?For those of you who use Answer OPK's..

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?For those of you who use Answer OPK's..
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Tue, 07-15-2003 - 2:00pm
Ok.. this one's a little "strange".. but.. oh well... I still need some help.. lol.. ;-)

I've used 3 boxes so far.. ALL of the opt's had lines that were definitely purple.. and the hpt's have been definitely pink. SO.. here's the deal..

(let me back up a moment, too)..

Last week was an extremely stressful week for us. Dh was VERY SICK all week.. (throwing up all night long.. not eating .. and when he did.. he threw it up right away.. yuck.. also has had bad stomach pains and back pain.... sounded like gall bladder.. until Friday.. at the dr's) .. Ok.. I was supposed to start af on Saturday.. but started spotting on Tuesday.. very lightly.. same on Wednesday and woke up to bleeding (I thought.. great! Af is here early!).. (those were the most stressful days... Thursday being the WORST of them.. and Friday.. the stress was lifted when we go the dr's partial diagnosis!.. (around 11:30am..).. and the bleeding stopped right then as well.. no more bleeding OR spotting!!!!!!!!)

I thought this to be "strange" for me.. and thought this am that I'd take an opt "just in case" it's going to be a very early O for me this cycle (because of early af/bleeding.. and stopping so early).. WELL>.. I took the opt this am.. (fmu because I KNOW that if it shows up in fmu (for me the opt's aren't positive until after lunch.. never with fmu.. don't know why, though)... with fmu.. I got TWO VERY DARK PINK LINES!! PINK!!! NOT purple!! THAT'S why I'm so confused!!

Has ANYONE who uses these tests regularly EVER gotten a PINK OPT LINE?????????? It is very definitely NOT PURPLE! Besides that... IF that test is correct.. I'd be O'ing BEFORE my EARLIEST O ever!..

I called the company.. they didn't know of any mixed up tests (hpt's mixed into the opt's).. BUT.. the lady DID say that the lines are supposed to be a definite purple.. and that it sounds like I need to test again.. with an hpt.

Ok.. Have I confused anyone?????????? (lol)

HELP!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? WHICH IS IT?????? PINK OR PURPLE!!!

I *REALLY* wish I could figure out the stupid scanner NOW.. that way I could have one of YOU look at it! I DID have my SIL look at it, though.. along with an opt AND hpt from last week... (I put the used tests back in the box they come in.. and when all the tests in the box are used, I throw the whole lot away..) She said today's test has DEFINITELY PINK lines!! (btw: today's test is darker than last week's test.. and that test was DARK... (opt.. not hpt.. the hpt was negative..) ... Ok.. NOW have I confused you???

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE STRAIGHTEN THIS OUT????????????? Am I just going crazy?????

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!! (lol.. ok.. so today's test has me... confused and freaking.... I guess that'll teach me! )

Any thoughts? Anyone? Please????

Jen

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Tue, 07-15-2003 - 2:56pm
Hi Jen,

I just used an Answer OPK about 15 minutes ago. I wish I had read your post first because I would have paid more attention. (pause) OK, so I went back to the trash can (I'm at work!) and took another look. It is violet in color...not really purple, but more purple than pink. I've never paid that much attention to the colors. I guess I will from now on. I say retest!

Good luck....++++++++ vibes coming your way!

Christy

TTC2 C3 CD15

p.s. I've read that LH starts increasing in the morning, so if you took an OPK with FMU, it would be before the LH had a chance to peak.

BFd big sis for 14 mths. Hope to nurse Kyle even longer!

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Tue, 07-15-2003 - 4:16pm
bump... Anyone else have any ideas?? thanks.
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Tue, 07-15-2003 - 4:48pm
Hi I've also heard that if you are pg. you can get a positive OPT. I guess LH is similar to HCG and OPT's dont' know the difference. you should retest w/ both opt and Hpt.

Gl and let me know what happens, I also know that I took Answer OPT this month, it turned very dark pink almost purple but the way I knew it was + was because it was fatter than the test line.

Please let me konw if this helps

LYnette