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Re: Scared I May be having a miscarriage!

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 14 Jul 1999 07:46:00 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Patty wrote: >
>This is my first pregnancy. I am 7 weeks along. I had light bledding
>on Saturday morning for four hours. Doctor met me at his office, we did
>a vaginal ultrasound and he saw the sac which he siad was nice and round
>and and he saw a flickering of a heartbeat. I left there and about an
>hour later I went in the bathroom where I saw heavier bleeding. I have
>been going through this for five days. I have no cramping, I am
>nausiated ( maybe from worry though ) , my breast size hasn't reduced (
>how long does it take them to shrink back to pre-pregnancy size if
>you've miscarried? ) I returned to the doctor yesterday , did another
>vaginal ultrasound (with a differnt doctor, mine happened to be on
>vacation this week), this doctor said she saw a similar picture to what
>he saw on Saturday but she couldn't say for sure. We are running blood
>tests form yesterday and comparing them to tomorrows. She said my
>cervix wasn't dialated. I am totally cnfused. I am not getting the
>answers I need. I know they can't say for sure- but it's so heavy on
>the heart when you don't know whether to be greiving and having a glass
>of wine or if you should be thanking God for a miracle. She mentioned
>the passage of clots. I'm not exactly sure what she means by clots are
>they jelly like material, ahould it be the size of a dime , a quarter,
>what should it look like if I pass the sac, red, clear ? And when they
>say tissue material , does it look like a rope that's been frayed ? I'm
>sorry to be so graffic, but I am so worried and really need answers. If
>I am having a miscarriage I didn't realize that they could last this
>long without answers, I assumed that it lasted a day and you received
>answers. I feel so badly for anyone who has gone through this same
>ordeal- I know it is common but the commanality doesn't lessen the pain
>for an expectant mother.

I know how agonizing this must be for you. I actually did experience a miscarriage in 10/98 at 4.5 weeks. Mine started with just a gush of bright red blood and then some spotting - no cramping. I spotted lightly for 3 days and then woke up one morning with heavy bleeding and very bad cramping. However, in your case it seems the best way to know is to simply test your HCG levels which the doctors have done. If they are decreasing, this would be indicative of a mc. However, remember that many women bleed in early pregnancy. So, it is not always a sign that something is wrong (especially if there is no cramping - which you aren't experiencing). So, hold tight, the blood tests will answer your questions. I will be thinking of you.

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