Is there any hope?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone. The one thing this thread is making me realize is geez, I'm not the only one to ever gone through this Ok I realize that is dumb, obviously I'm not, but sometimes when you're experiencing things like this you feel like you are the only one who has ever suffered such an injustice, you know? It's really helping bring me back to reality to hear such good advice and to hear from those who have been there. It helps to know I'm not alone. Thanks again everyone.

I felt the same way. It really helped me a lot a few months ago. I'm sorry, OP. it is a rotten thing to go through and I think your plan is a good one. I think emotional health is every bit as important as physical health with this stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would hold off on a D&C. Have them do your HCG numbers 48 hours apart. Are you having any other symptoms? Spotting, bleeding? If the only data they are going off is an ultrasound, I would err on the side of hope, still.

I could tell you anecdotes both ways. Anecdotes aren't important. What's important is certainty. Waiting two days to check your HCG will not change the outcome, but it will give you peace in certainty.

I am so sorry you are going through this.

+1. So sorry. This PP nails it exactly though. There are anecdotes on both sides. So yes, absolutely, there is some hope, though I would not hold on to it to the exclusion of reality. I would personally want to miscarry naturally (obviously within reason) rather than have a D&C, but everyone is different.

[Anonymous]

OP here. I would definitely prefer to miscarry naturally. But I'm on progesterone. So I'm not sure it would happen unless I stopped the progesterone. Which I don't know if I should do unless I'm sure the pregnancy is gone. Again, foolish to think it's not gone, but who is ever sure? Unfortunately the progesterone is just making the situation more complicated than it should be.