Monday, 22 February
Well, after two hours attempting to get my blood my veins finally complied. The lady said she could tell I was stressed (really?!) because every time she went into a vein, it would move or collapse. They finally made me leave the room and drink 5 glasses of water before someone else attempted it. Got the call in the evening that my hcg went up to 268. Still not doubling and a Dr called and confirmed it could be ectopic.
Tuesday, 23 February
I called my GP this morning and told her what was going on and asked for a referral to the Early Pregnancy Unit at the hospital. She called back and told me to go straight away because it could be quite serious and she didn't want to be responsible if something happened to me. I ended up waiting until after lunch because I honestly felt fine and knew if I felt ill my work would call an ambulance or put me in a taxi. Anyway, the nurses at the EPU were so wonderful. Very kind and caring and genuinely concerned. They did another blood draw so they would have their own baseline and booked me in for a scan on Friday. Hopefully they will be able to locate where the pregnancy is- I'm so praying it isn't in a tube and I can have a normal, natural miscarriage if that is the case.
Wednesday, 24 February
Crap. The EPU just called at 9pm to tell me to come in tomorrow. Now of course I'm worried even though she told me not to be. Kinda hard not to when they call you out of hours. A consultant wants to see me tomorrow since my hcg went up in 24 hours from 268 to 355 and my progesterone is 90. I guess they don't want my levels to get too high if it is ectopic. I'm not ready to make a decision...
Thursday, 25 February
Got to the EPU and was called back for blood. The nurse wasn't sure why I was there!! I was like well they called last night and told me to come in and really freaked us out. She said she could see that they called but it wasn't really necessary since I had an appointment tomorrow. I have to go back tomorrow as scheduled.
Friday, 26 February
Finally got my scan today. My tubes weren't visible on the scan which is a good thing since they only show up when fully blocked. That doesn't mean things won't change, but so far so good. They did see what could possibly be a small sac (too small for our dates) so we're praying, hoping and wishing that the embryo implanted in the right spot and is just not healthy. I go back in a week for another scan to check for any changes.
It's good that so far there's no sign of ectopic on the scans. I'm praying for the best for you guys.
Posted by: Aisling | 27 February 2010 at 05:54
I will continue to keep you and your Dh in my thoughts and prayers. I hope that it is not a tubal--I´ve had that scare myself and it´s not fun waiting to hear that it isn´t a tubal after all.
Posted by: Lelia | 27 February 2010 at 07:07
{{{ huge hugs }}}
Posted by: Abby | 27 February 2010 at 07:10
Crossing my fingers for you!
Posted by: andrea | 27 February 2010 at 07:25