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Having a miscarriage - sorry

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giggles1023 · 15/09/2013 01:24

I don't know if this is the right place to post.. So I'm sorry if it isn't!
I started getting some pains in my stomach on Wednesday night which were really bad, I went to the doc on Thursday morning.. I told him there is a chance I might be pregnant but the pain was quite bad. I had a blood test and the hcg(??) levels were high but went back Friday with continuing pain and small bleeding and after another test was told the hormone levels had dropped. I have now been bleeding heavy for about a day.. But what do I do next? My doctor hasn't been much use.. Do I go for a scan? How do I check there is nothing more seriously wrong??
I should only be just over 4 weeks so I didn't even know I was pregnant :(

Sorry!

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ZingWantsCake · 15/09/2013 02:06

sorry to hear Thanks, it is upsetting Sad

google chemical pregnancy - it means there's no other proof of a pg that is finished apart from a positive pg test (or in your case a blood test)

ask your GP to book you in for an abdominal scan.

you might need an ERPC (that is a scrape of the uterus) or if it was an ectopic pg you might need some treatment - I don't know much about that.

I'm not sure what else to suggest, apart from taking care of yourself

YBR · 15/09/2013 02:10

Pop over to the miscarriage boards for more info and support. There's not much to be done at such an early stage unfortunately. A scan is unlikely to be helpful since at 4 weeks it's unlikely to show anything useful/reliably.
Sorry you're in such an awful position.

KatAndKit · 15/09/2013 07:50

Sorry that this has happened. A chemical pregnancy or very early miscarriage is, sadly, a very common thing and most of the time there is nothing that needs to be done. It should be like a more than usually hideous period,for some it is just like an ordinary period and the further along you are the more painful it is. A scan so early should not be necessary and you are unlikely to need any treatment. Make sure a pregnancy test is negative in a weeks time, if not go back to the doctor, same if you are still bleeding in two weeks.
hope it is over quickly and the next one is a sticky one.

LittlePeaPod · 15/09/2013 09:17

I am so sorry for your loss. I had a mc in February and its deverstating. Flowers. I found the ladies on the mc threads to be really helpful. Here is the link if you are interested.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/miscarriage

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giggles1023 · 15/09/2013 09:31

Thanks for your replies, my boyfriend who is not from here wants me to see a doctor again and get a scan etc, wish he would understand there is nothing to see..
Would I ask for an abdominal scan if I want to check there is nothing wrong inside me!!?
Thanks x

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Excited2meetmyprincess · 15/09/2013 10:08

Sorry to hear this. I have had two mc's and know its awful to go through.
With my first one they didn't really do anything just told me I was losing and it would come away on its own.
With second I had to go to the BEP clinic at the maternity hospital and they did an internal scan to confirm that it was a loss.
Maybe contact your local BEP or EPU clinic. They are usually at the maternity hospital and see what they say. They may bring you in for a scan or because its so early they may not do anything.
Sorry again xxx

HideNotSeek · 15/09/2013 10:16

Sorry to hear what you are going through. I have no new advice that isn't already above, but I would advise contacting your local EPU. I suspect the advice will not be much different from your doctors. However, in my experience (2 previous mc) they have been extremely sympathetic and reassuring. xx

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