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A rollercoaster of an update (long)
Thank you for the positive support in my last post - it was a source of much needed hope.
As you might remember, our first appointment did not go well. The doctor was concerned because my HCG/beta level was very low. I went in over the weekend for more blood work. We found out Sunday that my level had dropped. I got a call on Monday and my doctor said that it was not a viable pregnancy and that I needed to continue to have blood drawn every 48 hours. Because my HCG level was not dropping fast enough, he was fairly confident that it could be an ectopic pregnancy. I was told to prepare for possible surgery and to cancel my business trip.
I spent Sunday and Monday in bed. I felt it all - shock, grief, anger... As much of a surprise as this pregnancy was, the news that it wasn't going to happen after all showed me just how much I did want it to happen.
On Monday I had more blood work done. I threw out so much stink eye to everyone in the lab. I hate needles and in the past, it was worth it to grin and bear it when you knew you were doing it for the benefit of the baby. It's completely different when you know the baby isn't alive.
On Tuesday I went in for an ultrasound. I was praying that at the very minimum, it wasn't in my tubes. I had spent the night googling ectopics and read nightmare after nightmare. Never doing that again.
We learned at the beginning of the appointment that my HCG level suddenly quadrupled since my last test. We were told it could be one of three things: 1) An ectopic. (HCG is known to rise and drop sporadically in ectopics) 2) Vanishing twin and 3) Lab error. At this point, we didn't know what to think or hope for.
As soon as we started the ultrasound, he found an empty sac. My ovaries looked good but he couldn't confirm the location of the sac. I had to get up and empty my bladder so he could get a better view. I made a lame joke about getting a 2-for-1 ultrasound deal that day. And then boom, bright as day, there was the sac in my uterus. I sh!t you not. I almost started to cry with relief right then and there.
So the good news is, the sac is where it's supposed to be. There was no evidence of a twin. The doctor admitted that it was most likely lab error. If take away the test result with the dropped value, my HCG levels increase almost perfectly over a period of six days.
We're not in the clear yet. I go in next week for another ultrasound to see if a fetal pole shows up. Keep your fingers crossed for us!
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Re: A rollercoaster of an update (long)
What an emotional journey you've been on these past few days! Thanks for the update...hope things stay positive going forward!
P.S. chuckling at "[throwing] out stink eye to everyone in the lab"!
Wow, what an emotional week! Hang in there. Fingers still crossed!
I'm no fan of needles, so I hear you on that!
Ditto!
Ditto me, too! All day yesterday I wanted to post and ask if there was any news, but I didn't want to be pushy.
I'm so glad that it looks like good news at this point, even if it's been crazy so far...I hope the next ultrasound brings even better news!
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this! lots of positive vibes heading your way!!!
Hello! I was away for a while, but just catching up. So happy to *see* you here. Sending good vibes your way. What a rough couple of days, I'm happy for the ultimately positive news after that rollercoaster!
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