Are we there yet?

Last week I had to get another ultrasound and hCG blood draw to see if I was finally done with the miscarriage. It turns out I still hadn’t zeroed out, so the OB wanted me to come in this week for another beta. Um…no. I was leaving the state, sorry. And since it was only 10 I was just going to blow the whole thing off and call it a day on the miscarriage (it’s been over a month, after all).

Yet somehow the OB’s office got my new phone number and called to harass me about getting another blood test. I can’t tell you the trouble it was in a whole new place to find a spot to get the test done, actually have the blood taken, and then get the results sent to the right place, and hopefully get this squared away, but if it’s still not zero this time, then sweet baby Jesus, I don’t know if I can get myself to go in for another test. I seem to recall having had–and paid for–a D & E and ALSO a low-tech miscarriage. WHY IS THIS NOT OVER?