's probably just weird m/c feeling going on in there still.  But part of me wonders if I could be Oing already.  I did bleed for 2 weeks before the ultrasound that diagnosed the m/c.  Of course there is also a sex drive all of a sudden out of the blue.  That last thing I thought I'd be thinking about in the midst of the saddness and depression following m/c.  Part of me wants to get it on and see what happens ... but that could seriously mess with my numbers.

Ah well...  I wish you the best with your cycle!

[ArmyPrincess819]

I'm so sorry for your loss. In my experience I naturally m/c in sept. I went in for follow up blood work and I had no hcg in my blood. The next month I took a hpt and there was a faint line and 2 days later I started bleeding. I think the test I took may have been a false positive result which is more common than uncommon. I think the best thing to do is have some blood work done and see what your levels are. I know with my son I felt like I was getting my period every month of my pg with him and I got my period with my daughter for 4 mos. I know from talking with other women sometimes after m/c it can take a woman a few cycles to get back to normal. I hope this helped good luck and I hope you feel better soon....

[bam1014]

It's true if you read an HPT after a certain amt of time you can get an evaporation line.  Also, I'm pretty sure that a m/c can effect the outcome of an OPK.  I put a post out a couple of weeks ago, called OPK's 101.  I'm almost positive I wrote something about it there.  Did your dr say anything about your levels not going down to 0?  I will pray that you get AF soon!!

[kgokgo]

It was the same colour as the control line (purple) only that it was lighter. Definitely positive. The only thing is it appeared after 10 minutes coz they say to ignore the result if it apperas after 10 minutes. I`m going to wait until Fri, if AF doesnt show up then I`ll do another test. If it tests positive, I `ll go back to the EPU.

[nunu1977]

I don't think you would get AF if there is still hCG left from the pregnancy. are you sure the positive wasn't a water line or shadow? was it pink(blue) or gray?