Miracles don't exist

IM had another hcg beta today and an ultrasound. The ultrasound didn't show much (the Dr thought there might have been something in the uterus but it was only a tiny blip). Then we got our hcg beta number back and it was 647. That's a very slight drop from the last number of 649. Here's the table and plot:



Here are the numbers:
date beta days-post-ovulation
6/5/2009 - 70 - 15
6/8/2009 - 159 - 18
6/10/2009 - 246 - 20
6/12/2009 - 398 - 22
6/15/2009 - 649 - 25
6/17/2009 - 647 - 27

The embryo (or whatever you call it at this stage) has apparently stopped growing and I guess that's the end of that. No miracles for us. This was not an entirely unexpected result considering how things have been going but IM is feeling really terrible. I'm still in the analytical stage and feeling emotionally numb about.

The good news, if there is any, at this stage is that the Dr does NOT think it was(is) an ectopic pregnancy since IM has not had any pain in one side or the other and nothing could be seen on the ultrasound. So IM stops taking meds today and the pregnancy will hopefully resolve itself over the next 4-5 days. ...which is not a pleasant experience to say the least but it is certainly better than having to induce it happening by taking methotrexate--that drug has a few nasty side effects one of which is you're not supposed to drink alcohol just at the time you need it most.

...I've got nothing left to write at this point....