Beta hcg 27 dpo

I hope I’m available to post here. My last period was April 9th-13th. I ovulation on the 21st of April. (Which would make me around 4w if we calculate from DPO, 5w+4d if calculated from last period) My period was supposed to come around May 5th. I took a pregnancy test the next day(05/06)and it was positive. On Wednesday(06/15) my hcg test was 634 and yesterday (06/17) it was 1,539. I got an ultrasound both days but doctors didn’t see anything in the uterus except thickness. Has anyone had these exact levels and everything was okay.

Hi everyone! I’m a 27 year old male (NYC) with (unfortunately) maybe 8 years of hypertension under my belt. The last 3 years it’s been under control for the most part. I gained a lot of weight over the past year ~30 lbs (245 at highest), and have been working since the end of February to lose weight. I’m now 230. I’ve been hitting the gym frequently. Typically doing an hour of cardio.
This past weekend was my birthday in combo with my gfs graduation. Safe to say I was drinking quite a bit, and continuing to work out vigorously.
When it was all said and done I woke up Thursday (5/16) morning with my watch notifying me I was in Afib. I went to the ER and was released after all blood tests came back normal and heart rate was about 80 bpm (I’m on 5 mg beta blockers, so this is a lot higher than normal, but still good I guess).
I’m now on an MCOT monitor at home for over the weekend. They’re hoping I jump back into rhythm on my own but I’m still in fib.
They’ve mentioned cardioversion, but I’ve read success rates are low if you have a severely dilated left atrium (which I do, docs said this was because of exercise … ‘athletes heart’..?)
I’m honestly just depressed. I was losing weight at a healthy clip, my blood pressure was in control, had a European trip booked for early June, and was doing well mentally.
Now I feel defeated. I feel like my life is going to be short and I’m scared. I feel like every corner I turn there’s another set back waiting. Afib and hypertension at 27? I feel like a dead man walking.

Hey PKD friends- without dumping my life story, I have ADPKD. My mom has had 2 livers and a kidney transplant due to same condition. We’re pretty familiar with the ins and outs of the disease, but the last few years my (new-ish) doctor has been changing my bp meds quite a bit. My function is excellent and my kidneys are huge. BP under control with Spironolactone and Lisinopril. While on beta blockers, I gained some weight…. I CANNOT get rid of it. I’m sure having large kidneys and liver affects it (my mom’s liver was 27 lbs when it was removed)! But the excess fat is in my belly, arms… just all around. For reference, I’m about 5’3 and 160 lbs. I’m more comfortable around 140 or so.
1) does anyone have any advice? I want to keep my body as healthy as I can for as long as I can.
2) in the short term, I’m going to a wedding in June and it’s a semi-formal dress code. I’ve ordered some dresses but am not having much success with the tummy area. Tips? Tricks? Suggestions?
From one big-kidney gal to another, thanks! 😊

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I hope I’m available to post here. My last period was April 9th-13th. I ovulation on the 21st of April. (Which would make me around 4w if we calculate from DPO, 5w+4d if calculated from last period) My period was supposed to come around May 5th. I took a pregnancy test the next day(05/06)and it was positive. On Wednesday(06/15) my hcg test was 634 and yesterday (06/17) it was 1,539. I got an ultrasound both days but doctors didn’t see anything in the uterus except thickness. Has anyone had these exact levels and everything was okay.

This has been beta hell and then some. Attaching an image of my betas but basically we transferred 2 day 5 frozen embryos. We had a solid first beta but then the number hardly rose at all for the next two betas and I was told to expect an early miscarriage. Then it did start doubling more or less normally. I was told maybe the beta issue was an early vanishing twin. We had an early ultrasound at 5+4 to check for placement. First ultrasound showed one small 5mm gestational sack in the uterus. Fast forward to yesterday we had a follow up ultrasound at 6+5 and were surprised to see not one, but 2 gestational sacs. One definitely had a yolk sac and the tech was fairly certain she saw it in the other as well. No fetal poles seen. My hcg the day prior was 9200 so was probably in the range of 10,000-13,000 at the time of ultrasound. Tech didn’t seem worried and said you’re probably just earlier than you thought, but we did IVF so that’s not possible. The sacs are both measuring around 8-10mm. I have to now wait to repeat at 8weeks. But the fact that the one sac grew only at most about 5mm in 7 days and that there was no fetal poles at 6+5 and that my hcg is only around 10,000 with 2 sacs is all bad news. Is there any hope for this at all?

I am telling my story hoping it will be cathartic for me, but also as an information source because I was feeling so lost, alone, and confused during this process and could not find any similar stories.
We have been TTC for a year. We had a CP at 5 weeks in our 10th month of TTC. Testing that has been completed has all returned normal so far. My OB gave me the choice between hysterosalpingogram or hysteroscopy, laparoscopy & perhydrotubation. I am booked in for the latter in a few weeks as I initially attempted to book for hysterosalpingogram and was unsuccessful - too impatient to try again next cycle and potentially be unable to book.
My previous cycle started April 9. I have a very consistent cycle, some normal fluctuations but on average I ovulate between CD13-16 with a 13-14 day LP (cycle 26-30 days long with an average of 28 days). I had a positive OPK the evening of CD16 (April 24), with a rise starting earlier in the day. Based on my patterns when I did temp (had to stop because it was making me too obsessive), I likely ovulated overnight CD16 or morning of CD17. So AF was due roughly May 8 or 9 (CD 30/31). May 7 (~12/13 DPO) I had some cramping (I flagged it moderate in my app) and also came down with a cold (my last CP I had a terrible flu the days before my positive test). I took a HPT (FRER) in the evening of May 7 and it was negative. No sign of my period, no cramps or any other symptoms. I was mentioning to my partner that I did not feel pregnant or that my period was coming. I took another FRER on May 9 in the evening and got a vvvvfl, barely visible. Took another one the next morning (officially considering myself late) with FMU and it was still a vvvvfl, so I figured it was going to be another CP considering how light the line was at that point in my cycle. I felt completely indifferent because I knew this all likely meant late implantation.
I started CD1 later that afternoon (May 10). I had a very typical (for me) cycle. I had mild/moderate cramps for the first couple days. 2 days heavy bleeding, 2 days medium bleeding, 1 day light bleeding, 1 day brown discharge/spotting. It was a textbook cycle for me. I wanted to make sure my tests returned to negative so I took a HPT (easy@home) on the evening of May 13 (CD4) and it was vvvvfl. Of course I can't compare that to my FRERs but I thought that was good and HCG was almost out of my system. May 15 (CD6) I took another easy@home in the evening and it was considerably darker than all previous tests. May 16 (CD7) again I took a FRER and easy@home with FMU. The easy@home was just as dark as CD6 evening and the FRER test line was almost as dark as the control. I noticed it was feeling some pressure/pulling in my lower abdominal, occasional twinges but not really pain.
I thought I might be having an ectopic based on the slow progression and bleeding, but in my searches only light bleeding was reported with ectopics.
I called my GP and OB and could not get seen by either urgently so I ended up going to the ER on CD7 afternoon. I was mostly happy with the care I got, in terms of how quickly they ran tests to make sure I was okay, but they were a little bit dismissive. It didn't really help me get answers. I ended up getting 2 bedside abdominal ultrasounds by 2 different ER doctors (one did one right at triage and the other once I had been processed through to an ER bed). I got bloodwork taken in triage as well (beta HCG + a number of other general bloodwork). The 1st ultrasound the doctor couldn't see anything. The 2nd doctor mentioned something about possibly seeing a fetal pole in my uterus. They reviewed my bloodwork and said my HCG was 102 which obviously was very low at that point (5w2d). They asked if I knew my blood type, I said no and there was nothing in my chart so they sent that off too, to rule out being RH- (I am not, but why did no one check that before?). They kept saying things like "why do you think ectopic and not that you're just pregnant?" When I tried to explain the whole situation they said that the strength of lines on HPT aren't really a consideration (ok-fine) but also that bleeding in early pregnancy is normal (I'm trying to tell you had a full period-like bleeding though).
They did not have a vaginal ultrasound in the ER and since they did not suspect ectopic, I was discharged from the ER with a referral to outpatient medical imaging for a diagnostic ultrasound to be completed within 24 hours. I had no idea what was supposed to happen after that.
I got a call the next morning (May 18/CD 8) to come in for an ultrasound in a couple hours. They did another abdominal and vaginal ultrasound. Then I had to go back to the ER for results (no one told me that and I was not prepared to wait a few more hours so that was fun). A different doctor came to review my results and said they could not see anything in my uterus or tubes, but I did have a cyst on one of my ovaries (corpus luteum cyst, maybe) which they weren't concerned about. I was given a requisition for another beta hcg in a few days, and to follow-up with my GP (or come back to the ER if needed). Later that evening, I went to the bathroom and noticed I was spotting. Some time later, I was cramping very slightly and went to the bathroom again where I saw what I believe was the pregnancy with a tiny bit of blood on my underwear. It was pretty obvious that's what it was because there was so little blood obscuring it. That was pretty traumatic to see. I did not bleed much at all over night, very light spotting.
What I believe has happened is that I had a very late implantation and somehow it implanted and did not get expelled during my normal period. I knew there was no way it could have stuck after that much bleeding, it sucks that I kept being told that "bleeding is normal during early pregnancy".
This morning I took another FRER and the test line was ever so slightly darker than the control line. I won't be able to get in for that bloodwork until Tuesday because it is a long weekend here. So now I just have to wait to make sure my HCG drops and I don't have to get a D&C. What a horrible mess. Thank you for reading and I hope this helps someone.

TW positive test. My clinic don't do beta testing, they just ask you to do a home pregnancy test at 11dpt and then schedule an ultrasound if it's positive. So now I have a positive test, but I have no idea what my HCG levels are and have to wait 3 weeks to find out if the pregnancy is viable or not 😭 I just want an indication of whether I should allow myself to get my hopes up or not, but I'm going to be stuck in limbo for 3 weeks instead.