Slow rising beta...

[Ghost]

Ghost- I know it's depressing welcome to my life lately...
Will they be able to see if it's in my tubes just from an
ultrasound and if it is what do they usually do to get it out.
Are tubal pregnancies something that some people are prone
to??? I really know nothing about them. What if they see nothing
in my tubes and my numbers keep going up slowly what
could be causing this??

When I said they will look carefully at the tubes, I should have mentioned they will also examine the uterus. But with abnormally rising hCG, an ectopic pregnancy is high on the list of suspects.

You might not have an ectopic pregnancy. If it's ectopic, then it's probably in a tube. But there are other possibilities.

I suppose it might resume rising and result in a live birth. But I have never seen one like this do so.

The two most likely scenarios are that it just fades away on its own (we call those chemical pregnancies because they are only detected chemically by tests for hCG), or it might rise slowly, or linger in the hundreds, fluctuating up and down a bit. The latter is a pretty good sign of an ectopic.

When they do the ultrasound, they may or may not see it. If it's in the uterus or the tubes, they will probably see it. But if it's not, then we call it a "pregnancy of unknown location". Embryos have been known to implant in many places. If it's not in the uterus, then treating it with medications is usually effective.

[DandMe]

Ghost- I know it's depressing welcome to my life lately...
Will they be able to see if it's in my tubes just from an
ultrasound and if it is what do they usually do to get it out.
Are tubal pregnancies something that some people are prone
to??? I really know nothing about them. What if they see nothing
in my tubes and my numbers keep going up slowly what
could be causing this??

I have seen enough miracles through the many, many stories I've read over the past two years to never say it's over until it's over.... but I personally always steel myself for the worst, because the worst sometimes does happen. Big hugs.... and so very sorry.

[annashope]

Krys

I am so sorry about everything you are going through and I agree with Sonya there are many many miracle stories out there with low/slow rising betas.

On a negative note I also had slow rising betas 28,67,148,540 and unfortunately mine ended up being simply a non-viable pregnancy. We were pretty heartbroken but at 6 weeks there was no sack visible on an ultrasound and we stopped all meds. By 7 weeks we did however see a tiny blighted ovum in the uterus and the doctor said that it was 10 days behind and could not catch up. At 6 weeks our beta was all they way up to 860 but then it slowed and began to fall slowly and unfortunately we miscarried a week later. I was so scared of ectopic and things being in the tube but slow betas do not always mean ectopic sometimes it is non viable pregnancy or a blighted ovum in the uterus.

Sorry to bring up all of this sad stuff. Please know you are not alone and we are all here with you going through this insane, gut wrenching journey with all of its terrible disappointments. Please feel free to vent, beta hell is soooooo unfair I know exactly what you poor thing are going through. You are in my thoughts and prayers

Anna

[Krys]

Anna- thanks soo much for your kind words, it
means a lot. Beta hell stinks that's for sure. I'm headed
for yet another blood test in the am. They said if my
number goes up any higher they will do an ultrasound.
I have to stop all my meds tomorrow. I feel sad about
stopping my meds as I was originally told I would be taking
them until I was twelve weeks along. I still feel pregnant my
chest is sore and is only getting worse. It makes it hard to
believe this is pretty much over for me. I'm still hoping for
a miracle but I'm preparing myself for yet another cycle too..
Thanks again for all the words of encouragement!
Enjoy your week!

[zsezse13]

i'm not sure if u have gone to the dr yet and found out whats going on.. but #1 i want to say sorry for ur ups and downs. i just went through that myself. my beta was slow rising as well. i ended up miscarrying at my job in the bathroom. not fun.. if u have a tubal pregnancy they should be able to tell when they do ur vaginal ultrasound. but on a positive side, ur right there are women out there who started off with low betas and ended up having a healthy baby.. one lady started of with a 2 week beta @ 28! now that's low! she ended up having a son. so keep ur faith sweet heart! i on the other hand as i said earlier didn't have such luck however, i hope to succeed on my next months journey to FET! good luck, keep ur head up and i will keep u in my prayers! take care!!!

[Krys]

My beta went up to 505 what the heck??

[annashope]

Krys that's good!!! are they gonna do an ultrasound yet? You are in my thoughts and prayers

[margi26]

Krys: Rising is good...so are you continuing your medications?....when is your u/s scheduled? They need to look to see what is going on?!? Best of luck...my thoughts are with you!!!

[zsezse13]

hi!
ur ultra sound appt should be this thursday no? or soon after.. they will be able to tell u better what's going on on that day. my beta started at 32 then it was 60, then 208, 600 on a thursday. on the next day i had the miscarriage and then on monday following my beta went all the way up to 1800! not until that thursday did i find out i lost the baby. i went all week thinking i was carrying twins, lost one and still had a surviver in my belly. it really sucked to find out differently.. i'm not telling u this to bring ur hopes down or get u down i'm just telling u because beta #'s are very hard to go by. u honestly could be just fine... please don't give ur hopes up just yet.. u don't want that belly of urs to be a hostile enviroment for the baby! the greatest fact of all is that u got prego!!!! so CONGRADULATIONS!!!!!

[babydreamz]

Krys,

My prayers are with you.
Keep us update. Positive thoughts to you.

[riogirl71]

Krys, pm me if you want. I had my beta go up and double normally, then it stopped, then it went down, then it went up again but not normally. It was ectopic and my OB said that abnormally rising betas signifies that it is not a viable pregnancy. I waited too long in beta limbo then finally took a methotraxate shot to end it and my betas went down rapidly but then slowly. I wish I had taken the shot earlier. I don't mean to be a party pooper, there is always hope but if your beta is rising but not normally it is better to end this that it be a full on ectopic that ruptures your tube and puts you in the hospital. At 500 they won't be able to see anything in a US, I had up to 800 and they could not see anything, they can only see something at 2000 HCG or more. Again, I am just trying to give you my 2 cents because I wish someone had done it to me. Beta limbo is the worse, big hugs and I am sorry!

[JLY123]

Krys, I am hardcore rooting for you! Sorry you're stuck in this limbo but my prayer are with you!

[Krys]

Thanks ladies for all the encouraging words, and
words of wisdom..
I have an ultrasound Thursday and another beta as
well.. I know it's far fetched but I'm not giving up until
there is evidence that it's officially over I'm clinging to
all the hope I have left. And praying that I will recieve the
miracle that I have been waiting so long for.
I will keep you all posted..
Hugs

[dogzrule]

I just want to encourage you once again that miracles happen. When I received my 4th beta, I was told I was likely miscarrying and to come in Monday (this was a Friday) to get a methatrexate (sp?) shot, based on the ultrasound. Low and behold, there was a sac and a little dot!!! And my beta had gone from 548 to 1883!!!!!!! Everyone was stunned. Less than a week later there was a heartbeat, and like I said before, my beautiful miracle is asleep upstairs. I am truly praying for your miracle.

[riogirl71]

I hope you get your miracle too, don't let anyone push you to any decision, it is your body and DH and it is your choice!!! Alwasy keep that in mind since sometimes RE push their own agenda, if you want to wait, wait, nothing wrong with wanting a miracle.