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Leftover HCG or new pregnancy??
I had a D&C almost four weeks ago. I went in for a 10 week scan and baby had no heartbeat. Well, I’ve noticed some symptoms: vivid dreams, drool, Lower backache, heartburn...so I took a test. It’s positive. The thing is, I’m not sure if it’s hcg left over from my previous pregnancy or if I’m pregnant again. Thoughts? Anyone else been in this boat?
UPDATE It was leftover hcg from my previous pregnancy. It took exactly 33 days to completely clear my system...my level was around 15,000 the day before my surgery.
4 Answers • 4 years ago
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Did you test out the HCG to see the pregnancy tests go negative or have bloodwork done to confirm you went back to a normal level?
Without either of those the only way to tell would be to keep doing pregnancy tests and see if the line gets darker or get bloodwork done to see if it’s doubling.
4 years ago
Hey. Thanks for ur response. And no I didn’t test down to negative myself w home tests nor w bloodwork at the docs. So ur right, ima hafta invest in lots of tests and see if they get darker or lighter. This is exactly why they say you should wait at least a month in between but I’m impatient lol. As usual only time will tell (boo).
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