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Hi -
My HCG levels are doubling too after a miscarriage and I don't understand why. Back in October I got my period (like clockwork). Just the day before I'd gone to a fertility clinic to do my initial bloodwork and the dr. told me to come back on the second day of my period - which turned out to be 2 days later. I started on Clomid and went back for monitoring 7 days later. I produced two follicles of good size (they kept reiterating this on every visit). But, true to form, 26 days later I get my period again. So I go back on the second day, they take my blood and send me off with my perscription of Clomid, which I'm supposed to start taking that evening. Late in the afternoon a doctor from the clinic calls me to say my bloodwork came back at an HCG level 7 - too low for it to develop into a normal pregnancy. But to not take to Clomid, we'd have to wait for my next normal period and to come back 3 days later. So I go back 3 days later and instead of decreasing, my HCG level is now 50; another 48 hours later it's 223 and another 72 hours later 1767. They did a vaginal u/s but see nothing so they start thinking ectopic. So they send me to another center which has better equipment thinking maybe theirs isn't picking up the sac. So the next day I'm off to this other place and nothing still - they don't see anything outside my uterus or inside. So back I go to my doctor on the next day for another HCG level check and it comes back at over 4300 they do an u/s in their office and nothing still. That afternoon they send me back to the other center; two nurses and one doctor later they still can't determine what's going on. When I left I stopped off for a hot dog and proceeded to the parking garage where I parked my car. As I'm waiting for the valet to pull my car around I feel a gush - I was so scared. I ask the attendant if there was a bathroom close by and points me in the direction of the Crate and Barrel across the street. I run to the bathroom and I'm soaked, I'm bleeding and at this point extremely nervous. I call my doctor - she told me not to be scared; to remain calm that I'm miscarrying. Since I am not in any pain and the ultrasound place ruled out an ectopic to just go home and come in the next day (Thursday). I pick up my husband from work and we go home. I didn't bleed much more that evening. I called my doctor the next day because I just wanted a break from going back to the center, I've been poked and probed and given so much blood I just need a break. She says fine but come in tomorrow (Friday); your HCG level should definately have gone down. I go in on Friday. Normally the drs office calls between 3-4 with the results; they called to tell me they didn't have the results yet and they'd call me on Saturday. I call later in the evening because now I'm cramping and the bleeding has increased along with having passed an enormous clot (at least that's what I'm assuming it was). I'm told to return to the office on Saturday morning, which I do. On Saturday morning my doc does an u/s - he said everything looks normal but sees something that it probably which I need to pass. I asked for the HCG level still doesn't have the results; will call me later. Will guess what; I get a call an hour ago saying my HCG level from friday was over 9000. Can anyone tell me if they've experienced this as well? :o And if so, what was the result?
Thanks
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