Weekly Appointments 7/31

justkeepswimming8 · July 2017

What appointments do you have this week ladies?

justkeepswimming8 · July 2017

I called a new OB/GYN this morning and got an appointment for tomorrow! Just urine and blood tests but Im still excited!

hedgepig · July 2017

@justkeepswimming8 Yay! GL at your appt tomorrow!

lund · July 2017

@justkeepswimming8 GL at your appointment!

I had the blood draw for my 3rd beta and progesterone this morning. I'll get the results tomorrow. Then I'm guessing I'll have one more on Thursday - they said they'll keep testing until my HCG reaches 1000< and then schedule an US.

Although I'm not sure if I'll still have to have BW to monitor my progesterone until 10ish weeks.

Dumbgurl04 · July 2017

Called my OBGYN going to go in after work to get my blood drawn to check my levels. Then she said 40 hours later I'll have to get them checked again to make sure HCG has risen. So will be making two stops at the doctor this week

GL to everyone

pghren · July 2017

@lund good luck hope you don't need too many more trips for bloodwork

@Dumbgurl04 good luck on betas

I had my bloodwork for my second set of betas this morning. I should get a call with results tomorrow. Hopefully they're headed up the way they should be.

justkeepswimming8 · August 2017

I had my first appointment today. I gave a urine sample, saw the doctor for a few minutes, and then gave so much blood! 7 vials it turned out to be because my vein started to do something weird and she wasn't sure that it would be a good sample. I ended up getting super lightheaded and pale so needed to lay down for a few minutes. Luckily I don't have to get more blood work until 20 weeks. Unfortunately I don't get an ultrasound until 11-12 weeks which makes me so nervous.

@lund and @allowachick - how did your test results turn out?

pghren · August 2017

@justkeepswimming8 they didn't call me today, so I don't know yet

Dumbgurl04 · August 2017

Update on my appointment from yesterday. (Wasn't really an appointment just blood work) they call and said my hcg was high which was good but my progesterone was a little lower then what they would like so they gave me a prescription to help raise it. One of the side effects is dizziness and oh wow they aren't lying after about a half hour of taking it I get hit hard with dizziness. I go back tomorrow to have another blood draw to make sure my numbers have risen. I hope they do

Again GL with everyone else who has appointments this week

lund · August 2017

@justkeepswimming8 Christ on a bike! Why the heck did they need 7 vials of blood?????

And, thanks for asking! I think I updated everywhere but here: my 18 DPO HCG was at 655, which is perfect! And, my progesterone was at 50, so they might let me stop using the inserts after my first ultrasound. I have one more blood draw tomorrow, and if my HCG is 1000< they'll schedule my first ultrasound and hopefully stop drawing blood!

justkeepswimming8 · August 2017

@lund great numbers! Hopefully you can get off inserts and blood draws asap. She tried one vein and it started to bubble so she was worried there was air in the samples so she had to throw out the first two vials. She tried another vein and then took the 5 that she needed. Apparently they are testing for a bunch of stuff, not just HCG and progesterone.

lund · August 2017

@justkeepswimming8 thanks! And, I'd LOVE to know what they're testing for beyond HCG and progesterone that takes an extra 3 viles... just because I'm nosey and also wondering if there's anything my RE is skipping lol.

justkeepswimming8 · August 2017

@lund looks like ABO/RH type, antibody screen, CBC w/ diff-complete blood count, HBs Anitgen, HIV, RPR w/relex, and rubella. Not sure what half of that means though lol 1 vial for hcg, 1 for progesterone, 1 for culture, 1 for ob panel with hiv, and 1 for ventipuncture.

lund · August 2017

@justkeepswimming8 iiiiiiinteresting. Now I'm like WHAT ARE THESE TESTS AND WHY HAS MY RE NOT ORDERED THEM FOR ME lol. My poor doctor

justkeepswimming8 · August 2017

@lund lol yeah I didn't realize they would be testing all this stuff. A few of those tests I know won't be necessary but I'm sure it's just standard for that practice to be 100% sure. Hopefully if I stay with this practice for our second they won't need to test so much stuff. Maybe your RE already tested it in previous blood work?

kindbytealikat · August 2017

@justkeepswimming8, @lund those are all just standards ran sometime in first tri. ABO/RH is blood type, CBC is checking all basic blood cell levels and maturity distribution, RPR I believe is shingles's, and rubella is measles,

kmalls · August 2017

They also test for STDs that can be passed to baby through pregnancy/delivery. My OB was like "hey congrats, you don't have gonorrhea!"

looeeze · August 2017

@lundMy OB had me do all those tests at my pre-pregnancy screening almost a year ago. Your RE maybe already did them?

lund · August 2017

After doing a little digging, it looks like it's likely that once I switch from my RE to an OB, my OB will order those tests. I guess some don't do them until you're 8-10 weeks.

My RE didn't do them, so I'll be sure to make sure my OB does! I'd ask my RE to do them, but then I'm afraid it wouldn't be coded under normal prenatal stuff (aka covered by insurance).

justkeepswimming8 · August 2017

Me waiting for my test results to be posted...

They said up to 3 days but I still want to know now!

lund · August 2017

@justkeepswimming8 the waiting is the WORST. Best thing you can do is try to keep yourself busy and your mind otherwise occupied.

But if you're like me that's pretty impossible to do

pghren · August 2017

@justkeepswimming8 I'm right there with you on the waiting! I could log in and see them, but I'm waiting on a call to discuss them.

justkeepswimming8 · August 2017

They posted my results! 1,083 HCG and 16.6 progesterone. I'm happy with those numbers (well the HCG at least, not sure what the normal range for progesterone but based on previous lurking it doesn't seem too low). Not sure if they will call to discuss but all the other results look good too. I think this will hold me over for a couple of days.

saralee797-2 · August 2017

@justkeepswimming8 I think anything over 15 is considered good for progesterone! Yayy for good results!

lund · August 2017

@justkeepswimming8 YAY! How many DPO were you when they did the blood draw? And, like @saralee797-2 said, I think anything over 15 is considered fine for progesterone. My RE likes to see it over 20, but I'm assuming that's just overly cautious because's dealing with reproductively challenged women

AFM, had what I'm hoping is my last blood draw today. I'm a bit nervous because in the past they took two viles - one for HCG and one for progesterone. Today they confirmed that it was for both HCG and progesterone, but only took one vile. If they eff this up I'm totally driving 75 miles to my Sanford lab to have it done again lol. Screw work!

justkeepswimming8 · August 2017

@lund - FX you don't have to go back! I was 18dpo when they took the blood.

holly321 · August 2017

I have an emergency appointment this afternoon. I started spotting, which I an not actually concerned about, I have in all my pregnancies. But my regular OBgyn is on vacation this week and he other guy says I need to be seen. I don't really know what they are going to do beyond blood work, so I an aggravated I have to go in

lund · August 2017

@holly321 FX it's NBD and just an inconvenience!

kmalls · August 2017

@holly321 ugh sorry you have to go in, fx it's nothing!

saralee797-2 · August 2017

@Holly321 Maybe they just want to make sure your progesterone levels are where they should be. I think it is great they are being proactive. Hopefully, it is nothing to worry about!

holly321 · August 2017

Thanks ladies, I am not too concerned, I am super symptomatic and have a history of bleeding in pregnancy for no good reason.

@saralee797-2, I know I shouldn't complain, but I know my doctor would just send me for blood work and have me come in once an ultrasound will actually show something. I am just grouchy today.

ekendall09 · August 2017

@holly321 hope its nothing! FX

justkeepswimming8 · August 2017

@holly321 - I hope everything goes okay at your appointment!

So they just uploaded some more test results (I guess they didn't include everything this morning like I thought) and it looks like my white blood cell count, platelets, and lymphocytes are high based on their range (outside the range high). This makes me kind of worried but if I don't hear from the doctor then it should be okay, right? I haven't been sick recently.

looeeze · August 2017

@holly321 GL at your appointment!

kindbytealikat · August 2017

@justkeepswimming8 hopefully they will call you soon. But from my experience that just represents a mild viral infection. Struggling with sinuses or anything?

kaymaroo · August 2017

I have an appointment in three hours to find out if my hcg is still doubling like it should and I'm nervous as heck. Time is crawling by.

pghren · August 2017

@kaymaroo an office visit or just bloodwork at a lab?

kaymaroo · August 2017

@allowachick I did the blood work yesterday, today's my first office visit.

saralee797-2 · August 2017

@holly321 I get it. I am totally sick of being pricked but I guess having gone through IF I feel like I will take all the appointments if it gives a little reassurance. Either way I hope they get you in and out and everything is just fine!

pghren · August 2017

@kaymaroo gotcha. The waiting sounds sucky but at least there is an appointment time, so you know when you'll know

holly321 · August 2017

@saralee797-2, I guess what I was getting at, is at 5 weeks pregnant, what reassurance can an appointment really give me? My OBgyn would have literally just made me get blood work and called me the next day. If anything, the internal I had today made me worry when I wasn't. He said he couldn't tell if my uterus is enlarged (which I don't think it "has" to be yet, so still trying to stay worry free). And then he pretty much made it sound like if progesterone is low he doesn't try to save the pregnancy (or see the point in trying to save the pregnancy) because it is most likely already doomed.

Overall, he felt everything was probably fine, since I have spotting in all my pregnancies, he is calling with HCG and progesterone level tomorrow and will most likely repeat HCG levels Monday to see when I can have my ultrasound moved up to.

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