Wish me luck - scan tomorrow

[Toomanytoomany]

Tomorrow I have a follow up scan after a threatened miscarriage and an equivocal scan last week. I've been having spotting and cramping for a few weeks now. Last week's scan put me at five weeks two days when I should have been six weeks five days. Hopefully my dates were just out and tomorrow's scan will reveal a six week three day normal pregnancy, and if I'm really lucky, a heart beat.

I can't believe how quickly I've gone from "I can't possibly be pregnant - this is a catastrophe" to "stay, baby, stay!"

[~Aveta~]

i wish you all the best - stick, bubba, stick- and crossing everything for a healthy scan tomorrow! go girl!!!

[TreeTops]

Good luck for tomorrow. It's such a traumatic experience when you have a scare. Fingers crossed a scare is all it was.

[myson]

will be thinking of you and watching for your updated post toomany. GL.

[AJC]

Sending you all the luck in the world ! ! !

[Liviam]

Best of luck gorgeous. Sending heaps of sticky vibes your way!!!

[Toomanytoomany]

ARgh.

I've been doing really well keeping it together before this scan today. I've been holding my head together pretty well, trying not to let it get on top of me, worrying about what the result will be.

Just had a phone call.

Radiology admin person: You're booked in for a 2pm appointment. Unfortunately we have a problem with our ultrasound machine and it's not going to be fixed before the end of the day and we're trying to reschedule everyone. Can we rebook you for tomorrow afternoon?

Me: No, I have a work commitment I can't get out of tomorrow. I can do tomorrow morning.

Radiology admin person: We're all booked up tomorrow morning. What about next week?

Me: (Wanting to cry) Do I have to wait that long?

Radiology: How far are you? I'll see what sort of time we have to play with.

Me: I'm about six weeks four days.

Radiology: Oh, so it's just a dating scan then? I thought it was a twelve week scan.

Me: No, I'm waiting to see if I'm miscarrying this baby or not. (In head, "It says threatened miscarriage on the referral".)

Radiology: Oh. (pause) Well, come in at 1.30pm and we'll see if we can fit you in around other patients. It might be quite a wait, though.

Me (in my head screaming, "I thought you said there was a problem with your machine? And what's this about fitting me in around others, I already had an appointment!) Thanks for your help.
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I guess I should be just glad I get to have the scan done at all.

[[M]umma[M]ia]

awww that really sucks. Look at it this way... i always think if something goes wrong then someone has to go right. So to my understanding, i think ur bub is just fine.

fingers crossed and good luck xoxo

[feeb]

ohh hun huge hugs glad u r still getting scan done.

good luck

[BeautifulMadness]

Awww that sucks.
couldnt they refer u another palce to get the scan done?

[Toomanytoomany]

Awww that sucks.
couldnt they refer u another palce to get the scan done?

You'd think so, wouldn't you? It was just such an insensitive phone call,kwim?

You are all lovely - the well wishes are making me smile

[aussienic]

nothing worse then having a scan put off especially if there is a problem..

I ill have everything crossed for you at 2.. hope the wait isn't to long

[AliBaby]

Good on you hun for not caving into rescheduling. I have found that they always make excuses to reschedule ppl that just arent true.
I had a phone call this morning from the antenatal clinic to reschedule my appointment from Monday to Tuesday and I said no I cant do that as I have work commitments. I then said to her I could come in today or tomorrow and then she said no thats fine we will just leave it for Monday (I got off the phone thinking if she was just going to leave it then why in the world was she ringing to reschedule???)
Hope you dont have to wait too long this arvo hun. Thinking positive thoughts for you.

[BeautifulMadness]

thats ok, i just thought with it being an important scan and all. they woulda rung up some other places to see if they could get u in. Its ur babys life here silly women. So rude.

[aussienic]

thinking good thoughts.. You should be at your scan now..

[Toomanytoomany]

120.

That's how many beats per minute my baby's heart is going.

It measures perfectly consistently with last week's dates, and there is no evidence of free fluid within the uterus. There is no subchorionic haemorrhage and the cervix is not dilated at all. I am going to ask for a pap smear and perhaps more investigation of my cervix tomorrow, but from the ultrasound, I have a perfectly normal, healthy gestation of six weeks three days. I don't know what is causing the bleeding.

Now I'm going to have a little sob. Thank you all for holding my hand today. I get my blood test results tomorrow. I know this isn't a guarantee that things will be okay, but it is a great comfort and made me realise that no matter how difficult it is to be pregnant again, all those issues are my issues and I will love this child regardless.

[feeb]

ohh thats fantastic glad scan was good

fingers crossed for u

[Ellie]

Oh sweetie I cried when I read your post! You are being so brave...we're all here to hold your hand...so wonderful to see bub's heartbeat. Take care xxx