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July 2013 Moms
Almost Ready to Give Up..
on doctors at this early stage. Today's appointment was a waste of time and money.
Despite the spotting, I'm beginning to question whether I should have gone to the doctor's at all, or maybe it's just the frustration talking. She just had nothing to tell me that I didn't already know. And there were some things she said that even she didn't seem 100% sure of.
There were a lot more things wrong with the appointment, and this post will turn very long and very angry, so I won't elaborate further. I don't want to get too specific anyways.
I won't go to her again.
I can't let this one experience sour me, but at the same time, this really sucks.
Anyways, my HCG levels are in the 7000s, which is high for week 5 (near the upper range actually). Tomorrow is the start of week 6 (going by my previous scan results - which is just an estimate as the tech emphasized ). This past week, it appears that the HCG doubling rate has slowed. It's not 100% sure how long I've been pregnant, so either the doubling rate decline is normal, or something has gone awry. I know the doubling rate does slow after a certain point. I'll look into it myself from reputable sources.
I won't know for sure whether everything's ok prob. until another scan is done, and I'll get that done through another doctor. -sigh-
I'll make my own judgment after that.
This really sucks
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Re: Almost Ready to Give Up..
I'm lurking from the August board. I had a horrific experience with the first OBGYN I tried when I had my first child. Everything was unacceptable from the moment we got there as well. She refused to provide me with a Rx for vitamins because she said, and I quote "Honey, lets wait on those until we see if you have a viable pregnancy" because there was only a yolk sac at my 6 week apt. I had no idea that was normal to see at an appointment that soon, but at the time I was so nervous. She had me running around giving blood samples like we should be worried, when in all actuality, she should have explained that this is common and we could check again in a week or two.
I'll tell you, that yolk sac is sleeping next to me right now and it's the on going joke. Don't give up hope until you confirm what this Dr. has said with a second opinion. I wish you all the best.
According to my specialist, the HCG levels can start to level off as quickly as the 7th week. It can also take between 48-72 hours to double - some women are right at the 48 hours and some are at the 72. I would look into a different doctor if you don't feel comfortable with them for sure though, you have to feel good about who you are seeing or it will be a long pregnancy.
GL and I am sorry that your experience has been not good so far.
Married in June 2009
TTC started in November 2009.
3 rounds of IVF and a FET - finally a BFP in November, 2012.
2 ultrasounds and a heartbeat heard - grow baby GW, grow!!
RG - if what you say is correct (and multiple reliable sources say that you are), then my HCG numbers are fine.
Look, I respect what some of you are saying, and I was *going* to ignore some of it, but after reading CarlaandJames and esp. since the spotting has diminished greatly and I may end up sticking around here for a while - - -
I did *not* ask the doctor for guarantees about whether I would miscarry or not. I know that is an unreasonable thing to expect. I was *not* asking unreasonable questions. Here's an example of what she didn't know and what I think she *should* have known:
she admitted to me that she wasn't sure what the hCG doubling rate was. I should have saw that as a red flag on the first appointment, but I just didn't want to have to deal with the added stress and hassle of finding someone else. My mistake.
Now, she's only a GP, so maybe I expected too much. At the end of the last appointment, she told me she didn't normally deal with pregnant women, and suggested someone else she knew with more experience. I'll go to that one. I'll try my best to make it the last appointment until I get an OB and have regular and proper prenatal care at the end of this trimester. Barring anything dangerous (an ectopic was ruled out already by u/s), I'll let come what may after this next appointment and not think about it any longer after that. There's no longer any point in putting myself through this anymore.
I was just really amped up for some reason yesterday (hormonal?). I'm not usually so upset over things like that. -sigh- I mean, in any other situation, I would be annoyed, but I'm usually easy-going and a lot more forgiving.