Trying again

So it's November and we're trying again for a baby. I'm excited and scared at the same time. The doctor says that, other than an early ultrasound at around 6 weeks, no other "molar" follow-up is required. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

I'm not pregnant!

What I mean to say is that the test won't come up positive anymore. Latest HCG test came back at 2. Doctor is telling me I can't try to conceive again until October. It's a long, long wait.

Counting down

Okay, so last week I was at 5 HCG. This week I was at 4. The doctor now says I only have to get a blood test once a month now. Things are definitely looking up.

Update

HCG is now at 33. I'm really hoping I hit zero soon.

More good news

My levels dropped to 88 this week. Getting closer!

The results are in

It's been over a month since my D&C and finally I have my test results. 

It was a complete mole, just as everyone suspected. My hormone levels were over 566,000 the day before my surgery. Once week later they dropped to 8,600. A week after that, to 1,500. "That very good," my doctor said. 

On Monday, I had another blood test that came back at 88. Not bad at all! Once my levels hit zero I only have to get a blood test once a month. Until then, I have to get one done every week. Yuck! If I stay at zero consistently for a few months I should be allowed to get pregnant again. The doctor put me back on birth control for the next six months just to make sure.

To be honest, I was kind of surprised that I was doing so well. Last week I had heavy, period-like bleeding. It started exactly 28 days after the surgery so I wondered if I could be menstruating. I took a pregnancy test which came back positive -- so much for that theory! In a panic, I ran to the doctor's office only to find that she wasn't going to be in for the rest of the week. There was no one else who could see me so had to wait until this Monday. I left the office that day in tears and sick with worry. But the next day, I experienced a miracle. The bleeding stopped. Completely. This was big for me considering that I had been spotting and bleeding every day since January 11. Two whole months without a break.

At my appointment on Monday they did an internal exam and squeezed my uterus really hard. Not surprisingly, I started bleeding again immediately afterwards. Grrr... It has since stopped, so I think I may finally be in the clear (knock on wood). The doctor did tell me that the bleeding may return. "It's normal," she told me. "Unless the bleeding is severe, don't worry about it." In the case of severe bleeding she told me to hightail it over to the emergency room. 

So things are finally looking up. I'll keep you posted!  

Guess What? Still bleeding

Not heavily, but daily. Grrrrr....I put a call in to the doctor but she hasn't called me back yet. I'd really like to know if this is normal. It has now been 3.5 weeks since my D&C.