I got more lab results today. My HCG level went from 143 Wednesday to 162 Friday. That is a 13% increase.
I used an HCG calculator on a website this morning and this how it explains HCG levels, etc:
"The HCG calculator pregnancy doubling level tool interactively calculates whether your blood hCG levels increase normally during the first few weeks after implantation. HcG or human chorionic gonadotropin is a hormone produced by the placenta shortly after implantation. The hCG hormone will begin to rise and should increase normally every 48-72 hours for the next several weeks. In a normal pregnancy it increases by at least 60% every 2 days.
Doctors will often use the quantitative blood test if they are closely monitoring the development of a pregnancy"
We are not getting our hopes up. I hope it's over with soon and we can get back to work on being "normal" again. Thanks for your prayers and support. Some docs/nurses I talk to say as long it's rising, it's a good thing. Others say it is not a good thing. I think we will prepare for a loss though.
3 months ago
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i'm praying for you. i'm sorry you are going through this.
It's a tough thing. We're here for you guys if you want to talk about it. It was nice having someone going through a similar thing at the same time. We'll keep you in our prayers.
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