So last week after seeing my doctor on Tuesday evening, she sent me for beta blood testing. I went to the lab on Wednesday and had 4 or 5 vials of blood taken and then returned on Friday for the second round. I dislike getting blood taken - its a general dislike of needles and being stabbed - but it is getting a bit easier each time I have to go. Also I figure that once we are pregnant I will likely have my blood taken a few times, so I may as well get used to it now.
My doctor was supposed to call Friday to let me know but I think she forgot. I waited all weekend for my doctor to give me the results. A decreasing hCG level, and I would be on the right track. An increasing hCG, and that could spell trouble - an ectopic or something along those lines. I'm a worrier. Can you tell?
After a week and a half of waiting to confirm my intuition and a weekend of sweating over undetermined blood test results, I had an answer. It was as I suspected, a chemical pregnancy. I believe I was 4 and a half weeks based on conception and not the 6 weeks based on LMP.
So the sadness is waining and I will not ever forget this experience but I will move on and stay positive. My hCG is now thankfully back to zero. The bad side of the coin, we are not having a baby - yet. The good side of the coin, I am healthy. Only approximately 59 days to go until our two cycle wait is over and we can get back to business. January can not arrive fast enough.
