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post #21 of 35
12/13/11 at 4:09pm

Sorry to hear of your rollercoaster.  Crazy waiting bit.  Here is to what Thursday's news will bring.

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post #22 of 35
12/14/11 at 4:59am

Thinking of you!

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post #23 of 35
12/14/11 at 10:02am
Thread Starter 

Hi all,

 

Well, so far it looks like I am about 3 weeks pregnant. The blood test showed 8.1 HCG levels. The receptionist on the phone said that I may not even need to come back in on Thursday for another test but then I looked online and the HCG level does seem very low.... or maybe it is normal? I am starting to feel happy though..... still no period, and now I am 2 days late!

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post #24 of 35
12/14/11 at 10:21am
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Hi all,

 

Well, so far it looks like I am about 3 weeks pregnant.... I am starting to feel happy though..... still no period, and now I am 2 days late!



joy.gifThat's great news! Keep us posted with updates. goodvibes.gif

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post #25 of 35
12/14/11 at 11:57am

That's great news Hadley! So do you think you'll go back in for the second test? I know testing is expensive, but it's so good to have something concrete to go by rather than relying on possibly inconsistent hpt's. I had the second test, but the numbers were still so low that I wish I'd been sent for the third they talked about as I would have had answers so much quicker!

 

In saying that, I'm so excited for you! You totally should feel happy :)

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post #26 of 35
12/14/11 at 12:10pm
Thread Starter 

Thanks guys! But am I right in thinking that 8.1 is pretty low (it's OK, I'm prepared for it).... ? Whenever I look for guidelines the range is SO huge that it's hard to get a sense of what I should be expecting.... My doctor is out today so the person I talked to was a receptionist rather than a medical person... so her confidence didn't soothe me as much as it might.

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post #27 of 35
12/14/11 at 1:41pm

This is really good news!  Esp. with no AF- things are going in the right direction!  I do understand having reservations, though.  Hugs to you!

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post #28 of 35
12/14/11 at 6:30pm

Hopefully tomorrow will be more fruitful in discussions with medical people!

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post #29 of 35
12/14/11 at 7:29pm
Thread Starter 

I hope so! Is there anything specific I should ask?

 

Still no period, which seems like a good sign... and no period symptoms... I'm hopeful !

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post #30 of 35
12/15/11 at 11:02am
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Well, cramping and AF showed up today - right after I took an FRER (negative) and an Internet strip test (faintly positive). So I guess it was a chemical after all..... I am feeling OK, after taking a long walk and doing a little crying. Let this be a lesson to all new TTCers! No matter what symptoms you have right away, DO NOT TEST EARLY!!! Man, I learned my lesson. Next time, I swear, I'm not testing until 3 days after a missed period.

 

Thanks all for listening during this rollercoaster. Here's to better luck next month...... duh.gif

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post #31 of 35
12/15/11 at 11:29am

hug.gif  I'm so sorry, hadley.  For your loss, and for the difficult, emotional rollercoaster that you had to deal with.  Healing and peace to you and your DP.

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post #32 of 35
12/15/11 at 3:41pm

Sorry to hear that hadley.  I will agree though that waiting until at least my missed period or one day after my usual LP has saved me from using the POAS I have.  Hopefully another month will bring a reason to use one!

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post #33 of 35
12/15/11 at 7:29pm

So sorry hadley. :(

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post #34 of 35
12/16/11 at 10:30am

I'm so sorry Hadley, it's a rough place to be in. I totally agree about the testing, a hard way to learn but I will definitely not being testing early from now on, either! 

 

Are you on vacation now? I hope you get to have a relaxing couple of weeks over the holidays!

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post #35 of 35
12/16/11 at 10:32am
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Originally Posted by hadleymonroe View Post

Well, cramping and AF showed up today - right after I took an FRER (negative) and an Internet strip test (faintly positive). So I guess it was a chemical after all..... I am feeling OK, after taking a long walk and doing a little crying. Let this be a lesson to all new TTCers! No matter what symptoms you have right away, DO NOT TEST EARLY!!! Man, I learned my lesson. Next time, I swear, I'm not testing until 3 days after a missed period.

 

Thanks all for listening during this rollercoaster. Here's to better luck next month...... duh.gif



Sorry to hear it. Not a fun roller coaster ride. hug2.gif

 

 

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