Never ending miscarrage

[Lissa776]

Hi,
  I'm 30y.o and 14 weeks into my first prenancy. I have had 3 ultrasounds that diagnosed a blighted ovum and I have been bleeding (moderate to light flow) for 7+ weeks. 3 weeks ago I took Cytotec which resulted in no cramping, no increase in blood flow, no clots, nada. My HCG levels continued to increase 2 weeks post Cytotec and just started to decrease this week. My question is: How long does the average person take to expel the tissue? I have been carrying around a placenta for 14 weeks and am getting tired of HCG level checks. Plus I had gastric bypass 2+ y.o and, although my H&H have always perfect in the past, I am prone to anemia and am starting to feel tired/run down. My OB has discouraged a D&C, at what point is it appropriate to insist on one? How long should I wait for nature to take it's course?

[tete08]

i know how you are feeling, i had a blighted ovum too and wanted to wait until nature took care of it... well, i waited 12 weeks with symptoms and everything. such a loooong wait, one day after the 12 weeks i started cramping horribly and bleeding, it was one day before my app for the D&C. Had to do it or I would keep suffering with terrible cramping. After de D&C everything immediatly came back to normal, no pain, no waiting, just a fresh start to recover and ttc after 4 or 5 periods. I hope that my experience helps you to decide what to do.

[sueallen]

Hi all i can say its trust you inner feeling, Doctors are always wrong. You have a knowing that you are in fact pregnant and your little bubby just cant be seen yet, that is a possibilty.  I was told last year when i was pregnant after trying for over 2 years aswell that my baby was in my tube.  I went to hospital as i was loosing brown blood, (10 weeks pregnant) They did an internal ultrosound and the brown blood then became red. They said they couldnt see the baby in my whom and there fore it must be in my tube.(as it turns out not true) The hospital wouldn,t let me leave and wanted to operate to remove my baby from my tube. I lied to them and told them i was only 5 weeks.  I waited 3 hours for the result of my blood test and they say my hcg was under 10000 so they let me leave.
Two days later I miscarried at home, no blood, the fetuses (I saw 2 tails and 2 heads) passed through my viginal and if they had been in my tube then there is no way they could move back up to the whom and out that way, medically that cant happen so a fertility doctor told me the other day.  So they were just about to operate on me WOW for no reason because they believe the babies were in my tube.  Nine years again, ultrasound showed no baby in the whom, and hey my son is 9 years old, He was oviously a slow mover lol   so my friend dont let these Doctors throw you. As long as you feel ok its more than likely you are just fine.  good luck

[Lissa776]

An update:  I'm  feeling pretty good but am still having lab draws, now only once a month. My HCG won't drop below 18 and I have no cysts or other obvious reason for it. My US was normal, urine pregnancy tests are negative. My (fill in) OBGYN suggested molar pregnancy but I'm not buying it. Everything I've read says HCG levels keep going up and up, they don't stay constant like mine have. I feel it's more reasonable that a piece of tissue is still in there somewhere, though I wish it were large enough to see on US.  I've been experiencing lower left abd. pain on occasion which is a little weird, otherwise physically I'm good. Mentally I feel like I'm just sitting around waiting to get an infection or something and kicking myself for not demanding a D&C. I did have a period about 3weeks ago and it was very heavy..even heavier than the 9weeks I bled w/ the MC so here's hoping that anything left over got "flushed out". My next lab draw is Monday, hopefully it's my last. I've become WAY too friendly/familiar with the lab ladies at LabCore!

[Rosemarie222]

sorry to hear what you are going through.  i have been through more misscarriages then i care to mention and i have to tell you what my doc has always told me.  most of them i had D & C's.  they would want to test the tissue in me to see what they can tell from it.  to go through what you are going through for weeks is just cruel to put you through.  i would just tell your doc that this is what you want.  

[Vermontjen]

Elaine -
Unfortunately, it sounds familiar.  When I went in initially when I was bleeding really heavily when I thought I was having my first period after m/c, the doc asked if it was possible I was pregnant.  I said unlikely but possible.  She didn't do a urine pregnancy test when I was there, but as an afterthought, she did it after I left and *presto* it showed a positive.  She called me back that afternoon, and that's what started the weekly hcg testing.  My levels are dropping, but so slowly.  I go back in today for another. haven't had an ultrasound since just after the m/c, but with the levels still there and still some spotting I am suspicious that there is still something there.  

I wonder how they decide whether to let it pass naturally or whether to do a d&c (or ANOTHER d&c).  I have a friend who went in for an u/s at 16 weeks and found that her baby had died.  She chose to let the tissue pass naturally [you know it is really hard to choose words when writing about this - do you find this????  I really struggle with this - "tissue", "fetus", "baby", "products or conception", "died", "passed", "not viable"....Sorry for the aside....].  Anyway - she said it took at least three - four months after the initial m/c to be back near normal.  

I guess the docs will keep watching your hcg levels.  And hopefully yours (and mine too) will be zero pretty soon.  
Hang in there and keep me posted :-)

[ElaineJ]

Im in a similar situation. My doctor even told me I was pregnant again! My HCG was detected on urnine test 7 weeks after D&C. Said I was preg cause my HCG from prior would be undetectable 7 weeks after. As it turns out I was 100 last Monday and 75 last Thursday. U/S showed remaining tissue in my uterus. Waiting to hear if I will need a 2nd D&C or medication to expell tissue.
What do make of this?

[Vermontjen]

Lisa-
If it helps at all, I can completely relate and am living through this too.... My m/c happened on May 29 and here in late July I am still having weird cycles of what I sometimes think is a period - some really heavy bleeding - and sometime just spotting.  Following the really heavy bleeding event (what I thought was my first normal period), I saw the doc and she tested my hemoglobin levels and found I was anemic and immediately had me start taking iron - I have also been having hcg levels on a weekly basis (that's me, the human pincusion).  My hcg levels are going down so ridiculously slow - 250 to 147 to 98 to 58 and now a week later is is 41.  I am sorry yours went up - I think that would be really hard to take - like someone else on the forum said, I just want this m/c to be over.  

So I would definately request an iron level test - the doc says I need to keep on iron for at least another month.  Hope your next hcg level shows something definative and the new doc and nurse can help figure this out for you.

Good luck to you.  I have found that after my m/c it has been reassuring and comforting knowing how many women out there have gone through a m/c.  Know you aren't alone.
Jennifer

[Lissa776]

Hi,
   Thanks for the feedback. Things are still a little weird here. First I finally stopped bleeding after 9 weeks.....yipee! My HCG levels dropped from many thousands, to 94, then to 24 (which is when I stopped bleeding) , then to 14, and then this Tuesday it went UP to 18.  All labs were drawn a week apart. Very, very odd. My OB is on maternity leave and it seems my care has fallen into the (hopefuly) capable hands of her nurse who is not sure what to make of increasing HCG level. Lab error? Mutant placenta (my personal favorite theory) :0)~  ?  I'm getting an ultrasound on Monday and all results will be given to whatever Dr. is covering my OB's patients. Will see what happens
                    Lissa

[namah00]

I was told that I had a blighted ovum last week, I was supposed to be 8 weeks by the u/s tech sad I was measuring about 5 weeks. I have hypothyroid and my cycles can up to 35 days apart. Also I was told that I had a tilted uterus when I was in my mid 20's (now 34yrs old). Does that ever correct itself? Does anyone else that has had a blighted ovum diagnoses have any other problems like hypo or hyper thyroid? Can being obese make it harder for u/s to see Uterus?

[jberg]

Hi I am 30 yrs old
I am 10 weeks pregnant 2 weeks ago i had an ultrasound which showed only a sac. The Dr said it was possibly a blighted ovum. He did bloodwork and told me to come back in a week. went back and hcg level was at 83000 did anoter ultrasound and he said he saw something. So he sent me to hospital for an ultrasound. They wouldn't tell me anything just to wait till i talk to my dr on monday. u/s tech did scans of blood flow and normal scan. I am at a lost. we have been wanting to get pregnant for a few years and now it happens and we have no idea what is going on.Any help would be appreciated I am going insne with not knowing. I still have all my pregnancy symptoms and my stomach is getting bigger.

[RunningL8]

This must be terrible for you.  Has your doctor actually checked your hemoglobin levels?  I would insist on that if I were you.  My levels dropped considerably after only two weeks of bleeding post D&C (they started quite high, though, so it was not a problem).  You will likely also bleed after a D&C, so your doctor should also check your hemoglobin again just before the procedure. That said,  I would definitely insist on the D&C if you're not anemic to get the miscarriage over with.