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Thursday

I went to see Dr. Jarrett yesterday at 12:30pm.  Luckily, I had to wait so long in the waiting room that the office received my blood test results back by the time I actually met with the doctor.  My hcg level had dropped from 75 on Tuesday to 63.5 yesterday.  Dr. Jarrett's response was "Oh, thank God!"  We talked with him and listened as he determined this was a chemical pregnancy.  A chemical pregnancy is basically an early miscarriage.  I'm not really sure how I feel about that.  

I have to go back in next week to have my hcg level checked again.  They're going to monitor it until it drops back down to zero.  

The doctor wants me to wait a full two cycles before trying again.  So, I guess we're looking at April or May.  Oh, this life...


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