Re: Could I be pregnant?
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 20 May 2002 20:22:35 -0500 (CDT)
Melissa I can imagine how shot your nerves would be! That not knowing
one way or the other is the worst!! I think your doctor is right, wait a
few days until your HCG would be stronger if you were pregnant, which
will give you a more definite answer.
In the meantime, I have been told that while false negatives happen more
often than we'd think with hpt's, false positives are very, very rare.
So my guess is - you're a mommy!!
Let us know what happens at the blood test!
At Mon, 20 May 2002, Melissa wrote:
>
>Okay everyone. My nerves are completely shot. ( I am also on the
>mailing list so I hope that I am not annoying anyone by writing this in
>both places).
>I was put on Clomid over two months ago. I was told by my doctor to
>wait a month after each dosage of Clomid to see if I had a cycle. First
>month I dad menstruate after 37 days. It has now been 41 days and still
>no sign of any menstrual cycle. I can usually tell a few days in
>advance before I get a cycle with the back pain I get and nothing has
>happened so far.
>Called the doctor and was told to test myself on Friday. Took the test
>and got a very faint positive. Was told to take another test which I
>did. now I haev taken 4 tests total since Friday but with three
>different name brands. The most expensive test was the first one and
>the positive one. The next two were very cheap and the one I took today
>was middle of the road. First test was positive, the next 2 were hard
>to read, and the one today was difinetly negative. So I called the
>dcotor again today and told her what was going on. She told me to wait
>a week and then get a blood test done.
>Anyone else have this problem with home pregnancy tests and were
>actually pregnant?
>Can anyone explain why one test would be better or worse than another?
>How much time should a person on Clomid typically wait before testing
>oneself? Especailly since without meds I menstruate if I am very LUCKY
>once a year.
>Could it be just too soon to test? I guess I want to know if I should
>even have my hopes up? I am so nervous. My husband saw the faint
>positive and is now very excited. I don't want him to be disappointed
>yet again, not that I can help that if I am not pregnant. How easy is
>it to get a false positive verses a false negative?
>This is how I did it-first morning specimen in a paper cup counting very
>slowly-Laid flat (except the one that was not suppoed to be) and came
>back after the alloted time to check it. All test were done this way.
>Please help, I am on pins and needles and don't know what to think.
>
>--
>Melissa
>
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