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HCG Levels still up 7W after miscarriage

adalton2013adalton2013 member
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Hi Everyone,

I am new to the site! I'm not sure the experience I am going through is "normal" or not. I will start from the beginning incase someone has had a similar situation.

In January of this year my husband and I tried for the first time. It was a success! We had just moved 5 hours away from home for his job so I found a new OBGYN. When I called to schedule an appointment it was going to be at week 9. One day shy of 8 weeks I began bleeding a lot at work. I called my husband and he met me at the ER. My levels were over 10,000 so they ordered an ultrasound which confirmed our worst fears, we lost the baby. I had a checkup two days later and then the following week. The second appointment my doctor wanted to do a D&C. I was not bleeding heavy and trusted her as she is the professional. I stopped bleeding two days later but she said I still needed the procedure. I am the first person in a long family history of fertile women to have a miscarriage, so there was no one personal to ask if they had this happen too. After the D&C I had an appointment a month later. I had begun and almost finished a normal period. She encouraged me to try again and gave me my most fertile days to come. We were blessed again with another pregnancy! I called my doctor and they scheduled me for an appointment. At 6 weeks everything looked good, hard to see but still there. At week 7 the sac had grown and clearly visible. She told me my sac was irregular and gave me a 70% chance to miscarry again. If there was not progress at the next u/s I would be headed back for another D&C. At week 8 finally we could get an accurate read on the size of the fetus. What I calculated at 8 weeks she measured 6weeks 3 days. I wasn't very concerned, I have a very small frame and my sister, same size, measured small with all three of her pregnancies. Work became really busy and my husband's schedule and mine kept clashing for a day off together to go see our blessing. 4 weeks went by due to our schedules and my doctor took a two week vacation. At 12 1/2 weeks I left work early to rest due to some red bleeding. That night I ended up in the hospital having another miscarriage. One day shy of the 4 month anniversary of our first loss. With both of the miscarriages I passed a lot of very large clots. The second miscarriage was much worse than the first. The pain was so bad I had to have medication that made me sick. The hospital sent me home before the miscarriage was over. During the night I continued to be sick and pass clots. I collapsed two different times going back to my bed. Husband insisted we go back to hospital. Eventually I was released 14 hours later. The biggest concern I have is it's been 7 weeks and my levels are still at 50. Two weeks ago they were 107. I began what I assumed was a period three days ago. Today I have been passing clots. I have found a new, much better, OBGYN who examined my uterus 2 weeks ago and said everything was out. I have also had coagulant, thyroid, chromosomal, and a few other tests done. All came back fine. It was not ectopic or molar. With it being Sunday the doctors office is closed so I cannot be seen. Has clotting 7 weeks after a miscarriage happened to anyone else? I can tell when I'm going to pass one, it feels just like when I had the miscarriages. I get cramping, nauseous, light headed, and sweaty. I am also A- blood type and have had Rhogram shots. Any similar experiences? From all my research 6 weeks is the max it should take for levels to drop.

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Re: HCG Levels still up 7W after miscarriage

  • negritosmaminegritosmami member
    Wow I don't have an answer but I just wanted to say soooo sorry you had to go thru this twice and so soon..do you have a nurse hotline thru your insurance...I have one thru mine and you can call at anytime and reach someone. .anyways best of luck to you..sorry again for your loss

    ~TTC #1 Since 3/2014
    ~BFP #1 6/2014      EDD 2/11/15
    ~MMC 7/31/14 @12weeks ~D&C /2/2014  

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  • ecotime47ecotime47 member
    I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm praying for you guys today. Hang in there.
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  • kerbear135kerbear135 member
    I am so sorry for your losses and that you're having such a hard time physically recovering from them.


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    BFP #1 12/02/11, M/C 12/08/11
    BFP #2 04/06/12, DD born 12/20/12
    BFP #3 06/09/14, M/C 06/15/14
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  • KingLEDKingLED member
    I'm sorry for your loss and all you've been through. All I can say is that 6 weeks being the max is not really the case. More just a general guideline. I've had miscarriages where it took longer than that and other than it being drawn out and emotionally exhausting, it wasn't anything worrisome physically. Sometimes it just takes a while.

    Keep in contact with your doctor and if you have questions don't hesitate to call them. That's what they're there for. Good luck.
    Son: Jackson, 11/02/06, stillborn due to PPROM and IUGR. Over the next ten years we had 9 miscarriages from 8-14 weeks. On May 18, 2016 my daughter, Ridley, was born. We're OADNBC.
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  • purplehaze11purplehaze11 member
    My first AF after my d&c was very different and heavy in comparison to my regular AF. It took a couple of cycles for it to regulate again. Sorry you are going through this- I'm also waiting for my levels to drop again. It sucks.

    DD 15.07.2012

    BFP #2 01.18.2014, MMC 04.10.2014 15w5d

    BFP #3 07.18.2014, MC 07.31.2014 5w6d

    DX: RPL due to submucosal uterine fibroid. Hysteroscopy 12/16. All clear!

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