ugh, damn lab

[biblionerd]

My ob's office didn't get anything from the lab today with my beta and progesterone. My ob's office is 50 minutes from my house so I had my bloodwork done at a lab in town yesterday and they said they "should" get it today so I wasn't that worried. I'm freaking out over the whole progesterone thing since my OB said that's what most likely caused the 4 cp's. Is anyone a progesterone guru? If I had a p4 of 12ish at 7dpo are the odds of it dropping big? Or is the problem with progesterone that it usually just isn't high enough to begin with? Does a day matter in getting the levels back? I think I'd be 12dpo today. 

[melis74]

Refresh me, was there a reason why your OB didn't want to put you on Progesterone supplement in the meantime, just in case? I'm not a Prog whiz, but am a multi-CPer as well and a firm believer in prophylactic meds. I hope you get some answers quickly!

[biblionerd]

May 22, 2013 14:39:11 GMT -5 melis74 said:

Refresh me, was there a reason why your OB didn't want to put you on Progesterone supplement in the meantime, just in case? I'm not a Prog whiz, but am a multi-CPer as well and a firm believer in prophylactic meds. I hope you get some answers quickly!

no, she didn't really acknowledge it. This was supposed to be our testing cycle to see what my progesterone actually did and I don't think she was expecting me to actually ovulate, nonetheless get pg. I just found out for sure yesterday. They're closed already today also. Do you think progesterone cream is still beneficial? 

[melis74]

Absolutely, any progesterone is helpful. I'm not sure how long it takes to absorb, but it's better than nothing.

[biblionerd]

May 22, 2013 14:50:57 GMT -5 melis74 said:

Absolutely, any progesterone is helpful. I'm not sure how long it takes to absorb, but it's better than nothing.

Thanks, have you used it? Do you know if it can be picked up at any store like target? 

[melis74]

No sorry, I have used a progesterone ring(it was a drug trial during my first IVF) and then used shots in my subsequent IVF cycles. I had a prescription for the shots. I'm pretty sure I remember ladies saying they bought the cream w/out one though.