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Miscarriage/Pregnancy Loss
KatieandTommy
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ultrasound before D&C???
KatieandTommy
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Hello all,
I have my D&C schduled for tomorrow at 7:30. I am so nervous but feel 90% good about this decision. I was just wondering if they do a last minute ultrasound before a D&C, I should call my Dr. and ask but I'm doubtful that they do. Did anyone have one?
I was diagnosed as having a missed miscarriage, he first said it was a blighted ovum but because we had seen the yolk sac for all 3 of the ultrasounds 3 weeks in a row he said that a BO is not what it really was. From the beginning this pregnancy has not felt right and since I should be 8 weeks and have seen the yolk sac each time and the gestational sac has only grown slightly he said it is not viable since we have never seen the fetal pole.
I just keep thinking what if.....I have come to terms with miscarrying but now I am nervous about having a D&C just in case for the smallest chance there could be a fetal pole somewhere in there. My Dr. and I thought a D&C would be best since I work and have a child, am anemic (so a large loss of blood at home for me could be scary) and we think I could even be further along than 8 weeks since my cycles are so long (45 days) so it seems like the best idea. but I lost sleep last night thinking what if, out of no where I have sore boobs that I didn't have before, which also seem odd.
This is crazy right? I just want that final U/S to confirm this is a non viable pregnancy.
Jackson arrived 7/7/08!
BFP2 7.15.10 D&C 8.17.10
BFP3 8.10.11 MC 8.16.11
BFP4 9.22.11 MC 10.13.11
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Re: ultrasound before D&C???
If you have that gut feeling, I say go with it. Understand that it's probably very unlikely that they will find anything, but I wouldn't be able to ignore that feeling. I don't think it's crazy at all to feel that way.
I know a girl on my month board went in for a D&C but asked for an u/s just in case and they found a healthy baby just hanging out.
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I'm so sorry for your loss.
You should do whatever you need to so that you are comfortable with your decision. If you feel like you need another ultrasound then get one. I completely understand what you are feeling, I had the exact same thoughts.
You are in my T&P.
Have you been getting quantitative hCG blood draws done? Because your thoughts are not crazy at all! I'd had two hCG draws done, and they showed decreases each time. But I panicked the morning of my d&c, and asked for another one. It delayed the surgery about 30 minutes, but everyone there was so understanding and wanted to do whatever would give me peace of mind.
That draw showed another big decrease, and with that info I was able to go forward without doubts regarding our decision.
My best to you, this is all so hard.
I'm sorry you have to go through this...
DH and I were the ones who requested one before my D&C, and my doctor didn't mind. You should definitely request one if you have any doubt.
I had a D&C this morning. My doctor refused to do another ultrasound without me writing off that I would pay for the entire scan, as he said the others were irrefutable and of course insurance wouldn't cover it because of that and we don't have the money to pay for something like that out of pocket. So instead I held off as long as I could, this weekend I finally started spotting and having cramps, so I felt better about the decision and had the D&C this morning.
If they'll do the ultrasound and your insurance will cover it or they won't bill you, then I'd go for it for nothing more than peace of mind. I could not have gone through with this if I hadn't been fully sure that it was a non viable pregnancy.
My D&C is scheduled for tomorrow morning, and my OB did the last ultrasound on last Friday because my hCG level is still rising. The fetal pole has been measuring at only 6 weeks and 1 day for the last 2 ultrasounds and there's never been evidence of a heartbeat. I felt relieved on Friday when we found that there had been no growth or development because then I was "at peace" with the decision to have a D&C. Let your doctor know how you're feeling. They might be planning on doing one prior to the procedure.
BTW, good luck tomorrow morning. Mine's at 9 AM. I'll be sending good thoughts your way.
partial molar pregnancy : bfp 6.28.10, d/c 8.17.10, 7 rounds methotrexate, cleared 7.1.11
alexander patrick : bfp 1.16.12, born 9.20.12 @ 39w1d, 7 lbs./11 oz./22 in.
scarlett irene elizabeth : bfp 5.24.13, born 2.3.14 @ 41w2d, 7 lbs./13 oz./19 in.
I went in for my initial visit at 9w0d. They saw no yolk sac and no fetal pole (just a gestational sac) , they ran betas and said to come back for another ultrasound in 1 wk. The betas dropped and in addition I did have another u/s at 10w0d (to rule out that I was early? they said). Nothing again, just a sac. They said it was a missed m/c; never acutally said it was a b/o but I think it was. After the confirmatory u/s I had the d&c that day.
I think it's safe to say that if over a course of 3 wks all you saw was a yolk sac that the pregnancy was not developing at a normal rate.
You can always ask for betas and wait or get one more u/s if it will put your mind at ease.