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How much time did you take off of work...

cour10ecour10e
in Miscarriage/Pregnancy Loss
....if any after your m/c? I started spotting Sunday night and went in for blood work on Monday. I was told to be on bedrest until we knew what was going on, and I got the call yesterday morning that my betas were way too low for me to be 5 weeks pregnant...AKA I was miscarrying. I am bleeding but not too heavily now since it was a very early and natural m/c and my doctor told me I obviously did not need to be on rest anymore. So, this is day three off of work and I am beginning to feel a little silly. I know there is no physical reason for me to be "resting" but I also know that there is no way I could be at work without crying. I even feel guilty for sitting here on the couch when there are things I could/should be doing around the house. Can anyone relate? How long were you ladies off of work?
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  • asherwestasherwest member
    hey i paged you on BOTB. I am so sorry for your loss as well. I found out tues afternoon, left work and i will not be going back until monday, I was already off this thurs and fri so really not that much but i have a feeling i wouldn't be able to do it anyother way.
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  • asherwestasherwest member
    I also am not bleeding very much i woke this morning with bad cramps and that is it!  I don't understand what it really happening to my body, one person at the drs office tells me to expect extreme cramps with heavy blood flow and the other tells me this is probably it (see my post about losing the baby soon that they think, what are your thoughts? )
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  • ENevENev member
    I found out Monday and took the rest of the afternoon off. I was back at work yesterday, I was happy to have the distraction. Today has been harder, though, and I wish I could be at home. But you're right, there's no real reason to be there, and I'd just spend my time wallowing and being sad.
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  • cour10ecour10e
    I know, it is so weird. Even though I was bleeding on Monday every time I went to the restroom nothing much ever made it to my pantyliner and I had virtually no cramping. I thought for sure I would have some insane cramps, but I have had only about 30 minutes of period-like pressure and that was it. The blood seems to be lessening already, so who knows. I was also told in a round about way that I probably started miscarrying a while ago because my hcg test from Monday was already so low...my beta was only a 5.2. The nurse even  had the nerve to ask me yesterday if I ever got a positive hpt. I was like, "Um, yes, I got 8 positive tests, including a digital two days ago." I chart and use opks so there was no way I got the date of lmp wrong. I have to go back for more blood work Monday to make sure the numbers level out to truly negative. Did they recommend you come in for any testing or follow up appointments?
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  • GenesisStarGenesisStar
    I was 15 weeks along and lost the baby.  i had a natural m/c and took 2 weeks off work.  so sorry for your loss lots of hugs and support from me and i am sure the other ladies to.
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  • jeffraejeffrae member
    I induced my m/c and took a week off of work.
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  • asherwestasherwest member

    They asked me the same thing before when i called to report spotting. yes the 5 tests i took did say positive and the blood test you guys took did as well. my beta is down to 3 so they told me no further testing or follow ups needed and that i likely lost the baby right after the beta rise! lovely! Even thought i still had all my symptoms up until yesterday! so here we are toasting to another try another cycle! keep me updated on your blood work. if you want you can email me @ asherwesting at yahoo dot com. 

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  • CEK977CEK977
    I took 2 days off from work, but I work 3 12 hours shifts a week so I really had over a week off the way my schedule worked.  I went home early the first day back because of really bad cramping and nausea (was given methotrexate two days prior for ectopic).  It was nice to get back and not just sit around alone at home all day and have a distraction, but I definitely needed the time off to rest and just be with DH.  My level was still 400 Monday, I have a ways to go and some follow up appts.  They also want to do some test to see if there's something wrong with my fallopian tube that caused this.
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  • bocock's having a babybocock's having a baby
    I only used the weekend after my m/c last week. I wanted to keep busy so I went back to work on Monday.
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  • baughnfirebaughnfire member
    I found out on a Weds, took Thurs and Fri off (had my D&E that Friday) and I went back the next Monday. I too wanted the "distraction" of work. Plus, since I was further along, everyone at work knew I was pg. I knew everyone would be sympathetic when I came back, so I wanted to get that over with. For some reason I couldn't stand that look of "pity" in everyone's eyes. Sounds weird, but I just wanted things to go back to "normal".
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