Miscarriage and follow up

[Anonymous]

Does anybody know if a follow up with your OB is required and/or necessary once your betas start dropping? I passed all of the tissue (I think) over the weekend. Due to work conflicts and scheduling conflicts with P&M I cannot get in for another 2 or 3 weeks. At that point is it even necessary to have a follow up ultrasound? I am leaning toward just not doing anything since my body seems to be taking care of the miscarriage itself. I just don't have time, nor the inclination to go back to the doctors again and spend more money on an unnecessary ultrasound.

Also do you really need to monitor your beta all the way back down to zero? It has already started to fall per my last blood test on Sunday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anybody know if a follow up with your OB is required and/or necessary once your betas start dropping? I passed all of the tissue (I think) over the weekend. Due to work conflicts and scheduling conflicts with P&M I cannot get in for another 2 or 3 weeks. At that point is it even necessary to have a follow up ultrasound? I am leaning toward just not doing anything since my body seems to be taking care of the miscarriage itself. I just don't have time, nor the inclination to go back to the doctors again and spend more money on an unnecessary ultrasound.

Also do you really need to monitor your beta all the way back down to zero? It has already started to fall per my last blood test on Sunday.

Yes, you do. Just saw this...I just posted a reply on your thread in the Expecting forum, but I wanted to reply here, in case this ever pops up in a search.
It is very important that you do follow-up bloodwork to ensure that your betas end up negative following a loss. Hopefully, if you've passed all of the tissue, then this will be a quick process for you.
I'm really sorry, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anybody know if a follow up with your OB is required and/or necessary once your betas start dropping? I passed all of the tissue (I think) over the weekend. Due to work conflicts and scheduling conflicts with P&M I cannot get in for another 2 or 3 weeks. At that point is it even necessary to have a follow up ultrasound? I am leaning toward just not doing anything since my body seems to be taking care of the miscarriage itself. I just don't have time, nor the inclination to go back to the doctors again and spend more money on an unnecessary ultrasound.

Also do you really need to monitor your beta all the way back down to zero? It has already started to fall per my last blood test on Sunday.

Yes, you do. Just saw this...I just posted a reply on your thread in the Expecting forum, but I wanted to reply here, in case this ever pops up in a search.
It is very important that you do follow-up bloodwork to ensure that your betas end up negative following a loss. Hopefully, if you've passed all of the tissue, then this will be a quick process for you.
I'm really sorry, OP.

OP here - thanks for responding. I didn't actually think of what a horrible extended process this would be once I started miscarrying. Between work and other life issues I just have no idea if I have time to get to the doctors. I guess I will have to try.

[Anonymous]

You can just ask your Dr to write you a standing order for bloodwork. You have to make sure it's less than 5. Just warning you, it can take weeks

[Anonymous]

I'm really sorry for your loss, OP. I am not much of one for going to doctors myself but I'd encourage you to have the follow-up appointment. I had one a few weeks after my miscarriage and it turned out I actually hadn't passed all the tissue even though they'd originally thought I had, and they had to do a D&C. It's easy to plunge oneself into work and other matters to help cope, I did that myself (and in many ways it did help, I think), but please take care of yourself physically. Your company can get along without you for a few hours, promise, even if they want to throw you a guilt trip. Sending you all best wishes and sympathy.