A Question for a VERY worried Friend..

Hi Girls -

I got an email from a very worried friend this morning and she doesn't have access to LIF during working hours... I'm hoping you can help...i can email her your responses & she can check them later...she's VERY upset and nervous...

Let me preface this with the knowledge that my friend has a clotting disorder. NONE of her medications have changed for a very long time...

Here are her emails:

I woke up this morning to the heaviest period I have ever experienced in my life. Every night I wear an Always overnight.. The new ones in the purple/black packaging because I just naturally have a heavy flow.

This morning while getting into the shower I noticed that the entire pad, every inch, was soaked through to the plastic on the back with blood. It looked as if I
had dunked it in red dye. Jess, every single spot on that pad was covered.

Yes, there were also 5-6 nickel sized clots on it.
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The doctor just called me back. I explained everything - especially the huge clots. I'm shaking. She said monitor it for the rest of the
cycle. If I go through more than 1 pad an hour, call back and go in immediately.

Then in not so many words she said it could have been a miscarriage. "Theres are many reasons why it could have built up an extra lining (didn't give reasons).

Theres a chance there was something there and it was shedding, but like I said, we'll monitor it.. Feel free to call again if you dont feel comfortable or if it continues to be this heavy"...

Honestly, with this clotting disorder, miscarriages are always in the back of my mind.
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Is there a chance that she had a very early miscarriage? Would that explain the extraordinarily heavy flow???

Any help would be truly appreciated..

Re: A Question for a VERY worried Friend..

It could be just a very heavy period, or it could also be a chemical pregnancy. Without having had a beta bloodtest or a +HPT, there's really no way of knowing for sure.

I had a chemical pregnancy last summer (the only time I got pregnant on my own, with the help of clomid), and it was very much like what your friend described. I was also in alot of pain and couldn't get out of bed.

That said, with a clotting disorder I believe there are other meds she can take once she gets pregnant to help sustain her pregnancy. I believe daily injections of Lovenx are prescribed to women with clotting disorders. She should talk more to her doctor.

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when I was pregnant, I was diagnosed with a clotting disorder as well (MTHFR). I had to see a maternal fetal medicine specialist and then a hematologist for lovenox

I was on lovenox my whole pregnancy and then for 6 weeks after

when and If I get pregnant again, I will have the same protocol

hugs for your friend

Re: A Question for a VERY worried Friend..

ohhh...that's terrible.

I guess it could be a chemical. I have no experience with those.


Did she take a HPT ? that would be the only way to determine what is going on without her doctor. I thiink it would still register positive.


Has it stopped ?
1 pad an hour sounds like soo much.


I had clots with my miscarriage, but Ive also had clots with a regular period too. So maybe it's not a miscarriage.

Either way, very scary ...and sending to your friend.

Please let me know what happened.

Message edited 11/14/2008 2:38:52 PM.

Re: A Question for a VERY worried Friend..

Posted by sleepie76

ohhh...that's terrible.

I guess it could be a chemical. I have no experience with those.


Did she take a HPT ? that would be the only way to determine what is going on without her doctor. I thiink it would still register positive.


Has it stopped ?
1 pad an hour sounds like soo much.


I had clots with my miscarriage, but Ive also had clots with a regular period too. So maybe it's not a miscarriage.

Either way, very scary ...and sending to your friend.

Please let me know what happened.

Re: A Question for a VERY worried Friend..

tell her to go to the doctor!

No offese, but this is not the place to ask this. How do we know?

Tell her to go to the doctor and take care of herself.

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Oh boy... I dont have any advice but I will pray for her Jess.. Let us know what happens.. This is scary.. i have that disorder but this never happened to me..

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i know one of my moms friends- had full periods while pregnant and didnt test postive on the tests for a while

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