QuestionI'm sorry it's long. and i am NOT getting any cramping or bleeding whatsoever. and i still have ever single pregnancy symptom since the beginning... heres my story... sorry its so long
On August 27th, 2007 I found out I was pregnant. My hcg came back at 42. Prog-.... Did repeat bloodwork 48 hours later it came back at 176. prg... When I picked an OB I askef for more bloodwork just to make sure my levels were going up. They did and it went up to____(i forget). for hcg. We got pregnant 2nd round of clomid 100mg.
On September 10th I went to the ER for some bleeding. it was only a little and i passed just 2 clots(maybe a twin?) it stopped as soon as i got there and it was only that one time when i went to the bathroom. my cervix came back closed hcg was 13,566. ultrasound said i was 5 weeks 0 days and the baby was in the uterus. we only saw the yolk sac. went for repeat bloodwork 2 days later and it went up to 20.000something.
Tuesday Sept 18th. I went for my 1st ultrasound with my OB. it showed a baby yolk sac fetal pole but no heartbeat. they said the baby was 6.5 weeks and that it could have just happened within the 2 days before i came. dr came in and said to schedule for a d&c or see if i miscarry naturally. I asked for them to do another ultrasound in a week because of i read he said no that it was done. i basically said screw you and left and found another OB.
I went for the bloodwork the idiot OB sent me to. my hcg came back at 40,8222. the next day i went to th enew DR he said i was very wise in getting a 2nd opinion. said i could very well go on with a normal pregnancy that i was absolutly right about the heartbeat that it could be too early. he wnt over all my labs and said everything looked good. did an exam and said my cervis was still closed and to go for the repeat bloodwork the next day. and also gave me an ultrasound appointment for the following week.
I went for the repeat bloodwork and it only went up to 45,145. he said he would have liked it to go up more and to keep my ultrasound appointment and if i have bleeding or cramping to call.
all week i had thoughts in my head that i was going to miscarry andi kept going to the bathroom constantly. to this day i'm still having pregnancy symtpoms and im still not bleeding or cramping and i just really dont understand that.
Yesterday sept 27th i went for my repeat ultrasound. the tech asked when my last period was. i said july 28th BUT i didnt get a surge on the OPKs until august 12th so i'm assuming i ovulated that day or the next day. she said okay and said she wont meausre anything until we talk to the dr. we did an abdominal and transvaginal u/s she asked what i measured at last tuesday i said 6.5 weeks she said thats what i was measuring at again this week. again we saw the fetal pole, yolk sac, baby but no heartbeat.
Dr came in and saw me and said we have two choices we can treat it as if we were miscarrying or we could wait another week and get another ultrasound to make sure. told me according to when i ovulated id be 7 weks 4 days. so i was sitting there thinking and asking him questions and he said here... i'll make the decision for you, you're not having any bleeding or cramping still theres a percentage(which i forget) that it could go on to be viable. i wasnt you to come back and see me in a week and we'll do another ultrasound and than decide from there. i'm glad hes so understanding i'm happy i made a good change in drs too
AnswerDear Nicole,
OK - first, it absolutely does sound like you made a correct decision in getting the 2nd opinion and switching doctors. It is SO important that we feel comfortable with our doctor and some just don't have a personality that meshes with everyone or whatever. We pay for their services - just like a carpet layer or a plumber. We need to make sure that if we are not completely satisfied, we move on to one we ARE satisfied with.
The fact that you are not bleeding or cramping yet is not overly significant. Your hCG is still high enough that your body may not sense a problem yet so there's no stimulus to empty the uterus.
This new doctor seems to be giving your pregnancy every chance. Now I think that you have already come to the conclusion that this may not end up in a viable pregnancy. If that ends up being the case, then you have begun to prepare yourself and you will know that you (and this doctor) have done everything possible to make sure of it before giving up hope. At 7 weeks, you should be seeing heart activity, but in order to make sure there is absolutely no mistake in the calculating of LMP or a delayed ovulation date, he is giving it one more week. That really is all that you can expect.
Again, it sounds like you are in good hands now and that this new doctor is very understanding and compassionate. I applaud your courage to change in a crisis.
I hope this information has helped you and answered your question. I wish you well and will have a good thought for you.
Brenda
