Thursday, July 21, 2011

third beta, finally

My doctor just called and said that the blood work is excellent, then went on to say that the hCG is 1400. I almost fainted, as that would be MUCH lower than where it should be. After a bit of back and forth, he then said it was 4,400. I asked three more times and he assured me, 4,400. For today I’m sticking with that, and will work on getting a paper copy of the results tomorrow (they are once again gone for the day). I had also requested that the progesterone level be tested and the results came back at >140. I was told by both the GP and the receptionist that the lab doesn’t give actual number values for progesterone. What?!?!

I called Dr. Fabulous and left a message for her, just giving her the results and said that I’d see her next week for the ultrasound and intralipids.

Hopefully all is well and the number is in fact, 4,400!

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  1. FranJuly 21, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    Gosh your doctor needs a slap!!! Delighted it's such a good value, on 8 more days till the scan!

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  2. TeeJayJuly 21, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    That doctor's office is not big on customer service, is it? Sheesh. 4,400 is a great number, though! Yay!

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  3. JemJuly 21, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    Keep the faith, sister!

    Okay that doc doesn't really get it, do they?

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  4. LindseyJuly 21, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    Awesome number!! Why on earth wouldn't they give you a quantitative progesterone?? How weird! Congrats again!

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  5. KellyJuly 21, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    Stopping by from ICLW!

    Gee, glad that your doctor clarified that beta!! Sounds like so far, so good. Congratulations!!

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  6. Queenie. . .July 21, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    Congrat's-It all sounds good!

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  7. LizJuly 21, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    Would it help if I said not to worry? OK, I know it doesn't help! Really, lots of women have prefectly healthy pregnancies without any symptoms at all, or so says Dr. Google. I think that the wait between a positive beta and the u/s to show everything is OK is much, much worse than the 2WW.

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  8. CyndiJuly 21, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    I'm sure you feel some relief! So happy for you!

    My experiences with doctor office staff are usually not that great either. They never get my sense of urgency and it bugs me!

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  9. JustHeatherJuly 21, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    Congrats on the good beta number!
    (I have no idea what's good and not for betas, but everyone says it's a good thing, so I'll go along with it.)

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  10. LoraJuly 21, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    Hi from ICLW! What a geat beta number!! I hope your scan goes well!

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  11. AnonymousJuly 21, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    That would have given me a heart attack. Ah!
    Congrats on the good beta numbers and happy ICLW.

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  12. EmbyJuly 21, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    Yay for such a high beta! I am hopeful for you.

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  13. AnnieJuly 21, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    Here from ICLW. Congrats on your good news, though it would have been nice if it came without the extra helping of stress!

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  14. DamitaJuly 22, 2011 at 2:59 AM

    Great numbers, congrats!

    http://www.digital-damita.net

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  15. A.July 22, 2011 at 5:37 AM

    It all sounds really good to me! Continued thoughts and prayers that all continues well!

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  16. AnonymousJuly 22, 2011 at 7:11 AM

    Happy ICLW! Whoa! What a heart attack your doc gave you!! Soooo not what you needed! But, glad it was all figured out. Congrats to you. :-)

    ICLW #38

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  17. JenJuly 22, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    Congrats on your great Beta! Thanks for stopping by my blog. Sounds like maybe you used the antagonist protocol this time? I'm really hopeful about it.

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  18. SJuly 22, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    Congrats! Great numbers!

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  19. My New NormalJuly 22, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Visiting from ICLW, congrats!! That's great news!

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  20. paradykesJuly 23, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    Great beta numbers!!! Congratulations

    Bobbie
    ICLW #90

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