Some things have changed since my last post. I repeated labs, per my doctor's instructions, on Monday (April 5) which was 48 hours from my very first lab. The numbers should have doubled in that time. So, since my last lab was 29, I was hoping for somewhere around 58. The result was 115. It almost exactly quadrupled. The results from my progesterone also came in and they are at a very stable 18. Those results, to me, were hopeful.
Due to my previous miscarriage, Dr. S. wanted me to repeat labs later in the week. So, on Friday morning (April 9) I went for another repeat lab. From my original labs the level should be around 232. If I calculated doubles every 48 hours from my last lab (of 115) my levels should be around 460. I would have been happy if the number fell somewhere in between. I got my results Friday afternoon and again - very hopeful. They were 922. Again, quadrupled.
Things look good today. But, I know that at any given moment that can change. I'm only 4 weeks right now. My spotting has subsided for now. All last week it was hit or miss. There's a long journey ahead. Very long. So, one day at a time. I'll hear from my doctor's office sometime on Tuesday as to what the next course of action is. The nurse did mention that if my levels continue to jump like they are that they will call me in when they reach 2000 for a "head count ultrasound". Yes, you read that right. There might be more than one. We're continuing to pray that God's will be done in our lives and that His hand of comfort will surround us.
I'm a worrier by nature. It's what I do and what I've always done. But, I read something just this weekend that truly spoke to me. "Worry ends where faith begins." My faith needs to be stronger. I'm working on that. I'm doing my best to put this entire thing in God's hands and know that He will carry us through no matter what path this pregnancy heads down.
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