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Pregnant after a Loss
Ruby_Tuesday
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They took 10 vials of blood!
Ruby_Tuesday
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I went in for my first HCG draw. They were also testing for progesterone and clotting disorders. She just kept pulling vial after vial out of the container, I had to ask, "Are those all for me?" And they were, all 10 of them!
Then things became confusing because the tech. asked me if I was having any lupus symptoms. I guess one of the tests they were running was for lupus. I have no idea if that was somehow in conjunction with the clotting test. The doctor never mentioned lupus. It was odd. It may have been some sort of mix up. I could tell they were also testing for the 3 things I came for so I just let it go.
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Re: They took 10 vials of blood!
That sucks. I can't remember how many vials they took from me for my initial pg work-up, but it seemed like a lot! I don't know anything about the lupus, but that may have been included in my RPL bloodwork way back when.
Btw, have I mentioned how excited I am to see you back here! Congrats again!
Thank you so much!!! I'm in a that weird stage where I'm having moments of being excited and then trying not to get carried away. I don't know if this is our time. I'm afraid to think it really could be. DH told me last night that he has a good feeling. I hope he's right!
And look at you at 27 weeks!! Congratulations. That's so wonderful.
The Lupus test is actually a clotting disorder--it's called Lupus Anticoagulant. It is not the same thing as lupus though. I hope the lab didn't screw up the test???
And wow! 10 vials is alot! Make sure you drink lots of water the rest of the day!
2.7.08 delivered twin girls at 19 wks