Re: Miscarriage and HCG levels
From: Lynn (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 14 Jul 2002 14:43:59 -0500 (CDT)
WOW - That's great, Kathleen! I have been wondering. Are you still
bleeding now?
You know, some women just do bleed for unexplained reasons. Looks like
you are one of them! Keep the faith, I'll keep looking for you here!
Take care.
-Lynn
At Sun, 14 Jul 2002, Kathleen wrote:
>
>Lynn,
>
>Well, still pregnant! I have no idea what caused the major bleeding. It
>bothers me some, but I guess the doctor is not worried. Now... a whole
>new set of challenges..
>
>Thanks for your support,
>Kathleen
>
>At Mon, 8 Jul 2002, Lynn wrote:
>>
>>Oh, I'm so glad to hear there's hope! Yea! Yes, please do let me know. :
>>)
>>
>>At Sun, 7 Jul 2002, Kathleen wrote:
>>>
>>>At Sun, 7 Jul 2002, Lynn wrote:
>>>>
>>>Lynn,
>>>
>>>Well, she says my results are still consistent with a first trimester
>>>pregnancy. I took another blood test and will find out the results
>>>tomorrow. I will keep you posted. Thank you for your concern and good
>>>wishes. Maybe the same thing that happened to your friend happened to
>>>me.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Kathleen
>>>
>>>>Kathleen - I'm curious as to what happened at the doctor? What did you
>>>>find out?
>>>>
>>>>I know someone who the same thing happened to, where it was twins and
>>>>she lost one. You never know. I'm hoping for good news...
>>>>
>>>>-Lynn
>>>>
>>>>At Fri, 5 Jul 2002, Kathleen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks Lynn. I did go again today, so we'll see. I'm hoping it wasn't
>>>>>a miscarriage, but it seems unlikely. I read somewhere that this
>>>>>happened to someone else and it turned out she had twins and only lost
>>>>>one. We'll see..
>>>>>
>>>>>At Fri, 5 Jul 2002, Lynn wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi Kathleen,
>>>>>>I'm really sorry for your loss if indeed it was a miscarriage. Basically
>>>>>>what they should be doing for you are serial HCG tests. My doctor had
>>>>>>me come in several times a week to be sure they were dropping
>>>>>>consistently, until they reached zero. I think they should drop fairly
>>>>>>quickly IF you passed all products of conception. If they don't drop
>>>>>>satisfactorily, the doctor may need to arrange a D & C. I don't know
>>>>>>much about the actual #'s, sorry.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>t Fri, 5 Jul 2002, Kathleen wrote:
>>>>>>>