So as a re-cap, Thursday I found out I was pregnant, Friday started bleeding and went to the ER. My pregnancy was confirmed at ER, was told to go home, rest and see the OB the following week. Sunday I woke up to what was basically my period, with pretty uncomfortable cramping. I was pretty panicked, but the ER told me only to come back if I was bleeding heavily. So I just tried to relax, went and kept Cody company at the laundromat and tried to keep my mind off of it. Monday morning, got up to get dressed for work, and to my surprise I no longer owned any jeans! Big shock right?! We ended up leaving an entire washer full of jeans at the laundromat! This weekend just couldn't get any worse right? So wrong!
I called the OB that I was referred to by the ER, and luckily enough he was able to see me that afternoon. I went in and explained everything that happened, what my quantitative count was Friday at the ER and all of that jazz. He basically ended up informing us that he believed that we had already miscarried. But he would redo my blood work and do an exam just to be certain. He also informed me of some other stuff as far as my HPV, high blood pressure, and arm issues. I was scheduled to have cryosurgery done on the base to freeze 2 over active cell spots on my cervix due to my HPV, he pretty much told me cryosurgery is an outdated procedure, no one does it anymore, and it is generally unnecessary and was quite surprised to find out that I was supposed to have it done. Also my low potassium really couldn't have possibly caused my high blood pressure, and although it was good to get it back up where it needed to be just for good heart health, it wasn't going to help my blood pressure any. So he is also going to deal with that for me. And then pretty much assured me that the issues that I have with losing function with my left arm should have no impact on me getting/being pregnant. He said that since it doesn't really cause any problems other than an interference in my life, that he sees no cause for concern. So I ended up leaving, feeling very confident that I was in good hands.
So this morning I got the dreaded phone call, my labs were back. My quantitative count was 0, I had miscarried. Although he had told me, that really I should have been told that Friday at the ER when my count was 8, I was already declining then with my level being so low. I was crushed! :( He told me that it had nothing to do with anything that I did, or didn't do. That a lot of women do lose their first pregnancy, that the body just wasn't able to adjust quickly enough, or the egg was just bad, etc. That in reality only 85% of pregnancies make it past the first trimester. Somehow knowing the stats, made it a little bit easier to digest. As of right now he doesn't see any reason why having a baby would be difficult for me. Although he did say to wait until after October (two cycles) to start trying again, and that he would like redo my PAP and get me off base to a regular doctor for all of the rest of my medical issues.
So as sad as I am that this has happened and that I am no longer a mom-to-be, in a way I am kind of glad that it all did. Had this not happened, I would have gone on to get my cryosurgery that would have been unnecessary and my high blood pressure may have still gone on unnoticed. So I guess this is kind of a blessing in disguise, if you want to call it that. I will keep everyone update through this blog on our medical journey (I guess you could call it that) to try to conceive!
