Re: Could I be pregnant?
From: PATRICK (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 21 May 2002 13:15:48 -0500
Yes, same thing happened to me & I WAS PG!!!
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Melissa" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 5:49 PM
Subject: Could I be pregnant?
> 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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