Oh how I wish I was getting these blood draws at my RE's office (I live far away). They know why I am there and even if they don't remember exactly why I am there, they know repeat betas are not a good sign and so never ask insensitive or awkward questions. The nurse or phlebotomist at my local medical center now recognizes me. She hasn't said anything until today, when she asked, "You've been coming in for a lot of these; do you have a little bun in the oven?" "Not anymore," I said, "that's why I keep coming back."
And I have to go back again because my beta was still positive at 11.2. Ugh.
FYI beta re-cap:
9dp5dt: 124
11dp5dt: 260
waiting for miscarriage 1/12/12: 17,730
post miscarriage #1 on 2/9/12: 690
post miscarriage #2 on 2/16/12: 60
post miscarriage #3 on 2/23/12: 11.2
post miscarriage #4 on 3/8/12: surely will be zero
10 comments:
OH, wow. I am so sorry. It seems like we are always waiting in this world, right?
Shoot! I thought for sure you'd be to zero by now. I agree, surely by the next one. Hang in there!
Sorry you are still in beta hell :( Sending you lots of good vibes that your next draw will be the final draw. It's definitely hard when the lab tech automatically assumes a thriving pregnancy is the reason for the repeat betas. (((hugs)))
I'm sorry you're still stuck in this limbo and have to keep going through the agony of repeated betas. :(
Hopefully the next time will be the last.
Blah. I understand that beta waiting hell. It's so frustrating! Especially when it's so close to being done but still not quite there.
I am so sorry about the tech.
Ugh, this is really dragging on and on! To be honest I didn't even bother with any of this beta stuff. I had one ultrasound to confirm my uterus was clear and then an appt a few weeks later where all they had me do was pee in a cup and then I quit going to the Dr.! I knew I was just waiting for a period, so wait I did. I was so annoyed with my miscarriage and everything surrounding it that I didn't go to the Dr. again until I was 10 weeks pregnant, never got a 0 beta, never got an all clear to start trying, just said FUCK IT to all of it, I guess I needed a break from Dr. appts.
Hope your next beta is 0 and you can take a break from it all for awhile as you wait for your cycles to normalize a bit!
I'm in the same boat. I got a 9 last week and thought for sure today would be my last beta. I got a fucking 5 today. I have another beta scheduled. :(
But the fact that it is going down is a good thing, right? I know it's more waiting and that sucks. Try to find some other things to focus on right now... Sending hugs.
insensitive civilians I get, but medical professionals cannot be excused. I hope she thinks twice next time she does repeat blood draws on a patient.
Anyway, hang in there. You're so close.
Ouch. It has to be a special hell to keep going in for blood betas after a loss-- is your doctor making you do that? It seems cruel and utterly unnecessary. After my two losses, I just monitored using cheap HPT sticks and that was an easy way of telling me when things came back to normal.
It took about 3-4 weeks after my D&C for my levels to drop off to zero, but it also depends on what your levels are. I think it halves every 48 hours or something like that.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
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