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hi all, update with some background - Had heavy bleeding from 4/19 (11dpo and first faint positive) to 4/21, lighter bleeding 4/22. OB on 4/20 assumed chemical and said HCG probably wouldn’t be over 10 and dismissed ectopic because blood would be in abdomen and not expelled (*rolls eyes*). well 4/20 HCG came back 31 and 4/22 HCG came back 64. so low and slow which is definitely making me feel like it’s likely ectopic paired with the sheer amount of blood. I’m not really sure what I should be asking my doctor for right now, he was honestly kind of dismissive but it’s a rotating practice and I like the overall office so I don’t think I want to switch but idk. I assume another blood draw 4/24 and it’s way too early to see anything on a scan, but is there any other monitoring I should ask for?

hi all, still very cautiously here. Had heavy bleeding from 4/19 (11dpo and first faint positive) to 4/21, lighter bleeding 4/22. OB on 4/20 assumed chemical and said HCG probably wouldn’t be over 10 and dismissed ectopic because blood would be in abdomen and not expelled (*rolls eyes*). well 4/20 HCG came back 31 and 4/22 HCG came back 64. so low and slow which is definitely making me feel like it’s likely ectopic. I’m not really sure what I should be asking my doctor for right now, he was honestly kind of dismissive but it’s a rotating practice and I like the overall office so I don’t think I want to switch but idk. I assume another blood draw 4/24 and it’s way too early to see anything on a scan, but is there any other monitoring I should ask for?

I think it’s pretty obvious at the moment this pregnancy is not viable. Started bleeding heavily on 4/19 that JUST seemed to slow down today (soaking through 4-5 pads a day vs not too full today; changed them for sanitary purposes rather than that they were full). Tests have been darkening. Went to the OB 4/20 and got a negative urine test but got blood drawn anyway. Doc was pretty nonchalant and chalked it up to a chemical and said my HCG probably wouldn’t come back higher than 10 (12dpo). HCG came back at 31 so went back in today to see if doubled. Feel my FRER got a little lighter today after steadily darkening the past few days. At this point I don’t really have hope but would prefer a chemical over an ectopic for obvious reasons. If my FRER is lighter and my HCG comes back lower, I’m in the clear for chemical and not ectopic right? I just want this to be over sooner rather than later at this point.

Got a faint positive yesterday and a clear positive today (11dpo). AF was due yesterday. this morning in addition to the more positive test, I’m having bleeding and cramping. I would describe the bleeding as heavier than just light implantation bleeding, and I had no implantation symptoms for our now 17mo. Is this a chemical pregnancy and I should prepare myself? I plan to call my OB in the morning—unfortunately they’re closed Sundays so can’t call now