misdiagnosed miscarriage based on bloods?

[amarie148]

so this is a long shot, i was told last Thursday i had miscarried, this was after spotting from the monday, never enough to soak a pad and no large clots although i did have bad period like cramps that i went to the hospital for i was only 5weeks plus 2 at the time they did bloods that came back only 100 they did an internal and said my cervix was closed and i had a water infection, i had spotting that subsided by the thursday evening again never heavy or clots, i had my bloods redone and they had dropped to 15, so thinking ok with a dramatic drop they should have been zero by now or at least less than 15 (enough to show neg test) anyway i am now nauseous, my boobs hurt a little and are still very vainy and i have gone of my fav foods and am sleepy, so i thought i’d test for peace of mind and there was still a line! fainter than dark but there, this test was a hospital nhs one hgv sensitivity 25 so i’m now concerned my levels are not dripping but rising am i going crazy? could this be misdiagnosed or vanishing twin drop?

It's more likely to be retained tissue unfortunately. It's normal to still test positive for several weeks (sometimes 4-6) after a miscarriage. A HCG as low as 15 is not indicative of a viable pregnancy. I'd get in touch with your EPU again for advice. Huge sympathy, it's horrible to go through.

yeh i’m not holding out hope but it’s definitely frustrating i think the confusion lies with why a hcg test with a sensitivity of 25 is showing as positive when i only had hcg of 15 i will wait it out and test again at the end of the week and go from there thanks for the reply

I would manage your expectations - it's almost definitely a miscarriage sadly with the trajectory you've had. Appreciate the limbo is awful and it's hard to ignore any hope. Look after yourself.