The worse 26 hrs of my life!!!

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Registered: 07-24-2003
The worse 26 hrs of my life!!!
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Thu, 08-14-2003 - 4:03am
I was 39 days late on 12Aug, so, as I wrote in another discussion, I went to have my blood taken in the am for hcg test. Then around midday AF visited me!! I had to be picked up from work(no way I could take the metro back home)...I was cramping sooooooo bad, I was folded in two. I had never felt that bad for AF! I spent the rest of the afternoon and evening crying for the pain...I lost a lot of blood and it was lumpy.

It was 26 hrs of pain and headache. Spent all of yesterday in bed.

Now, if that was not the beginning of "something" how could it have been a "normal" menstruation?

What do you think?

I couldn't wait to feel better to come and sit at the pc to write to you all. I'm happy I'm feeling better today....I only feel as if Mike Tyson has beaten me up in the belly, but at least the cramping is over.

What an experience!!!!!

Has anyone had something similar?


Thanks for your opinions!

xxx Erika.

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Registered: 05-20-2003
Thu, 08-14-2003 - 9:59am
So sorry for such a rough AF. See what your HCG levels were and hopefully your dr. ordered progesterone levels too. Sound very similar to what I experienced in Feb and although I did not have any tests to confirm - I swear I m/c.

I know this is what you are assuming and I would agree. And whether a dr. can confirm it or not is a different situation.

Glad to see you are doing better now and hope the old hag leaves soon.

Wishing you all the best!

Melinda
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Registered: 07-30-2003
Thu, 08-14-2003 - 10:24am
from my personal experience, you know your own body- and no matter what the DR says, if you're sure it was a miscarraige, you are probably right. (i had somethign similar happen to me, but only 1 week late, so it was not as pronounced, as far as cramps and clumpiness...) ((((((((((BIG HUGS)))))))))))

either way, if you THINK you miscarried, try to allow yourself to grieve~ cry with DH/SO... talk about it with friends, or here (or the pregnancy loss board)~ you could even think up a name for the baby~

even if you just had a strange af, you were SURE you were pregnant, so you'e just as upset, either way, you know??

it's not an easy thing~ let us know what your doc. said your levels were, k??

bec

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Registered: 07-24-2003
Sun, 08-17-2003 - 12:18pm
Thank you so much for writing Melinda. It's encouraging.

I really do think it was a m/c...

I'm feeling much better now. I haven't been back to work yet and nearby is where I will pick up the blood test results.

Monday I will pick them up and let you know.

I'm sorry you went through more or less the same thing in Feb., was your "period" really late? Was it painful?

Thank you for sharing, you are a darling.

xxooo,Erika.

p.s.the old hag's left finally;o)

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Registered: 07-24-2003
Sun, 08-17-2003 - 12:27pm
Bec, you are a sweetheart, thank you for writing and for sharing!

I'm feeling much better now, AF has finally left.

I will be getting the results of the blood test on Monday, as I still haven't had the chance to pick them up...but I have a feeling they'll be negative ...you see, they took my blood on exactly the same day I got AF...

Anyway it's all over now.

I agree with you that in most cases no-one knows what is going on inside of us better than ourselves!

I must admit I did grieve a little....it helped to cry...and I was so emotional! DH believed me when I told him what I thought was going on...but I'm sure he doubts a little by thinking "who can really tell for sure, we'll never know", and anyway it's not such a big issue at that stage for men. But he was very sweet and took care of me when I was in such bad pain.

I will let you know what dr. says about the hcg levels.

All my best wishes to you.

Thanks again for replying.

xxxooo, Erika.

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Registered: 07-24-2003
Fri, 08-22-2003 - 5:14am
Hallo Ladies!

Well...the blood test was negative...but, as I mentioned before, I had the blood taken the same day of AF appearing...I just wonder if I had taken it a few days before if it would've been different.

Doesn't matter anymore now....

let's see what happens this month!

good luck to all!