PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for April, 2002: Re: ? for Drs about confounding HCG levels and US findings...

Re: ? for Drs about confounding HCG levels and US findings...

From: Tanya (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:03:47 -0500 (CDT)

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Thanks Dianna- that makes me feel better....hopefully I'll follow in your footsteps :o) At Tue, 30 Apr 2002, Dianna wrote: >
>At Tue, 30 Apr 2002, Tanya wrote:
>>
>>Good morning...I have had 1 prev ectopic preg; LMP 3/23/02; unsure of
>>ovualtion date as first cycle off BCP.
>>HCG levels as follows:
>>4/20- 124; 4/22-216; 4/24-553; 4/26 -1874.
>>Referred to ER for LLQ pain 04/26; transvaginal U/S revealed
>>cyst(2cmx2.5cm) on Left ovary and unidentified echogenic body on/near rt
>>ovary. Gynecologist uncomfortable with confounding Hcg info and
>>ultrasound results; did laparoscopic surgery- advised no products of
>>conception outside uterus. However, as U/S found no intrauterine pg, I
>>am confused. When should gestational sac be visible intrauterine? Could
>>retroverted uterus make it more difficult to locate gestational sac?
>>Also,(after the fact) should I be concerned about having been under
>>general anasthetic?
>
>Tanya, I'm not a doctor, but maybe my story can encourage you. At 5
>weeks, my h.c.g. levels were 5000, and the dr. saw NOTHING in my
>uterus. He tested my h.c.g. levels for a while and they continued to
>rise, so while we didn't have a lot of hope, my dr. decided to take a
>"wait and see" approach. At 6 weeks, my h.c.g. levels were a whopping
>90,000 and my dr. still didn't see a heartbeat. Three days later, we
>saw a beautiful little heart beating. I am now 18 weeks and am doing
>great!!!! Good Luck to You!!!!

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