Can u help Dr Q?

July 08, 2008

My levels last Monday started out at 22

I am at 66 as of Sunday. I was at the Hospital for light bleeding with cramping too. My bleeding has stoped and is only brown when I wipe. I know my levels are very low. What would you suggest is possibly going on with me?

Misscarige, blighten ovum, ep

July 08, 2008

Chas,

When you were at the hospital did they do an u/s?

July 08, 2008

yes and they saw a small something, but at where my levels were at it was hard for the ER Dr to say it was indeed a sac. I am too low for 5 weeks.

July 08, 2008

chas you jus hang in there honey, all will be well in time.

July 08, 2008

Chas are you positive of your dates and how far along you are?

July 08, 2008

I had sex on the 16,17,18 and thats it, b/c of work, then re, then finding out we were pg. I wanted to play it safe. so if I o on the 18 or a day or two later then....

July 08, 2008

Chas I'm so sorry with what is going on. Do you feel like doing another beta just to check on it? I can take a while on a miscarriage to really start. I'm a bad example on this issue because mine always start right away and I move fast on mine.

July 08, 2008

I am waiting to hear about my beta from yesterday.

July 08, 2008

keep us posted Chas and keeping you in our prayers...

July 08, 2008

Let us know what your beta was yesterday. Keeping you in my thoughts and hoping that everything turns out good for you.

July 08, 2008

I would have another beta done. I'm sorry you are going through this...

July 08, 2008

yep, checking another beta is the only way..too early to tell anything on ultrasound

July 08, 2008

Beta went up again and now they are going to do an u/s on Friday. Dr. says it might help to see a prenotologyst.. What is that?

July 08, 2008

Well that's great the numbers went up!!!!! I have no clue what a prenotologist is....sorry!

Hang in there, I hope we get to deliver around the same time! Happy thoughts! :)

(((HUGS)))

July 08, 2008

Its a special ob that cares for high risk preg.

Good luck, sweetie..glad your numbers went up!

July 08, 2008

perinatologist

July 08, 2008

Hi Chas, I am so sorry that you are going thru sucha tough time. Life isn't fair. I just wanted to share with you that one of my good friends has bleeding early in her pregnancy..im not talking spotting, she was bleeding red blood. She went in for 2 betas and her numbers went up but did not double. SHe went back for another and her numbers again went up, but not as high as the doc would have liked...anyway, fianlly the beta jumped and her doc was satisfied...and now she has a gorgeous baby girl. Your scenario isnt all that uncommon...hoping that you get the happy ending you deserve. (((Hugs)))

July 08, 2008

Chas the positive thing is the numbers went up, thats good, now feed off of that positive energy, I am praying that everything is going to be ok

July 08, 2008

Dr Q or anyone who knows....

If my body does not produce pegestrone even when not pg can this effect why my hcg are low, and if so could taking pegestrone help me?

July 08, 2008

Its actually the otherway round. Its the HCG that sends a feedback signal to the ovaries to produce progesterone during pregnancy. If the HCG levels are great and still the progesterone is low, that is when they give you supplements.

July 08, 2008

They mentioned some kind of pill that helps hold the pregnancy if there are problems I thought it was prgestrone that they were talking about, but maybe it is something else?

July 08, 2008

I forgot the name

July 08, 2008

Progesterone is given to support a pregnancy if that level is low. So, instead of the HCG maintaining the progesterone level, the supplements do. But there is nothing to maintain the HCG level by itself.

July 08, 2008

Why would I get a - bw on Fri the 27 and a + bw on Mon the 30th. Would the egg have just implanted on that Friday?

July 09, 2008

depends on wat blood test u had on 27th. If its a qualitative, then u cud have had some HCG but that was not enough by that lab to be classified as pregnancy. Or as u say implantation happened afterward.