HCG levels

Raeanne1605 · June 2012

Ok ladies, I need help. I jsut found out on Friday that I am 3-4 weeks pregnant with my first child. A blood test was done on Saturday to check my hcg level and it was 39ml. I did another blood test today and the level stayed the same. Is that normal? I am totally stressing out.

ALKR10292012 · June 2012

I would go ahead and call the nurse or Dr. at your Dr. office to discuss this further. From what I understand, and I am by no means the "go to" for information, the numbers should double within 48-72 hours during this time of pregnancy. They could give you more insight though. Thinking of you. Sorry if that was not the information you wanted.

ashdonne · June 2012

In early pregnancy HCG levels should double every 48-72 hours to indicate a viable pregnancy. What did your OB say?

ETA: Sorry you are dealing with this---the not knowing whats going on can be the worst part.

Allycat11 · June 2012

ashdonne:
In early pregnancy HCG levels should double every 48-72 hours to indicate a viable pregnancy. What did your OB say?

ETA: Sorry you are dealing with this---the not knowing whats going on can be the worst part.

Exactly this.

Raeanne1605 · June 2012

I was told I have to wait until I'm 10 weeks to see my OB.

ALKR10292012 · June 2012

You should still call. They should have explained more to you than just giving you numbers. I would call back and ask the questions. That's what they are there for. They may not bring you in, but at least you would have definative answers.

Raeanne1605 · June 2012

My mother in law works at the hospital and she is the one who did the test, not the doctor. Not sure if thats a good thing or not. She said she will do another test in a week but having to wait that week is going to be miserable. I haven't experienced any 'bad' symptoms like cramping or bleeding.

mben1119 · June 2012

Raeanne1605:
My mother in law works at the hospital and she is the one who did the test, not the doctor. Not sure if thats a good thing or not. She said she will do another test in a week but having to wait that week is going to be miserable. I haven't experienced any 'bad' symptoms like cramping or bleeding.

I would stop letting your MIL perform medical procedures on you, because it just seems to be borrowing trouble.

Raeanne1605 · June 2012

I am starting to realize that. At first I was super excited so she said she would do the test for me to confirm, but I shouldn't have asked her to do the second test.

ashdonne · June 2012

I suggest that you call your OB office and let them know that you did take a blood test but that the results are not doubling and you aren't sure what is going on. They should bring you in and either can order the results from the lab or do their own. You need to talk to a doctor and get some answers.

kelly321 · June 2012

Raeanne1605:
I was told I have to wait until I'm 10 weeks to see my OB.

They're going to make you wait until 10 weeks even though your hcg isn't doubling? That doesn't make any sense. If I were you, I would call back and speak with a nurse to get some answers. I'm sorry you're going through this - maybe they just read the wrong number today and were looking at Saturday's number? It would be very unusual for it to be exactly the same on Saturday as it is today - normally it would either go up (good sign) or down (bad sign).

Edit: Nevermind, I just read that your MIL did it. Yeah, I think you should call your doctor and explain the situation and ask if they would be willing to order betas for you so you can see what's going on.

ALKR10292012 · June 2012

mabenner1:

Raeanne1605:
My mother in law works at the hospital and she is the one who did the test, not the doctor. Not sure if thats a good thing or not. She said she will do another test in a week but having to wait that week is going to be miserable. I haven't experienced any 'bad' symptoms like cramping or bleeding.

I would stop letting your MIL perform medical procedures on you, because it just seems to be borrowing trouble.

WSS^

pamiva1 · June 2012

For peace of mind, and to find out what's going on, you need to call your OB asap and get official blood work done. I hope everything works out for you.

Raeanne1605 · June 2012

My regular doctor just wrote a referral to my OB which my husband will pick up. Do you think I can call them even though I'm not techinally a patient yet?

nattn · June 2012

Raeanne1605:
My regular doctor just wrote a referral to my OB which my husband will pick up. Do you think I can call them even though I'm not techinally a patient yet?

Yes, call them.

MrsCarroll.6-10-07 · June 2012

I would definitely call, be seen as soon as possible, and do not let your MIL or anyone else you know do any more of the tests on you. That can easily cause errors AND they really shouldn't be accessing your information or records because of the HUGE potential for HIPAA violations (depending on what the laws are in your state).

Your OB will probably either run more testing or do an early u/s to see what's going on. You probably shouldn't wait until 10 weeks if the pregnancy isn't viable because that can cause infections and other problems.

I'm so sorry you have to deal with this. I really just hope your MIL messed something up and your results are perfect.

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