Hope for the Hopeless

I went in for my second blood test two days after the first.  Again, not super hopeful since this was the day, last transfer, where everything ended.

Before my blood was drawn, I asked the lab tech what my HCG level was from the first draw.  For some reason, they hadn't posted it online for me to see yet.  She started off by saying that after the first transfer my HCG was 60, and they want it to be at least 50 that first draw.  Then that number should double every 48 hours.  At my second draw, the HCG level actually decreased, which is how they knew the pregnancy was not viable.

Well, my HCG from the first draw this time was.....drumroll please.....686!!!  WHAT?!  I didn't even know it could be that high. I mean, I don't know much about what these numbers are supposed to be, and from my very rudimentary research online, they can vary greatly.  But 600 seemed a heck of a lot better than 60!

It gives me a little bit of hope at this point and I feel a little excited, as much as I'm trying not to :)

I was so nervous all day waiting for a phone call to hear if it doubled.

It came back just over 1600!!!!  That's more than double!  So far, so good.  I go back for a third blood draw in three days.