HCG slowly going up :-(

Mschin · 04-02-2003, 08:24 PM

I think I am going to miscarry my first pregnancy :-(
I am sooooooooooooo sad right now! I feel so hopeless
My Dr told me that my levels were moving too slow and that it may be ectopic or I will miscarry. I go for an ultrasound on Friday.....and I just know in my heart that this baby is not going to make it
Has anyone had an ectopic and then had a successful pregnancy? I need to know for assurance! I keep hearing that after one ectopic you probably will have another!
Although I dont know if it is ectopic yet...I just would like to hear some testimonials.

Lendi · 04-02-2003, 10:21 PM

I'm soo very sorry. How sad. I don't know anything about ectopic pregnancies, but I wanted you to know that my thoughts and prayers are with you. I hope all will be well with you and your baby. Hugs, Lendi

santa'sbaby · 04-03-2003, 12:13 AM

I am really sorry to hear that.

I know someone that had an etopic and then went on to have two healty babies.

I pray that you will get the strength you need at this difficult time. Do let us know how you are doing!

April

CTCyster · 04-03-2003, 02:13 PM

Mschin,

Sending positve thoughts and prayers from CT. I am sorry to hear of your bad news. I hope that under the care of good docs, that your dreams of becoming a mother will become a reality very soon!

*Aimee*

Delila · 04-29-2003, 09:02 PM

I am also in the process of miscarrying my first pregnancy. I had one cycle of perganol and IUI. At this point it is still too early to tell if it is going to be a regular early miscarriage or ectopic. It is freaking me out because my blood levels keep slowly going up too. I just want them to start going down so I can plan our next step. I was talking to one of the blood techs today and she had at least one ectopic and a few miscarriages and now has two healthy children. So there is hope for us....one ectopic doesn't neccesarily mean it will happen again and again. The waiting is killing me. Does anyone know how long this can actually drag on. I have had blood work 3-4 times a week and one ultra sound so far. The doctor said it could drag on awhile. I hope not. He also said that it is a good sign that I can get pregnant. I would also like to hear from more ectopics who went on to have normal pregnancies.

FamilyBound · 04-29-2003, 10:19 PM

I'm so sorry for your loss, I know how devastating it can be

I have a friend who had an ectopic pregnancy which resulted in teh loss of one of her tubes and is now pregnant with twins (using Clomid). Don't give up hope

Louie · 04-30-2003, 12:13 PM

(((Mschin and Delila)))
So sorry for what you are both going through. I know just how you feel, as my 1st loss was also suspected ectopic. Many times, they will never really be able to tell you for sure if it is ectopic or an otherwise "nonviable" pr that will inevidably m/c.

In my case, the betas continued to rise by a smaller and smaller percentage until it only rose 15% which is considered a plateau. This is generally seen with ectopics, but still could have been a uterine pr that was not strong and getting ready to m/c. Either way, it was clear that a loss was iminent and I decided (with great difficulty) to take the methotrexate shot which acts to prevent the placenta from growing and loosens the implantaion. So, if it was ectopic, this prevented me from having to have surgery and/or the possibility of having my tube rupture. A rupture must be avoided at all costs because 1) you lose a tube and 2) the fetal cells are dispersed throughout your abdomen and can later cause cancer. Nevertheless, I found it emotionally painful to take the shot and if this happened again, I would probably opt to have had CVS to determine for sure whether it was uterine or ectopic and, if uterine, I would have waited for a natural m/c. But this is just how I feel about it and everyone is different. In some ways, the shot is good because it gets things over with quickly and no need for a d&c or surgery or waiting it out etc.

The good news is that I did conceive again right after my loss and, despite the fact that this new pr ended at 10 weeks for unknown reasons (perhaps infection or hyperthyroidism) it was clear that this 2nd pr was not ectopic and was MUCH healthier initially than the first pr. It is totally NOT TRUE that once you've had one ectopic you are doomed to have another. In fact, the stats say that you have an 80% chance or greater of a healthy uterine pr the 2nd time around after ectopic and a 90% of success after one non-ectopic loss. Another encouraging thing is that m/c is more common in 1st pr for some odd reason (your hormones tend to "improve" after the first pr and so the 2nd is generally stronger). So there's lots to be hopeful about.

The only things I would warn you about are these... First of all, 15% of all healthy pr have slow rising betas (but nearly all of these have betas that rise be at least 50% over a 48 hour period). So basically, as long as your betas are rising by 50% every 48 hours up until 1200 and 50% every 72 hours after that... I wouldn't do anything that would jeopardise the pr in case it continues and is healthy. Second, they will not be able to tell by u/s if the embie is in your uterus until the beta is over 2000 (or sometimes 1500 with super sensitive equipment). If your beta is lower and you really want to know for sure if its ectopic before taking the shot, request CVS (a procedure where they take a tiny samply from your uterus and see if the cells show the presence of a pr in the uterus). If you really don't need to know, I definitely recommend the shot rather than surgery. Third, you need to wait a couple of months after the shot before ttc again and take extra folic acid during that time because the shot depletes you of folic acid and you need to load up on it during that time to prevent spina bifida etc. Best of luck and so sorry for your loss. Feel free to PM me if you ever have a question or need to vent.

Mschin · 04-30-2003, 03:49 PM

Louie,
You gave alot of very informal information. My miscarrage has completed and I am doing ok.
I dont know if it sounds bad but I am just happy knowing that I actually conceived after so many years.
I am not trying at the momment but plan too in a couple months.

I just hope and pray that it doesn't happen again...the process of the whole thing is too much to handle twice or more.
I'm so scared of it occuring again that I plan on not telling my mate until around 3 months...so we dont get our hopes up too much.