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Really confused and no idea what to think

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MrsGaz11 · 14/02/2016 11:57

I apologise in advance for this essay, but really need some advice of help, as it's the weekend, and the doctors aren't working, and the out of hoursdoctor will call back within the next 24 hours, but have been told it's very busy so will be later rather than sooner. The local EPU aren't answering their phones, and we're so confused.

Basically February has been a tough month physically and mentally. I had a UTI, being treated with one lot of antibiotics for 7 days, then another course for another 7 days, but still in alot of pain but uti cleared and then was in hospital in the gynae ward with stomach pains for pain management, with no formal diagnosis apart from 'pain'. I had numerous internals, and internal and external gynae scans, where the sonographer asked repeatedly was I pregnant, to which I'd answered no, due to being on the pill and the drs had taken several urine pg tests, and some bloods (which later the bloods turned out to be just to check for infection as they didn't request them to be done for hcg). I was told I had lots of follicles on my tubes, which wasn't a surprise as have pcos. Anyway I was discharged and it kept playing on my mind, and I had a spare pgt at home, so the next morning I did one myself, and it came up as Positive (clearblue 1-2weeks). Went to the drs, had bloods taken and another very faint positive urine pg test. The blood was taken on the Friday, and the results came back on the Tuesday that it was positive and a level of 70, so very early days. We already have 3 children, and thought we were done, but after being hit with the news, we started to actually get our heads around the idea. Tuesday morning, I started gettin on and off cramps, and just thought it was because I'd gone back to work that morning, and working in a school kitchen I'd just over done it after being off for a little over a week. We put the kids to bed, and the pain was a little stronger, but nothing to concerning, thought 'things were just happening pg related'. Sorry for TMI but went to the toilet, and alot of bright red blood and few clots like period matter were there, we called the out of hours dr, who sent an ambulance! (absolutely mortified, and tried to tell them not to, but they were having none of it) ended up being taken in, and bloods taken. Internal, which was excruiating, and felt like she'd pierced me, and she couldn't get in properly. Took swabs and said it was tuning brown, so maybe nothing to worry about, they'll call me first thing in the morning to confirm bloods.
Went home, and blood kept getting more and brighter in the early hours, called them back, and they said to rest and speak to them in the morning. At 5am I passed a very large grey and pink tissue like no other, and was told that this would have been my baby, the blood was very red, and lots. kept passing tissue and clots. I finally managed to speak to someone in epau at 3pm, after leaving messages and someone 'would call me back' to be told my bloods were 34 and it was a confirmed miscarriage. They'll discharge me as nothing they can do.

I bled until the Saturday, and cramping was intermitent, but severe still on the Monday, so called the dr, who said it can continue for a bit, but if no better in a few days, go back and check no infection, but take a test a week or two later to ensure back to negative pg test.

Saw a dr on Tuesday (a week after mc) and he felt stomach and said I have slight temp, so put me on a week course of 2 lots of antibiotics as will have an infection from mc.

So fast forward to today, took a test, - came up pregnant, so took a clearblue expecting it to say 1-2 weeks, and it comes up as 2-3 weeks - how can it be a higher hcg than when I was pregnant, before the mc and with a hcg level of 70??? Really confused, and where i thought I could perhaps finally let go of the devastation I have felt these last couple of weeks, I'm now wondering if there could be a little bit of hope, as stupid as I know that sounds, and the amount of loss I had surely nothing could still be there??!!

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Sidiaro · 14/02/2016 20:43

Hiya. I doubt I will be much help to you...but didnt want to just "read and run". It definitely DOES sound like you went through a miscarriage...but I agree that it is puzzling that the clearblue test would be going up instead of down :/ I know it still can if it is a "missed miscarriage"...as your body still produces the hormones...but this does not sound like the case with you??

I've heard of cases like this where people have been carrying twins...and the one passes while the other continues to grow? But I dont want to give you false hope that this is the case.

If I were in your position, I would ring the EPAU first thing in the morning and explain your situation. They will probably want to scan you to make sure everything is okay.

Good luck, and please let us know how you get on. Thinking of you xxx