For LAMom

[BC-Maura]

Hi there, sweetie.... Just wondering how you're doing ... do you have have some more bloodwork tomorrow? Thinking of you a lot....

Best to you+++++++++++++
Maura

[LAMom]

You are so sweet........thanks for thinking of me.

I had a rough weekend........the rest of my family went off on a pre-arranged school trip (including a huge waterpark) and I stayed home by myself and cramped and bled! Did I ever feel sorry for myself!

I go for the b/w tomorrow.

Thanks again for thinking of me.

I'll update you tomorrow.

LAMom

[BC-DKNY]

{{{hugs}}} i'm sorry about your crappy weekend.

[BC-Maura]

Oh, no, what a horrible weekend.... I'm so sorry! {{{HUGS}}}

Sending you healing +++++ ... update when you can, ok?

Best +++++++++++
Maura

[LAMom]

Maura and others:

I just got a call from dr. about yesterday's b/w......my beta has gone from 108 to 438. There was no progesterone number done.....I guess the assumption was that I'd already m/c'd.

NOW, WHAT DO I THINK? The dr. didn't really say. Like I said, before, I guess I need it spelled out for me......!

He would like me to do a repeat beta next Monday. And, he said we would do a repeat u/s at that time. He also asked me when the really heavy bleeding had stopped (Monday)....I told him that I'm feeling better now. No cramping.......just some nausea and heartburn!!

Oh Lordy! Is it okay to get my hopes up again? I figured that doubling thing.....and it's a little shy from b/w 5/10 to b/w yesterday 5/15. What do I do? What do you think?

Thanks for hanging in there with me!



LAMom
(sufficiently crazed now! )

[BC-Maura]

Wow, LAMom! I think the doctor didn't really say because he doesn't know! It's too bad you can't repeat the bloodwork tomorrow. Ideally, it should be done 48 hours later. Can you call tomorrow and see if they can move it up? The u/s can still wait until next Monday, because it's still so early, but it would be nice to know whether the HcG is still rising at what rate. The fact that you're not cramping anymore is a wonderful sign.

So, see if you can move the bloodwork up a little -- tell them that you need it for your own peace of mind (and ours!).

Fingers so tightly crossed for you!
+++++++++++++++++++++++good luck!
Maura

[BC-DKNY]

geez....your in beta hell. i've heard so many of these stories and i'm sorry for your mental anguish. i agree with maura about the 48 hours. i'd ask for more b/w tomorrow.

also, we tend to get stuck on the 48 doubling time, but technically anything between 48-72 hours is considered normal.

can you refresh my memory? was this a natural conception of did you use some sort of ART? also, did you say you were 40 or older? please forgive me if i'm confusing you with someone else. i'm grasping for you because if the answer to either one of those questions is yes, then you have a higher rate of multiples and i'm wondering if you could be experiencing a possible twin loss, while one is still viable.

oh i so hope it's something like that. not that i'd be happy to hear about a twin loss, but i'd be ecstatic to hear you're still pg!!!!!!

[JerseyGirl16]

Wow LAMom - what an emotional roller coaster. Just wanted to reach out and say that I am hoping for the best for you - and a peaceful, quick few days until you get the answers you need.

[LAMom]

Hi Maura, Dina and JerseyGirl:

I'm going to see about getting the b/w moved up to today. DH thinks I should do exactly as the doc recommends......and wait until Monday. I dunno......that's a long time to wait when you've been thru the wringer that I've seen lately!

I'm feeling very guarded about it all......but, I must admit, I'm also more hopeful by the minute.

Dina, my sister wondered about the possibilty of a twin loss too. Actually, I think that is very possible...we didn't do any ART, it was a natural conception...but I'm 43 (over 40) AND my mother is a fraternal twin. That would explain a few things......wouldn't it? I also am curious about my extremely low prog. number.......doesn't it make sense that my prog# would drop or be low if I was bleeding so much (and, possibly losing A pregnancy) when the blood was drawn? I'm still very nervous about that 3.2 progesterone number from last week......

I also can't help but wonder if it has been one pregnancy all along and is just "hanging in there" in spite of it all. I told DH yesterday that the little one would be JUST LIKE BOTH OF US if he/she didn't know when to call it quits! We're both like that........the whole world can be telling you that it's "over" and you just don't hear it/believe it/respond to it! It's stubborn genes, more than likely! Ha. Ha.

I'll let you all know how it goes. Thanks again for the +++++++ thoughts, the finger crossings, and the hopes and prayers.

Hugs,
LAMom