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1806181 tn?1385299656

Worrying Beta Numbers... HELP!

Last Wed (22/02) I did my first beta (14dp2dt)... it came back BFP with 41 (low but still possible). Then the doctor said to do another test Monday (27/02) which came back at 40... I was gutted and have cried for 2 days. I was told to do a 3rd beta today (29/02)... I was sure it would come back lower but it has actually gone up SLIGHTLY to 42... WHAT? So my beta has stayed almost the same for a week, very low! Yet I have pregnancy symptoms (sore breasts, twinges in stomach)... what is going on? I thought it was a chemical pregnancy, but now I'm not sure. Could it be ectopic? I have no bleeding. Has anyone else had similar results?
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1053407 tn?1352030371
Sorry blue28 you had to go threw this you r in my prayers alot us will have our time the lord just wait onthe perfect time!!!








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1806181 tn?1385299656
Ok... so I saw my gynecologist yesterday and she confirmed my miscarriage... I would have been 9 weeks pregnant but the embryo had stopped growing weeks ago. My beta yesterday was 15... so it means that it's almost over and I can try to move on with my life. I'm still having cramping, although less severe, and heavy bleeding. Apparently my doctor said this is a good things as it means that the body is getting rid of everything. I do another beta next week to make sure it's zero, and then a scan in a few weeks to check all is ok.
So this is the end of my beta nightmare... an embryo that started to grow inside me but just didn't have the strength to continue... so sad :(

I wish you all every success in ttc... it's a bumpy road!
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1422615 tn?1334064234
I a so sorry!! YEs it is painful!! i swear it is like labor.
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Dear Friends,

am Prashu

my wife values after 2ww on 10th march was 1110 and later 2470 in next 2 days. what does it mean. she will have her 1st scan on 30th march.am worried abt results
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1806181 tn?1385299656
An Update...

Ok as I mentioned last week my beta started dropping and I started to have light brown spotting which lasted from last Wednesday to Sunday... the as of yesterday (Mon) I started to get more reddish blood, mixed with cervical type clear mucus. Last night the cramps from HELL arrived... I get painful periods but these are nothing compared to these cramps! Bleeding got heavier, and horrendous back pain too. I took pain killers and went to bed early. Then this morning it started again, terrible pains which are followed blood clots and whitish grey tissue being passed... I believe this is the miscarriage. I would have be 8½ weeks pregnant... although my beta levels were so low the embryo must have died several weeks ago. Nothing prepared me for the pain... the emotional pain has been hard to cope with, but now the physical pain too is awful. I am home alone, hubby is at work and I don't live near my family/good friends who know about this.  I feel so alone. Tomorrow I see my gynecologist...
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1806181 tn?1385299656
Thanks so very much for the comments girls, you are all so lovely and deserve only the very best... I am so grateful for your kind words and am thinking of you all... hubby just rang from work and said "are you on that medical help thingy again"... kinda sums me up at the moment!

Keep believing... even if it seems hopeless. You just never know :)
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2066718 tn?1431143569
*hugs*

I'm sad for your loss, but so very grateful you didn't have an ectopic.  I'll find out today what my beta level is doing, but my ultrasound yesterday said everything is normal there, so I'm glad for that for me too.

Thinking of you!
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1647691 tn?1363723702
I know you knew this was coming, but it doesn't make it any easier.  I am so very sorry.  Keep trying to focus on the good things...you will soon have some closure and its not ectopic.  As always I'm keeping you in prayers.
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1422615 tn?1334064234
LIke u am glad it wasnt ectopic. dont give up your time will come. I have been trying for 5 years.   3 mc. one at 12wks , 1 at 10wks, 1 at 6wks. i have had 3 chemical pregnancies.  and 5 iui's 3 of which failed.  I still have faith that it will happen.  Keep your faith and trust God for his perfect timing.
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1806181 tn?1385299656
Thanks so much for your kind words...

I saw my gynecologist yesterday... my beta has started to drop and I've had some light brown spotting, so this is the beginning of the end for me :( I was 8 weeks pregnant but they never found the embryo as the beta was too low...

On the bright side, at least it doesn't look like an ectopic, I am grateful for that.

Wishing you all lots of luck... I will take time to reflect and decide what to do now, it's a difficult time for me.

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1053407 tn?1352030371
Don't doubt it you may never know what may happen but I see you are looking from both sides just continue to be strong!!!
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1422615 tn?1334064234
gl today girl. I know this is so hard. Maybe u will get some good news. well as good as u can.
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1806181 tn?1385299656
I just want to say thank you so much for all your well wishes and kind thoughts, I am ok but still waiting for the beta to drop, it's stable so maybe something will happen soon? I see my doctor tomorrow, hopefully she'll have some answers, although I doubt it. Take care
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Ive been reading about your situation and it breaks my heart.  I pray that all this works out for you and that God brings you peace. Big hugs!!!
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2066718 tn?1431143569
I really hope you get some concrete answers soon.  I'm in my own kind of limbo right now so I get how you feel...I had surgery for my ectopic, and was expecting to have my hcg levels drop significantly and quickly.  It had looked like they were dropping, as the pg tests were getting lighter, but now they actually look like they are getting darker again.  I had a beta on Friday that had a level of 388, 14 days after surgery (my last beta at 20dpo was 827 and the ectopic was caught two weeks later, not sure what the level rose to in the end, so it has come down), but based on the pg tests it looks like it stalled.  I had another beta today and I'm just waiting on the results of that one to see if it is going down still or not.  If not, I think I'll be in for a D&C.  

*hugs*
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1647691 tn?1363723702
I'm so very sorry again!  I know the waiting is just making things worse and I so wish there was something I could do to help.  Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
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1806181 tn?1385299656
Thanks for your reply... it's one of my worries, but they are monitoring me weekly with betas and scans, and I've already been to the A&E with pains, but they subsided and the doctor didn't see any embryo anywhere. I do another beta tomorrow, no pains now but no bleeding either. Not sure when this will end?
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1219499 tn?1410749730
I am so sorry for what you are going through!  I hate to say this but it sounds like an ectopic pregnancy to me.  I have had a number of these myself and my beta generally rose but not always doubled.  Make sure they are monitoring you really well and head to the ER at the first sign of one sided pain or brown spotting/bleeding.
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1806181 tn?1385299656
Thank you so much, all of you! It's such a difficult and sad time for us right now, but knowing I have people here that are willing to listen, give help and support it makes it a little easier to bear. I can't thank you all enough. I will keep you informed, especially for those going through something similar as I really struggled to get any information to comfort or help me. Take care
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1462588 tn?1345061795
Hi I am so sorry about what you're going through. I was in your shoes back in January only my BETA'S rised to 30,000. I M/C at 7 weeks. I know how you feel.

My heart goes out to you and your family!
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1942586 tn?1361024046
What can i say to make you feel better. Pls hun, take care and may God wipe away those tears and bless you again.
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1942586 tn?1361024046
What can i say to make you
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1053407 tn?1352030371
Sorry to see you are still going threw this obstacle I searched the web and the closest I got was chemical pregnancy but I have to recheck cause your beta is rising! !!
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2066718 tn?1431143569
I'm so sorry you are going through this.  I had 4 IUI's before I finally got pg, but it ended at 6 weeks as an ectopic.  My heart hurts for you.

I hope you get a miracle.

*hugs*
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