Blood Drug Testing

pregnant?/tubular pregnancy?/shady home tests/blood test?

Okay, bear with me. There's a lot to this. I've been having "stabbing" lower-back pain for about three months now. Right where I would assume where my ovaries are. EVERY SINGLE DAY, and especially in the morning! At the same time I went in for this, I told my gyno that my right breast has grown dramatically within a two week time span. She sent me for a series of ultra sounds: They found that I have a cyst on both ovaries, and a lump in my breast. She sent me for a urinary test: Turns out I had a bladder infection and a UTI. Gyno switched my BCP and put me on antibiotics for the infections. Before I even went in for my ultrasounds last month I was recommended to take a pregnancy test. My friend, and a mother of a toddler, read my result with me. It clearly read negative, but the positive lines were still showing very faintly. I took another one the next day; same result (mostly negative but with some positive peaking through). Yesterday I got in to see the breast specialist: He declares it's just "breast density" and it doesn't look like anything too serious. He recommended to keep my eye on it. Says possible causes are BCP or my thyroid medicine. Took a second urinalysis yesterday to see if the infection cleared out. Called my gyno because recently (even before being told I had a bladder/UTI) I've been feeling really nauseas and the back pain is still here. Yesterday and today, nauseas to the point where I ran outside to puke (my bathroom was occupied). She sent me for a (pregnancy) blood test. Before being told I had a bladder/UTI I thought I had the stomach flu, due to the nausea and bathroom related issues. I took the antibiotics as prescribed and completely. I went in for the blood test about an hour before they were expected to close. The tube and the paperwork was marked "stat" and I was told that I should receive my answer that day (Friday). I haven't heard anything from them. And since it's a weekend, I'm going to be waiting until Monday, correct? The past two months I have had what I assumed to be my periods. They were a bit shorter, and considerably darker in colour. While I have had what I think is my period, I'm also currently experiencing about 85-90% of ALL pregnancy symptoms. Gyno other possible problems: -Kidney stones -Stomach infection (though her exact words were "stomach thing") -Pregnancy. A) How reliable are those home tests from a month ago? B) What are the chances, that if I am pregnant, that it's complicated? -I'm thinking it may be tubular, due to the extreme pain in the left ovary. C) Am I really gonna have to wait until Monday to find out? -Will they tell me over the phone? I'm a student, and I have to travel 40mi. home to go see the doctor. Thanks for reading this, I know it's a lot. Please, best guesses, I know there's A LOT going on here...

Public Comments

1. 1. Reliable. A test that is showing a positive line no matter how faint are positive. If they were taken before the test expiration date and read within 10 minutes they're positive. 2. A pregnancy in the tube can be hard to see - even on ultrasound. It is diagnosed after severe pain (sometimes minor but increasing as the weeks go on), a low HCG level and absence of anything in the uterus. My friend had an ectopic removed at 8 weeks - it was diagnosed surgically. She was in so much pain she could no longer walk. 3. Most likely yes. 4. Yes, they can tell you on the phone. My doctor always has - except in the case of HIV testing.