tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477942682635369144.post8910807397496003306..comments2023-09-11T08:27:55.335-05:00Comments on Michael's Surrogate Experience: The Longest 288...I Mean 336 Hours...Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17218522899376081830noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477942682635369144.post-84542970243731099592010-09-03T14:14:57.909-05:002010-09-03T14:14:57.909-05:00When they take that first test and it comes back p...When they take that first test and it comes back positive, ask what the HCG level is. They may also be measuring the progesterone level. If they are good and high, changes are good you have nothing to worry about. That update Derek found probably tells all about that.<br /><br />My first home test for RW was so faint, I called the doc and asked for a blood test. HCG levels were very low so, as they put it, I was pregnant, but they didn't yet know if it was a viable pregnancy. I took blood tests every 48 hours for a week and they watched it increase an put me on progesterone supplements to help it along. Hardest week of my life, because I had wanted to surprise Joel with the news for Easter, but when they ordered another test that Friday because they still weren't happy with the numbers, I couldn't deal with it on my own, so I told him a few days early.<br /><br />And of course, we all know how that worked out - my "possibly not viable" embryo decided it was party time at 1 am. I think he's teething. *yawn*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com