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June 7, 2000

O.K. Friends,

I can't believe I'm doing this, but here they are ... my before and after pictures! I'm so embarrassed, I look sooo bad in my before picture! When you look at my after picture you have to remember I never got to my goal weight. I had about 10 more pounds to go! So here I am 30 pounds lighter and what a difference! I consider this my "middle picture" my after picture will come later when I finally reach my goal weight (after the baby is born). So enjoy the pictures, have a good laugh!

Now for the important stuff:
Well, the ultrasound was inconclusive (another word I hate). It seems like we took it too soon. I was only at the beginning of my fifth week or at the end of my fourth (I could have screwed up on my OV date). So the only thing the tech could see was the yolk sack and the fetal sack.

At first I thought it was going to be another blighted ovum, but my blood work confirmed otherwise. My HCG jumped from 2,900 to 29,902. My doctor said that was a great jump and I'm right where I should be. I asked if another blighted ovum was a possibility and he said it was "extremely doubtful" with such a high jump! My progesterone went from 20.1 to 76 with the help of the supplements, so I will remain on them until my 12th week.

What really bothers me is that this is still not considered a "viable pregnancy" until they can confirm that there is a baby inside the sack. I hate that! I can't even explain how my nerves have been for the last two weeks. I'm a total wreck! Not to mention, it took four days for my doctor to receive the results of my ultrasound from the lab, which made the wait unbearable. The tech would not tell me a thing during the ultrasound and even turned the screen away from me so I couldn't see anything! I was so ANGRY!

I'm supposed to have another ultrasound on Thursday to check for a heartbeat, but I'm thinking about waiting until Monday. I can't even fathom waiting through the weekend for the results, especially if once again they can't see the heartbeat! I took DH with me last time and he saw the tech answer "NO" on the screen when it asked if she could see a heartbeat. I would die if she typed "No" again on Thursday, and then I had to wait out the weekend to find out again if it was just too soon!

I was hoping that I could move to PregnancyToday next week, but it seems like I will be here for one more week, that is, if everything is OK. It's not like I don't enjoy being here, but I would just love to say that everything is OK and moving to Pregnancy Today would make this PG seem more real!

Well, better go for now. Wish me luck on my ultrasound.

Christy

P.S. Thought it was about time I sent some ++++ dust out to all of you!