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Q: Positive Symptoms And Negative Tests

asked by: sue1015 on November 8th, 2005

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I know this is a common question and the only real answer is to keep testing. Fyi- i'm on the pill but I accidentally thought I missed a pill and took 2 too early...Oops. So I had on day without the pill because I had already taked it.

I'm confused because I started having preggo symptoms a few days before my period was due (headache, nausia, fatigue)..Which could have been anything. I didn't have cramps or my normal pms symptoms though.

I bled very light (i'm a heavy bleeder), and it came a couple days early. I had 1 drop on day one, a few more on day 2, a little more on day 3, one light flow day (could have been my period) then it faded away. I also had slim to none cramping.

I took a blood test a few days after my period was due because it didn't seem like my normal period (negative), and my home test were negative too.

But then- my nipples started to get sore, that lasted about a week and then when that disappeared my breasts were larger than normal! And now i'm starting to pee every hour or less...I also have larger nipples and my montgomery tubercles are more prominent. I continue to have mild headaches and nausia. It's now 2 weeks after my "so-called period" and I tested with accu-clear htp (negative) and ept digital (negative- but there were 2 lines...One very faint when I ejected the stick). I'm confused because I don't want to be the annoying patient who wont believe the negative tests and needs more blood tests, but my body never acts this way!
In addition to all my symptoms...My body just feels different. I've heard to just keep testing every few days until my period comes again- but shouldn't my tests be positive by now???
This isn't all in my head either...I don't even want to be pregnant...I'm actually peeing every hour or less and my breast are bigger. Are my hormones just out of control or playing a mean trick on me?

Whew...A long post...

Last edited by sue1015 on November 8th, 2005 07:07 PM; edited 3 times in total

Replies(17)

sue1015

replied on November 8th, 2005

New User

Oh...and Also

I've been more hungry than normal throughout the day...I'm not having as many cravings as I am having adversions.
And i'm constipated and bloated...Which isn't common for me.

By the way...I'm still a week and a half away from my next period...So none of this is pms.

Ang2

replied on November 8th, 2005

Experienced User

Did you say you had one test come out with two lines, with one very faint?

fatfamily02

replied on November 8th, 2005

Extremely eHealthy

It can take up to 3 weeks past missed period to get pos urine test. Sometimes urine test never come out. Some pple have implantation bleeding and some pple have periods while preg. So anything is possible.

Hope you find out soon!!

sue1015

replied on November 8th, 2005

New User

One Faint Line

Yes- I had a faint line but it was one of those digital tests. The results were not pregnant, but when I took out the test there was a very faint line. I've heard not to analyze that line...I'm not sure why. It seems if there is hcg there that would pick it up...

sue1015

replied on November 8th, 2005

New User

And...

Is it possible to have all these symptoms right on schedule for being pregnant and still not be? That's a funny question...Of course it's possible. But it doesn't seem likely to me.

sue1015

replied on November 8th, 2005

New User

Replying to Myself...

Does anyone have an opinion about this? Has anyone been in the same boat as me? I'm going out of my mind and so is my husband...
How long until you believe the negative results?

want2b

replied on November 9th, 2005

Experienced User

Hi sue
i am in the same boat you are. I have taken hpt all neg. I have taken a blood test also neg. I am also experiencing the so called pregnancy symptoms. And trust me I know what you mean by not wanting to be one of those patients that just refuse to believe the tests. But I understand where you are coming from, just plain and simple wanting to know what the heck is going on with your body. I also have had a so called period since I first started questioning what was going on it was really light(so not like me) and only lasted 2-3 days. Then nothing for 2days and now I am having a pinkish discharge.

Well anyway,
i just wanted to let you know that you are not alone and if you need someone to talk to pm me.

Best of luck,
casey

Captivating

replied on November 10th, 2005

New User

I am in the same boat...I have:
nausea, fatigue, hot/cold flashes, sore breasts, missed period, headaches, some cramping, frequent urination, increased sense of smell, excessive discharge (not smelly, itchy, or burning in any way and totally clear), and just an overall weird feeling. Blood test came back negative? I don't know what to think . Any thoughts???

MommyMichelle

replied on November 11th, 2005

New User

What Do You Guys Think.....help Me Please!

My period ended on the 1st of this month and I had unprotected sex on the 4th. On the 6th I had a little bleeding which looked like spots but after I wiped there was no more there. I had the same thing on the 7th. But on the 10th I had what appeared to be the same thing but the drops where more plentiful. What are my chances of being pregnant. I am trying to conceive however, I am not trying to worry too much because I know that your mind and body plays tricks on you when you want something real badly.

sue1015

replied on November 11th, 2005

New User

I'm Still So Confused

For a few days now i've thought I wasn't pregnant afterall. After my negative blood test I had earlier this month (which I thought was wrong) my doctor put me on a new birth control "yasmin".
I didn't realize this was a mild diuretic which can cause frequent urination.
I still have all the preggo symptoms (no vomiting thought...Whew) and i'm thinking some of these might be due to yasmin, however I thought I was pregnant before I started yasmin- but i've heard that frequent urination can also be caused by excessive diuretics and that started a few days after starting the pill. I'm peeing every hour or less now..It's getting worse. And my stomach feels bloated and harder even though i'm not feeling bloated at the moment.
I heard 2 things that make me confused about my symptoms: diuretics can cause false negative blood tests or false positives...I've heard of both and I don't know which is true- false negatives makes more sense.
And diuretics make you urinate more....So I just don't know what to believe now. I guess i'll just wait for my next period to crash my party.
It makes me nervous because i've thought I wasn't pregnant on and off and I haven't stopped taking bc pills- and I don't want to get pregnant by not being on the pills if i'm not preggo already!

saz123

replied on February 11th, 2009

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im confused too

i hae been getting most pregnancy syptoms:
> tiredness
> dizzyness
> bigger breasts
> mood swings
> headaches
> frequent urination
> lower back ache
> abdominal cramping
> bigger and harder stomach

however, i have not been vomiting even though i feel as though i am going to.

my last period was on the 25th december 08 and it lasted only a few days. it was lighter than usual as i usually have a heavy flow. i took a pregnancy test when i began to notice a few symptoms but they both came back negative.

i waited until my period was due before i tested again. the pregnancy test showed 2 lines. 1 very clear and obviouse line and the other very light. on the instructions that came with the test it said that you can have 1 darker line than the other and stil be pregnant, they dont have to be the same.

i then took a clear blue digital test 2 days later to double check and on the screen was 'not pregnant'. this was repeated on another.

i then took another test as i was really confused as you may already realise. this test was again negative.

i have visited my doctors today for a pregnancy test which came back very quikly with a positive result and the doctor worked out that i would be around 6-7weeks.

HOWEVER....!!!!!!

20-2 minutes after visiting the doctor i recieved a phonecall stating that there was something wrong with my test that i had done. the doctor said that the line on the test had dissapeared???????????????????????

can a positive result go negative?????????

we went back to the doctors and took another test which was negative again?????????????????????

the doctor said that this may be a result of the water i drank when i got home as it may have watered the urine down. it was also not the 1st urine of the day.

please help me come to a conclusion.........

i am really confused with the results of my pregnancy tests atm.....

has any one been in the same situation as me

sarah x

Xhana94

replied on February 24th, 2009

New User

Same boat.

This is all happening to me, too.
I've heard of women saying they didn't show ANY kind of hcg, hormone, anything during pregnancy, but went on to have healthy babies.
Something I saw that always helps me, is that when a woman's pretty sure she's pregnant, she most liekly is. Unless you're obsessing over it.
I def. don't obsess. I just have stretching pains, and cramping with no period. Swollen boobs, then hurt around my period. See, I'm a VERY heavy bleeder. And for the past three months, I've been super light. Spotted after sex, yadda yadda...All I know is that I'm sure I'm preggo. And your mind knows before anything else, so, if you're sure, even after tests, blood tests, pee sticks, whatever, you're either obsessing, and you're not, or you most def are and need a ultrasound.
There HAS been women who have gone through this. I'm tired of looking up things and people saying it's impossible on doctor websites, but then on these kind of things, women say they have gone through the same thing, or ARE going through the same thing.
Screw doctors. They don't think outside the box. If YOU think there is something different with YOUR body, and you have your mommy intuition...keep your head up.
They say it leads to miscarriage and crap...oh, please. I knew ppl who didn't know they were preggo until they were actually in the delivery room, even though they took all kinds of tests.
So, huns, to mommy-to-bes, dont obsess, dnt think about it too much.
Alot of women are going through the same thing. Try not to think about it.
Get an ultra-sound. I know I am. I just cant let it go. Im to the point where im taking pills (well, omega 3 and folic acid) every day, and imagining a blank screen on that ultrasound is just impossible.
So, hope you all got the answer u wanted. =]
Msg me if you want, id love to tlk to ppl who are going through this with me. <3

Mabel

replied on February 24th, 2009

Moderator

Re: Same boat.

Xhana94 wrote:

An ultrasound or a blood test would show your pregnancy. Have you been going to the doctor?

Xhana94

replied on February 28th, 2009

New User

Same boat.

Yes, I know an ultra-sound would show your pregnancy. I haven't had one yet, but I'm so sure I am, I can't picture a blank ultra-sound. So I'm pretty sure I am. Blood tests are very accurate, but not all the time.
It's actually common (Not super common. Probably 25% of the time) for them to be false. Some women don't produce hormones as early as others, or don't produce them at all.

saz123

replied on March 1st, 2009

New User

same situation?

i havent experienceed spotting yet but was sure i was pregnant but the dr's disagreed with my thoughts and symptoms..?

could you be pregnant without having the spotting (which on many websites says happens 1 week after conception)..?

im fed up of reading about it all..

has anyone been in the same situation?

lostlovin

replied on April 9th, 2009

New User

What a mess!

Long story short I'm having near nuff all the signs of pregnancy, I really believe I am! I did a clearblue *plus and minus ones* test on mon 6th and it had a faint positive blue line! Came up quikly! Razz

So obv I was over the moon and couldnt wait to confirm with another test! Used first response early test weds 7th and guess what 2 BFNs! glance

Was so disappointed but thought it might just be the brand and the levels of hormone and all that! So today I brought digital clearblue aswell as the same test i got the faint pos with and they both came up negative but I feel so pregnant a few ppl have asked me if i am and its obv somethings going on! Rolling Eyes

I had 2 vivid dreams one of my tooth falling out and the other last night was of me taking a few preg tests and all were positive so i was soo happy but then woke up Neutral

how harsh? but you could say ive had a chemical pregnancy or its in my head or you could say i am and ive had a few false negatives! after all that faint positive was very obv! Ahhh I need baby dust and lots of it! Don't you hate these situations? Why can't the results be what you want them to be!
I'm going to book a docs appointment for bloods or something! am going mad!

rickysgurrl

replied on September 2nd, 2009

New User

i am in the same boat. i have two boys and i really want a girl. i have all the symptoms but a negative test. i dnt kno if i am stressing out about it or if i am prego. one of the test came out negative but i looked at it a couple hours later and it was a faint positve. i hope that i am but all the negative test are really getting me dwn. so for every1 eles with the symptoms good luck and i hope ur prego!

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