PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for January, 2001: Re: 14 Week Miscarriage

Re: 14 Week Miscarriage - DESPERATE for answers!

From: Claudia Twisdale RN

anonymous@obgyn.net

Wed, 10 Jan 2001 04:56:59 -0600 (CST)

At Tue, 9 Jan 2001, Monika wrote: >
>I am 36 years old, non-smoker non drinker and I conceived on September
>4th, 2000 on my third cycle of Clomid. I have no Thyroid due to Thyroid
>Cancer and I take 200mcg of Synthroid per day.
>
>While on Vacation in Mexico during my 12th week of pregnancy, I started
>to bleed heavily (although without any accompanying pain). The Resort's
>on call doctor arrived and took us into town to the hospital where they
>gave me an Ultrasound and promptly informed me that I was 14 weeks
>Pregnant. They said I had a 10% separation of the Placenta from the
>Uterus and a 1.5cm Hematoma between the two. They also said that I had
>an inflamed right kidney. The baby appeared to be fine, lots of
>movement and good heartbeat They ordered me to bed rest and gave me
>antibiotics by IV. The next day's US showed that the Hematoma had grown
>to 2.5 cm but again the baby was fine. My Husband got in touch with my
>OBGYN in Canada who told him to get me home as soon as possible. After
>signing various release forms, (that warned I could bleed to death if I
>traveled) they let me check out of the hospital and late that evening we
>returned to the resort. The following morning I bled out a large clot
>and after that, the bleeding slowly subsided to just brown sticky
>spotting.
>
>Upon our arrival at home, I phoned my OBGYN office only to be told by
>his receptionist that he was not available and that she had no
>instructions from him to me. (My Husband did not speak to the Doc from
>Mexico either, only his receptionist.) We then made the decision to go
>and check into the hospital. After 9 hours of waiting, the hospital's
>US showed that I was in fact only 13 weeks, no sign of Placental
>Abruption, Hematoma and lots of movement from the baby with good heart
>rate. The OBGYN on call just glanced at the Mexican Ultrasounds and
>pronounced that their equipment was very primitive and he could not see
>what they had diagnosed. He explained that the right Kidney
>inflammation was common during Pregnancy and they did find a small
>Fibroid (1.5cm) in my Uterus. He then sent me home to carry on as
>before. For the next week, I did not speak with my OBGYN once. (Not
>due to my lack of trying!)
>
>Exactly 7 days later, I was rushed to the same hospital with horrible
>pains every 2 minutes. It turned out that I had miscarried (I was told
>that I was having contractions) and I had to have an immediate D&C. That
>was on December 11, 2000. I had since gone to see my GP because much to
>my horror, my OBGYN did not even know what had happened - I had to relay
>that I miscarried to his receptionist. My GP read me the report from
>the hospital that said it was a male fetus, 8.5 cm and the report noted
>that the fetus had been dead for at least 7 days. He then referred me
>to another OBGYN (at my request).
>
>Today I still do not know exactly what happened. My appointment with
>the new OBGYN is not until February 1, 2001 and I just can't continue to
>wait for an explanation. I would appreciate any thoughts, comments or
>experiences that anyone cares to share.
>
>One final question. I think that I may have started my period on
>January 5. I had not been bleeding or spotting from the D&C since
>December 28. The trouble is that I have only been spotting dark brown
>not the usual red of my regular period. If this can be considered my
>period, would the first day of my cycle be considered Jan 5 or do I
>count today when the spotting is considerably heavier. I would like to
>know as I have 2 months worth of Clomid dosage leftover from before I
>became pregnant that I would like to take right away.

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