Re: Vaginal Ultrasound and HcG levels

• Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
• Next message: Laura: "subchorionic hemorrhage - anatomy quesion & prevention"
• Previous message: anonymous: "Re: C section scare"
• In reply to: Stephanie: "Vaginal Ultrasound and HcG levels"

At Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Stephanie wrote: >
>Hi. I went in for a pregnancy confirmation appointment last wednesday
>at 6 weeks 6 days LMP, probably a week or so(maybe more, maybe not) off
>from when I ovulated (OPKs and charting). I could be wrong about when I
>ovulated.
>My HcG levels were at 22000 and rising normally in a 48 hour period, but
>only the beginnings of a gestational sack were seen in the uterus. My
>pregnancy symptoms have been getting more pronounced. My doc was going
>to try to get me an ultrasound with the "big machine" this week before I
>go on vacation, but that looks like it's not going to happen.
>I thought that you were supposed to be able to see a heartbeat above
>5000 hcg, so I am worried that something awful is going on here-
>ectopic, molar, or something else. I'm scared to go on vacation because
>I am afraid something life threatening is happening, my doc (a second
>year resident- who may just not have been experienced enough with the in
>office machine) is on vacation, and the nurse seems somewhat unconcerned
>and unable to tell me what this might be, although she did comment
>"impossible things happen with pregnancy all the time."
>This is supposed to be one of the top 20 hospitals for reproductive
>matters in the country. Am I just being paranoid? No one will tell me
>what might be going on. Is it likely a blighted ovum? At this point
>even a possibility of what might be going on with me would give me great
>peace.

--
Alicia
1st pregnancy
due 5/18/03

• Next message: Laura: "subchorionic hemorrhage - anatomy quesion & prevention"
• Previous message: anonymous: "Re: C section scare"
• In reply to: Stephanie: "Vaginal Ultrasound and HcG levels"