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maggsy11
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Hi ladies,
Just thought I'd share my story in the hope it may help anyone going through the same thing.
I had a mmc 15th April, medically managed (tablets), was told I'd passed everything and was sent home. Bled for 8 days then brown discharge for 2-3 days.
5 weeks later was still testing positive on hpt's, went to my GP who started test my hcg blood levels, another 5 weeks later still testing positive, but hcg was reducing, at the last test it was at 13.
4 days after that I was rushed into hospital homoraging blood, collapsed,blood pressure on the floor, needed 4 litres of fluid. Was told this was my hormones finally back to normal and that it was "just" my period. Was sent home the next day.
Bled really heavily with huge clots for 2 weeks, went back to my GP who gave me 2 sets of tablets to stop the bleeding, they didn't work.
On saturday just gone I passed something about half the size of my hand that I knew was not a blood clot. The bleeding then stopped almost imediatly after.
Went back to my GP yesterday and explained what I'd passed, was referred to EPAS, I was passed to 4 different departments before finally speaking to a gyno. Went into hospital this morning and was finally given a scan, nothing there.
It was explained to me that I'd had some retained placenta that had been producing hcg for all those weeks before finally coming away, and that my body had been trying to flush it out with all the bleeding.
My point here is this. Please trust your instinct and demand a follow-up scan if your still testing positive from 4 weeks after mmc, mc or D&C.
I had asked 5 times at different times through the last 13 weeks and was made to feel stupid and was refused. The reasond being "There wont be anything after this length of time"!!.
This is not meant to scare you, I just think we should be listened to. I had no symptoms, no pain, no spotting, no cramping, nothing! I am lucky that I did not have an infection.
Anyway, I'm sorry this is so so long, needed to let it out too, thanks for reading. Take care.
xmagsx
Just thought I'd share my story in the hope it may help anyone going through the same thing.
I had a mmc 15th April, medically managed (tablets), was told I'd passed everything and was sent home. Bled for 8 days then brown discharge for 2-3 days.
5 weeks later was still testing positive on hpt's, went to my GP who started test my hcg blood levels, another 5 weeks later still testing positive, but hcg was reducing, at the last test it was at 13.
4 days after that I was rushed into hospital homoraging blood, collapsed,blood pressure on the floor, needed 4 litres of fluid. Was told this was my hormones finally back to normal and that it was "just" my period. Was sent home the next day.
Bled really heavily with huge clots for 2 weeks, went back to my GP who gave me 2 sets of tablets to stop the bleeding, they didn't work.
On saturday just gone I passed something about half the size of my hand that I knew was not a blood clot. The bleeding then stopped almost imediatly after.
Went back to my GP yesterday and explained what I'd passed, was referred to EPAS, I was passed to 4 different departments before finally speaking to a gyno. Went into hospital this morning and was finally given a scan, nothing there.
It was explained to me that I'd had some retained placenta that had been producing hcg for all those weeks before finally coming away, and that my body had been trying to flush it out with all the bleeding.
My point here is this. Please trust your instinct and demand a follow-up scan if your still testing positive from 4 weeks after mmc, mc or D&C.
I had asked 5 times at different times through the last 13 weeks and was made to feel stupid and was refused. The reasond being "There wont be anything after this length of time"!!.
This is not meant to scare you, I just think we should be listened to. I had no symptoms, no pain, no spotting, no cramping, nothing! I am lucky that I did not have an infection.
Anyway, I'm sorry this is so so long, needed to let it out too, thanks for reading. Take care.
xmagsx
