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What was your five week serum hcg?

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CookieRookie · 23/11/2011 21:42

Mine was only a little more than 900 and the doctor in the epu wasn't hopeful it would have a good outcome. I'm going back on Friday for 48hr repeat bloods because I have a history of ectopic with the left tube removed.

I'm still trying to be hopeful as I've read about women who have had slow rising hcg with good outcome.

I'd love to hear any positive stories to keep my spirits up.

TIA Smile

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whenskiesaregrey · 23/11/2011 22:28

Well healthy range is 100-7000 at this point so you are within that range if you are 5 weeks. Fingers crossed things double for you x

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CookieRookie · 23/11/2011 22:42

Thank you whenskiesaregrey Smile

I thought it was ok too but I just felt the doctors could have been a bit more optimistic. I know they can't say for sure if everything would be okay but to be so sure of the opposite was a little insensitive I think.

I thought doubling was more important than the actual figure itself. Suppose they're the doctors though.

I'm just keeping everything crossed for Friday.

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whenskiesaregrey · 23/11/2011 22:55

Yes, I think unfortunately some Drs are a bit immune to the emotions that surround these things. It seems a very pessimistic view based on so little information. When I had my mmc, it took 4 blood tests and 2 scans for the nurse to finally say 'I don't think this is going to work out'. Good luck for Friday.

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CookieRookie · 23/11/2011 23:04

Thank you.

Sorry for your loss. Obviously I don't know the circumstances but I hope life has been kinder to you since.

Take care Smile

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CookieRookie · 24/11/2011 08:50

Bump for the morning

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xkatyx · 24/11/2011 09:56

I had very low hcg levels, infact there is a thread here I started because I was worried!

Mine started something like 78,112,170,201 in 48 hours so they told me no hope and scan showed nothing.

Lol I'm 32+5 with TWINS

There is always hope

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CookieRookie · 24/11/2011 10:49

Thanks for that post Katy and congratulations Smile

I'm a lot more hopeful today than yesterday from reading stories like yours.

Two days has never felt so long! Roll on tomorrow.

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CookieRookie · 24/11/2011 10:51

Oops have never felt so long.

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TattyCatty · 24/11/2011 11:01

I had very slow rising HcG levels, and at 5 weeks they were only 730. It is the doubling that is important, but most doctors fixate on the figures increasing over 48 hours, when actually the window can be up to 36 hours. I had repeated early scans (conceived as a result of IUI), and they showed that the embryo was too small for dates, and coupled with the HcG figures to expect a miscarriage.........

My "too small for dates" / HcG levels barely doubling over 36 hours embryo is now nearly 6 years old and the tallest girl in her year Grin.

whenskiesaregrey · 24/11/2011 11:27

Tatty do you mean every 72 hours?

TattyCatty · 24/11/2011 11:49

Yes, I do mean 72 hours - sorry! (Maths never my strong point........)

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CookieRookie · 24/11/2011 12:27

Cheers TC Smile

My doctor used a chart to base the decision on though I did bleed heavily for a few days around the time I expected my period and I have had a pinching pain on the right side similar to the pain I had with my ectopic the last time so I suppose they're putting all the information together for a bigger picture.

I'm hoping that because I had negative hpts around the time I had the bleeding that it couldn't be ectopic otherwise, after earlier implantation, the hcg would have been picked up by then.

I could speculate all day couldn't I though? I need to go and do something to fill the time until tomorrow.

Thanks for all your posts.

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CookieRookie · 25/11/2011 19:29

Well they almost doubled in 45hrs. Wednesday's b-hcg was 970 and today just over 1800, maybe it would have been more with another 3 hours (clutching at straws!)

The doctors still not happy. They reckon it's too low for 5+2. Booked for a scan on Monday.

All that's left to do now is pray.

Thanks everyone for your posts. Enjoy your weekend.

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whenskiesaregrey · 25/11/2011 20:08

That looks like pretty much doubling to me! Your Dr doesn't sound very supportive, you are within the healthy range and your HCG is doubling?!

Good luck for Monday, try not to worry :)

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CookieRookie · 25/11/2011 20:18

Thanks whenskiesaregrey

That's what I was thinking! I can't believe they're being so dismissive. I realize they can't give me a definite answer but they're really bringing me down with their pessimism. My lap and dye in September said the tube was clear, if a little slow to let the dye through so there's every chance bub is in my womb. Maybe I ovulated a little later than usual? Maybe bub implanted a little later? Who knows? The fact I bled isn't great but miracles do happen.

I'm going to stay positive until I'm told otherwise.

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shellywellybaby1 · 25/11/2011 21:26

Hi Cookie! Just reading through your post. Really hope that the doctors are more supportive on monday - i don't really know much about what you are talking about as i am only 9 weeks pregnant with my first and my midwife really hasnt gone into any details about anything but just wanted to wish you all the best and keep us posted on how you get on. From what i have read on here it sounds very positive :-)

TattyCatty · 25/11/2011 21:32

I'd have been delighted with 1800 at 5+2, given that mine were only 730 at exactly 5 weeks, and only doubling every 72 hours. My scan based at 5 weeks on the basis of 730 was not encouraging according to my consultant, lots of doom and gloom about the size of the embryo and lack of heartbeat, but by 7 weeks all was fine. Please bear this in mind when you have yours on Monday, and ask for a repeat scan if they are still being pessimistic.

I know that the uncertainty is just horrible - really hope you get some encouragement from your scan.

serendipity16 · 26/11/2011 09:08

1800 seems ok to me.
I wish doctors would be more supportive when you're going through this.
My consultant was not very supportive when i was pregnant last year. I'd lost my left tube due to an ectopic 4 months before (mainly due to their failings) and they were stressing me out with the hcg numbers. We want to see them at 500.... and when they were just 422 i was so scared & cried.

My sister had low hcg levels and she had twins.
My levels at 5+2 were 4781..... i was carrying twins but one vanished.
Heres my levels-
3+6 - 77
4+1 - 209
4+3 - 422
4+5 - 875
5+2 - 4781

If for example you are just 5+1 rather than 5+2 .... it makes a big difference in your hcg levels and what they can see on a scan.
Its amazing the difference a day makes in early pregnancy.

Wishing you all the best & i hope that all goes well for you x

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CookieRookie · 26/11/2011 10:24

Thanks so much everybody. You've no idea how much encouragement I get reading your positive stories.

Everybody in RL who knows is on edge and they also don't understand anything about hcg so it's not easy to talk to them.

Congratulations Shelly, wishing you a happy, healthy pregnancy Smile

TC I'll certainly be bearing your experience in mind. Thank you for sharing, it's given me great comfort.

Serendipity I think you've hit the nail on the head - I would probably be a little more positive if I hadn't had an ectopic before. It was like de ja vu yesterday waiting for those results. When I got them my heart did a little leap but straight away the doctor was in with 'oh too low, we'd like them much higher'. It's so scary.

I'll come back on Monday hopefully with some good news.

Have a good weekend everybody Smile

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serendipity16 · 26/11/2011 15:11

They were the same with me.
We expect them to be this much and when it's less you feel your heart sink like it's not going to work. You sit there willing the hcg levels to double & for baby to be where its supposed to be.

I went back to a site i used last year when i was pregnant to see the posts i'd written regarding my hcg levels as i couldn't remember them. I was reading my posts about how scared i was and how the doctor had said to me at a scan at 4+6 said that he was worried he wasn't seeing anything & to keep an eye out for symptoms for another ectopic..... then told me to 'have a nice weekend'. I was miffed at the time esp as he'd sent me home for the weekend not knowing if i was going to have another ectopic or not. Doctors can be so thoughtless and right idiots sometimes.
I know how scared i was and i know exactly how you're feeling.
I hope that on Monday you will have some good news & i'll be thinking of you x

GreenOlives · 26/11/2011 18:35

Everything crossed for Monday Cookie! xx

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CookieRookie · 27/11/2011 11:45

Cheers GreenOlives

As much as I'm disappointed with the doctors attitude I think they may be right. I've started to have a pink discharge when I wipe and the pinching pain on the right has gotten stronger.

If it doesn't ease by this evening I'll be going straight to the gynae ward.

I'm looking around in a daze, can't think of anything else and it's making the wait even more excruciating. Going to try and get lost in active convo's for a while and hope the day passes quickly.

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serendipity16 · 27/11/2011 14:10

I hope it's nothing to worry about cookie.
I know it probably won't help but i've had lots of proper bleeding in my pregnancies and they turned out fine.
Nothing i will say will ease your worry but i didn't want to not say something. I will keep everything crossed for you that everything will be ok. x

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CookieRookie · 27/11/2011 14:39

Thanks Serendipity

I've been sitting here for hours thinking and hoping maybe the pain is a corpus luteum cyst, maybe the pink discharge is cervical changes and nothing to worry about maybe, maybe, maybe?

I'm just going to have to be a grown up and settle myself and take my mind off it or I'll drive myself crazy. DH has already banned googling!

Think I'll light the fire and see if there's a good movie on to eat away at a few hours.

Thanks for staying in touch. It's great to have people to talk to who won't think I'm a crazy so and so Grin

I'll come back tomorrow if I get home. Enjoy your evening.

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SESthebrave · 27/11/2011 14:49

Cookie - I certainly don't think your mad and really feel for you. I've experienced similar but not the same and really hope that all comes good for you. Hope you manage to distract yourself (even a little) for the rest of today and will be lurking for hopefully good news tomorrow.

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