Hello,
I had a D&C 7 weeks ago to the day (4/10/2009). My pregnancy was about 9 weeks along. My doctor never checked my HCG levels before/during the miscarriage, so I have no idea what they were before. I only bled slightly for a few days post D&C. I felt pretty good afterwards, but never felt like my body had returned to it's normal cycle.
I started getting a little moody/bloated two weeks ago (5/12/2009) and took a pregnancy test out of curiousity. It (and the 3 others I took after) turned up positive. Since I hadn't had a cycle, I knew it could be left over tissue or it could be a new pregnancy, and I knew that only the doctor could possibly answer that question, but I was kind of hoping that maybe I was pregnant again. My fiance and I had sex the following weekend (kind of rough, sorrry if TMI) and I started bleeding like a firehose and continued to bleed heavily for about 48 hours (much heavier than a normal period). Pregnancy tests continued to be positive. I went to my post D&C follow-up appointment on 5/19/2009 and described to them all of these strange symptoms. They thought that some tissue could still be left inside of me, and was coming out with the blood. The OB/GYN did a vaginal ultrasound, which revealed an empty uterus, thin lining, and "maybe" a little piece of something (~4mm) left over in my uterus. In case it was a new pregnancy, he ordered HCG blood tests - one on 5/19/2009 and one on 5/21/2009. The first one came back at 19.5, and the second one came back at 17.5, so his nurse called me and told me that the doctor believed the tissue was leaving my body.
So now, a full week later (5/29/2009), I am still testing positive on a OTC pregnancy test and am feeling awfully morning sick. I called the doctor and asked the blood be retested and he asked that I wait a week and them come back for a blood draw. If my HCG levels have risen, then he will prescribe methoxorate to try to get rid of the tissue.
This is super frustrating. Has anybody else had an experiece with this?
My questions are:
If tissue was still left in my system and still remains in my system, what was all of that bleeding and why is the lining of my uterus still thin? I thought the linings remain thick until HCG/tissue is gone.
He mentioned that my lining was thin, then off-handedly mentioned the possibility of Asherman's. Could I have tissue left in my system and have bled like crazy AND have Asherman's?
Is it possible to be feeling morning sick today just because of this left over tissue? I just started feeling this symptom (e.g., was not present all at until today after the D&C).
Is it possible that this could be some kind of weird chemical pregnancy since my HCG levels were only slightly elevated and appeared to be declining?
Is there anything I can do (besides another D&C) to get my system moving normal again?
Thanks so much - I'll appreciate any response.