What the.....????

I'm needing a rant more than anything! As I know alittle about hcg levels (the fact they need to rise), I cannot believe a nurse I just spoke to gave me 'false' hope. If I was someone who didn't know any better, I may have come away with hope...when I really know there is none. Here is the (shortened) story.

Friday: I phoned nurse and got hcg result 3997. Brown mucous started.

Saturday: Had another test, as yesterdays was only a 341 rise.
Phoned doctors for result - my doctors closed due to computers down and phone went through to backup doctors. Who found todays result and said its gone down since yesterday. Went down by 158.

Sunday (today): Brown mucous, still in minute amount, but still there none the less. Phoned nurse just to ask about no bleeding and keeping scan date.
She said she couldnt find fridays result but a note said i'd phoned for it. She had yesterdays result, so to her it had risen. I said well it has gone down....so what now. We agreed to keeping scan even if I do bleed. So thats ok. Then she spoke to doctor. Then told me that the drop (according to the number I gave here as she couldnt find it) was only 158, that it could be a 'laboratory variation'!! WTF?? She said that although they should rise, that this pregnancy could still be viable seeming as it didn't go down alot! I can't believe she said this! I told her that I did not believe I'd have a good outcome as I know they should rise!
My levels have been slow rising over the last week....not doubling. Which she could see this.

I'm just annoyed that a nurse gave this information. To me it is totally wrong! I haven't started bleeding yet...and would love to believe that hcg could decrease and then go up.....but I KNOW it wont!

What do you think about this nurses practice?

I guess I have been aware of things because my levels were low. I know women don't normally get tested for hcg levels.
I could get another test done, but can't until tuesday due to tomorrow being public holiday. And even if I went in first thing, the results are in about 2pm and thats when my scan is booked. And thats going to be my best result.
I would love to be optimistic.....but can't find any :(

yeah thats what I heard aswell Jess

i really hope things are all good for you hun!

I am with the others Nefertiti, while rare it is possible for your HCG to drop (it was only a small amount) and then rise again. HCG is fickle.

I would have your scan on Tuesday and see what they see... I have heard of slow rising HCG with drops with vanishing twin syndrom...

Sheza's suggestion of stay caustiously optimistic is a good one. Try an d stay positive, hun!

Good luck, my thoughts are with you.

Regardless of the outcome there is support here for you. Lots of deep breaths. Maybe a day of distracting yourself tomorrow?

Ohh dear. What a dreadful ordeal you have been through. God, that nurse sounds terrible!

Hope everything turns out for you.
Take care

Nefertiti, I have seen your other threads and really feel what an ordeal this has been for you. I seriously think that nurse needs to explain things clearly, and remember they are not giving you an account balance but a life changing result eh!

Think it is great that you are getting such good advice from these positive people.   

I can totally understand how this would mess with your head.

I know for me that I had an hcg of 110 on a Friday and spotting and an hcg of 80 on the Saturday and I was told this was outside what would be a normal variation of lab results. (At that time I didn't know that the low numbers in themselves were a bad sign.)

Still, as people have said, vanishing twin syndrome is a possibility and two of my friends have had this happen to them.

I had a friend go through all this, and even at the scan all they could offer her was "We'll just have to wait and see." WTF kind of professionalism is that?! So she waited and in the meantime had MORE hcg tests then another scan a fortnight later and everything was going well. It was just a small heamatoma on her uterus and she had to take it easy (real easy) in the crucial weeks. Now shes almost 16 weeks and everything is going well, touchwood.

So good luck! Be realistically optimistic is what I say.

Hope your doing ok this morning