HCG experiment (m/c ment, test pics, science ment)
may I indulge in a bit of nerdiness? I'm 3 days out and annoyed with my HPTs because they won't show any change until my levels get really low and I don't have my HCG draw until Thursday. It's driving me nuts not knowing if they're falling. based on what I've been told, they should be approximately 1/4 of what they were before the d&c (down to about 25,000 from 105,000, given an HCG half life of 33 hours).
So, I had the brilliant idea while waking up this morning to dilute and test. Cue the latent science nerd. I decided to do a 1/10 (0.5ml urine in 4.5ml water), 1/100 (0.5ml urine in 49.5ml water), and 1/1000 (0.5ml urine in ~500ml water). I figured that if my level has dropped to 25,000 then the 1/1000 test should give me a just positive since they're supposed to test positive at a level of 25 or less. I was also curious at what dilution I'd start seeing a difference from my test the last few mornings.
So... Here are the results
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...3/d1a62039.jpg
Looks like they're falling at about the right rate! If they keep following the half life curve (if nothing is still producing HCG) then they should get below 5 around 3 weeks after the procedure, or Sept 6th. I'd love to have them back down within a month, so this is going well so far.
And the 1/10 dilution (approx 2,500 HCG) looks just like my test from the morning after the procedure, so I guess if I want to see any progress I'll have to keep diluting for a while.
okay, nerdiness done... for now.
