Hi Ladies! Today I went in for my second round of bloodwork for HCG levels. The lab tech said she didn't have doctor's orders for me so she called over to my doctor's office and the nurse said to put in orders. It has me wondering...how long does it normally take for the levels to go down? I'm assuming it's different for everyone but just wondering what your experiences have been. Also, I have my follow-up appt today and I'm nervous about it. I couldn't sleep last night. Any questions you can think of that I should ask? Thanks!
Re: HCG levels and follow-up appt
Jacob Alexander 7/23/09
Allergic to Dairy, Eggs and Peanuts
Jameson Adam 6/1/11
Allergic to Peas...so far
9/8 - 877
9/11 - 230
9/18 - 0
I saw a physician assistant for my follow-up appointment and she was wonderful. My biggest questions were about what they would do differently next time, what I could do (if anything) to keep the next pregnancy sticky and when we could start TTC again. I couldn't really think of anything else important to ask.
Good luck at your appointment. (((hugs)))
First of all, I'm so sorry for your loss. Here is some info:
According to the American Pregnancy Association it can take 4-6 weeks for HCG to reach "zero". I m/c on 8-19-08, my levels were almost 44,000 when I m/c naturally and finally last week they were "negative". So it took me over a month. And I just got my first period on Sunday.
Heres a breakdown:
pre-m/c: 43,900
week 1: 817
week 2: 83
week 3: 16.8
week 4: 5.6
week 5: "negative"
week 6: AF arrives
Hang in there sweetie!
"And where was I before the day that I first saw your lovely face? Now I see it everyday and I know that I am the luckiest."
good question! I had a d&c on 9/16 and I was about 9,000 then. I was checked last Friday and they were 24.4. I have one more draw in about 2 weeks.... hoping they are 0 then!!
good luck.
Beta #1: 268 (16dpo) ~ Progesterone 54 ~ Beta #2: 541 (18dpo)
APS, hetero factor v leiden & MTHFR
bfp #1 - 12.11.07, edd 8.14.08, mm/c 1.21.08 (10w4d)
bfp #2 - 4.4.08, edd 12.3.08, mm/c 5.14.08 (11w)
bfp #3 - 8.3.08, edd 4.15.09, mm/c 9.17.08 (10w)
bfp #4 - 1.15.09, edd 9.26.09, mm/c 2.16.09 (8w2d)
bfp #5 - 6.16.09, edd 2.25.10, mm/c 7.23.09 (9w)
bfp #6 - 8.12.10, edd 4.27.11, mm/c 9.16.10 (8w1d)
one more try -> bfp #7 - 2.11, our miracle baby boy arrived 10.11
ttc again -> bfp #8 - 5.3.13, edd 1.13.14, mm/c 5.30.13 (7w3d)
Anyway, I hope that your levels drop quickly.