Pain after surgical abortion mumsnet Mar 14, 2018 · 5 weeks pregnant due to contraception failure and have decided to terminate. I was quite groggy after and they said I'd need to be home for 24 hours. I know now that coils shouldn't be fitted at the same time as terminations because they can push bacteria into the uterus. I came home last night after a surgical abortion as the scan they did at the hospital showed retained product. For me, this was incredibly painful, others I have heard have felt it was just like period cramps. It’s just that for me and some women it turned out to be the wrong choice . You not being here anymore is not the answer. Has anyone had any experiences of getting pregnant so soon after a abortion or is it most likley i will get my period first. This was Monday evening. Whereas with a surgical abortion once it's done it's all done. I had a surgical abortion on Monday it went smoothly I had bleeding for a few hours then fe Jun 16, 2020 · Having an abortion is your personal choice, I think under the pain isn't terrible, feels like a period but the bleeding can last up to a week, I would recommend paracetamol and hot water bottles/baths and the pain shouldn't be too bad. I have since experienced awful trapped wind pain in my abdomen and -tmi- rectal area. And shouldn’t drive for 48 hours actually. Ramping and bleeding for up to 3 days afterwards. I know everyone is different with pain but it was over within minutes and all I felt was uncomfortable not any pain, any questions please ask away xx Feb 19, 2021 · I'm 7 weeks pregnant (so will be at least 8 by the time of the abortion) and I'm trying to decide whether to have the medical or the surgical option. i didnt have the strength Jul 14, 2011 · I had the surgical option nearly 18 years ago at the age of 24 after the pill failed and I was in and out the same day. For the surgical, I was only given laughing gas and I most definitely did feel pain, nothing close to delivering a baby, but still pain. I had minimal after pain, it was basically just like a longer period but not a painful one. Apr 14, 2016 · It's been a month and half after I've had the op for the abortion i was 11 weeks gone, near enough 12 and had the marina coil put in straight after. The cold I had the day after was the main reason I was in bed. I Do remember being extremely tired, exhausted - and needed to rest for several days. Jan 13, 2023 · After having my appointment rescheduled multiple times and realising I would have to travel at least 2 hours to have the surgical option I decided to look at other more local choices. Apr 7, 2024 · Hi, so I had a medical abortion 5 weeks ago now, all my tests had been very strong postive since even the test from the clinic. I was given misoprostal, but had no effect to remove any more. I’m glad you don’t regret yours and have done well with your life after and now have children x May 13, 2019 · You can’t drive yourself home after a general anaesthetic. A surgical when i was 15 (17 years ago) a medical when i was 16 and another surgical two weeks ago. It was suggested another surgery with hysteroscopy. Jun 5, 2024 · Hi, sorry don’t know the technical name for this procedure so Apologies in advance if it offends anyone, I have one of these booked in after chickening out on my 2nd round of abortion tablets, just couldn’t do it at home for hours in end without a medical Sep 1, 2022 · after a whole movie and a half, (3 hours, ish) cramping had gotten much worse. Nov 14, 2024 · Some minimal pain which was managed with painkillers and I recovered quickly from the GA. Have you thought about what you will do if you are further along than you think you are and you need a surgical abortion? Or if you are even past 24 weeks? There is a big difference between a 6 week pregnancy and a 10 week even. Regarding regret, no one can help you there. It was horrific One surgical that was totally unremarkable. Lots of bleeding & pain. the pregnancy test they send you was negative at 3 weeks & period returned as usual pretty much exactly 4 weeks after I took the tablets. A little pain but more like a pinch for a few days. Recovery room staff were so kind and pleasant. I was 6 weeks and it felt like really, really bad period pain. Nov 25, 2020 · I felt a bit guilty straight after my abortion but hormones and honestly now I feel nothing (I don't even really think about it unless something like this comes up) - the pain for me was like a bad period, I'd suggest pain killers, hot water bottle, chocolate and a film day - maybe ask someone to look after DD for the day and you take your time to recover Jul 14, 2011 · I had the surgical option nearly 18 years ago at the age of 24 after the pill failed and I was in and out the same day. I keep playing it over and over in my head. There will be better days again. i am going ahead with a surgical abortion today whilst awake. almost unbearable if im being honest. Jun 4, 2024 · I had given birth, natural birth, to three kids and nothing compares to that pain, nothing at all. 😔 I haven't had any pain not since the actual abortion took place. One surgical with no anaesthetic which was incredibly traumatic & painful. I want to avoid surgery. I don’t remember much pain or bleeding at all after either procedure OP. Nov 17, 2014 · I had a surgical abortion on Saturday under general anaesthetic. Good on you for recognising you aren't able to support a child at this time, it's a hard decision to make. Dec 7, 2023 · I'm looking for success stories where a second surgery was needed to clear a miscarriage, and the surgery actually worked. I had an surgical abortion 6weeks+3days ago for personal reasons. Jan 15, 2021 · I had a surgical after a miscarriage so same procedure obviously. Nov 3, 2022 · I called up bpas, after some difficult consideration, religion wise, but decided I couldn’t have a baby yet due to my ill physical and mental health, who didn’t have any availability locally until after the 10 week mark had passed so I had to go for surgical which honestly scared me at the thought. I'm also struggling to go to the toilet but can pass urine fine. I was so so set on the procedure and from the moment I found out I just couldn’t fathom having Jun 19, 2020 · I'm glad I found this thread (but sorry you are in this position). Its been a very difficult decision but due to financial issues and just not feeling ready i have made this decision. the pain kind of took a hold of me before i realised what was happening. I Feb 4, 2022 · Sorry to hear that you've been suffering with pain. The surgical one (which i chose because I felt that in Jan 6, 2020 · Hi all, so today after a few very hard weeks of thinking and crying. Jul 9, 2024 · One medical that didn't work & landed me in hospital very ill. I then went into shock and had extreme pain after the procedure. She will be fine xx May 18, 2021 · Pain killers wouldn't stay down so had to go without which is probably why it was so painful. Mar 18, 2024 · I had an abortion last Wednesday and I’m not coping. Really, really, seek medical advice urgently. I started cerelle straight away after the abortion and 3 weeks began having sex again. Oct 25, 2024 · Hello all, We've had the news today that our baby has Down's and a probable cardiac anomaly. I don't know what I was expecting really. I felt fine on Saturday and most of yesterday but yesterday afternoon I've started to Jun 30, 2022 · First set of tablets didn't do anything but not long after the second my waters broke, the pain was a bit like labor pains. Log in to Mumsnet and join the conversation Aug 18, 2017 · Unfortunately I had to have another abortion at 7 weeks and opted for the surgical which was much better, I don't actually remember it but was given local anaesthetic. The D&C also meant that everything was removed. Please go and get it checked out. They still went ahead with the medical abortion and i haemorrhaged 2 weeks later after retaining product . At around 9:30 I felt a small pop and a gush which I assume were my waters and baby had come out but no clots or bleeding. Ended up having the surgery and I felt nothing. You will honestly be fine don't worry 🌺 Oct 29, 2017 · I found out I was pregnant, exactly a week ago - my period's often super temperamental and I'd waited for 2 weeks before taking the test! My boyfriend Jun 27, 2022 · I had an early surgical abortion on Saturday with LA and it went well. Mar 7, 2024 · Hi I don't think I've ever added a thread, but I did search the archives when I was making my decision, so thought I'd add my experience to help anyon Aug 3, 2024 · so i have unfortunately had to have three abortions. Mar 14, 2023 · Then I was ok again day 17/18 light bleeding. The bleeding took twelve days to stop but wasn't unpleasant. It was done at home and the pregnancy test after 3 weeks showed it was negative. How many weeks past abortion were you when had to take more tablets? Did you have a scan. Ive had no issues conceiving, if anything i seem to be super fertile. i felt nauseous, very faint and very weak. after a few waves of very intense pain, i took double the dose of codeine & ibuprofen. I'm 11+2 weeks and have a surgical abortion booked for tomorrow. I’m also on blood thinners, and also had the copper coil fitted at the same time as TOP. Hope all goes well for you Aug 1, 2020 · Or did it just say 3+. I still haven't had my period and me and my partner are trying to get pregnant again, we had been trying 2 days after the abortion. I answered lots medical questions and discussed options. How that was even possible is beyond me. Ended up needing a surgical one even after I'd passed the foetus into the ward toilet. Mar 3, 2024 · So I’ve recently had a surgical abortion I was 12 weeks and 3 days I’ve been bleeding for a week and 2 days I very much regret my choice and decision, and for the people who have had surgical abortion and tried to get pregnant straight after I was wondering how long it had taken to conceive again? May 10, 2015 · What I feel I do need to talk about is the experience of the abortion itself. I also happened to have had both surgical as well as medical abortion. Only you know why you want to terminate and what your situation is like. If you're taking time into account, the surgical is over in minutes and I only had to stay for an hour after, whereas medical took hours and I was a wreck for days. I had the mirena fitted after a surgical termination & I had very similar symptoms (odd discharge, pain etc) and had an infection. You are advised to wear pads only afterwards to reduce the risk of infection. Mumsnet makes parents' lives easier by pooling knowledge, advice and support on everything from conception to childbirth, from babies to teenagers. May 31, 2022 · I had a surgical termination at 12/13 weeks. The whole procedure went smoothly and was over really quickly. We have decided to terminate but I a Dec 10, 2020 · Hi everyone, I am really wanting my 3rd baby now but I'm sorry worried my surgical abortion has effected my ability to carry a baby :(I have two beautiful children ages 3&5 I had no problems carrying them, then I fell pregnancy in may 2019 but due to severe sickness I wasn't able to look after my children and depression soon kicked in, I wasn't thinking clearly and I got rid of my baby :( I Mar 19, 2022 · @Wins22 I had a procedure for a missed miscarriage which I think is the same as the procedure that you have had . Tomorrow I am booked in for a surgical termination under local anaestheti Sep 23, 2023 · Hi everyone, Im 33 and recently had a SA (9days ago). I did see clumps and lumps come out. Apr 26, 2022 · This is why I’m still pro choice and would never tell a women not to get an abortion. I’m still working through my feelings with a therapist but I’m completely fine physically. Sep 6, 2024 · I contacted them with an online form and received a phonecall back the next day. It hurts to stand or sit in certain ways and I get an extreme spasm in the area at points. In a weird way it was the best worst experience of my life. Nov 25, 2020 · I felt a bit guilty straight after my abortion but hormones and honestly now I feel nothing (I don't even really think about it unless something like this comes up) - the pain for me was like a bad period, I'd suggest pain killers, hot water bottle, chocolate and a film day - maybe ask someone to look after DD for the day and you take your time to recover Jan 15, 2018 · When I woke up initially I had horrific pain they said it was the uterus contracting but they give you pain meds and then it was all over. Apr 13, 2015 · Thankyou for sharing your experience it's really helped me I was having the medical abortion but on the day found out I was too far gone, I was meant to have a surgical under sedation today but got into the treatment room and ended up bottling out as I was so scared I would feel everything , I'm now booked in for a surgical with a general Dec 20, 2018 · I'm a massive worrier and think I might have an infection. Bad cramps and bright red very heavy flow now. Even better if you went on to have a healthy baby! I had surgery on 7 November to remove a MMC which was discovered at my 12 week scan. Sep 8, 2023 · The vacuum aspiration is then carried out shortly after. Really scared. I'm supposed to take the oral tablet in about 10mins (24hrs before appointment) and can find very little information on what happens after mifepristone. Was a long time ago but recall vaguely that pain afterwards was like bad period pain. The hours that followed I had light spotting but nothing since the first day. I personally feel that it was a complete failed abortion and I still had the full baby inside me after the first surgery. Mar 10, 2024 · I currently have 11mm retained tissue was left after surgery for miscarriage on September 6. How normal is this? Sep 7, 2023 · Sorry your going three this that sounds like the product came out well hopefully so i actually had to have a mva Thursday for my products they told me on first scan was 21 mm to small for surgery after going back multiple times with pain seeing different gynes getting fobbed off with its soo small it will come out with period you have a negative test its fine when im telling them im not going May 10, 2019 · And then I woke up and it was all over. Feb 20, 2018 · The idea of opting for this sort of abortion rather than medical abortion is that with medical abortion it can lead to heavy. It was fine. I had an itchy nose but no pain at all. I was put fully under though so that was why. Jun 20, 2023 · Aww fingers crossed! I literally had my surgical today and my god I wish I hadn’t read stories as that just made it worse. Emotionally I have been up and down but this was expected. It was suggested too small for more surgery. After an hour I still had no bleeding and by this point I was screaming and couldn't control myself over the pain. It has been 5 weeks now since I last had sex. May 25, 2019 · I had a surgical at 10 weeks and 4 days. Nov 25, 2024 · Abortion is such a traumatic and emotional experience but please try and remember you were ok before this and you can be ok after this. We are devastated. Mar 18, 2018 · I have also submitted a full complaint demanding answers on various things such as uterus appearing to be 11 weeks at the scan before the second surgery etc. I wasn’t aware that my main local hospital actually did abortions, it was nothing I was aware of before. I was 13 weeks at the time of the procedure which was delayed to to a lack of appointments and being unable to decide what to do. No cramping, very faint (VERY) spotting when I went to the loo for maybe 2 weeks after. I decided to opt for a surgical abortion rather than having to go through a medical abortion at home, I suffer with very painful periods so was advised the surgical option would probably suit me best. I was fine after a week. I didn't have any pain during the abortion but did heavy bleed for a few days then light peroid type bleeding for a few weeks. Log in to Mumsnet and join the conversation Apr 9, 2022 · Basically in February (8weeks ago) I had a medical abortion at 5 weeks pregnant. Dec 28, 2022 · Aside from the couple of hours sickness with the second set of pills it was totally manageable, I could go about my daily life, look after the kids etc. Though unfortunately I then bleed all over my bathroom floor a week later and had to go to an emergency appointment in the gynecology ward and got my cervix scrapped which was awful. From what I had read, I understood that hopefully the pain would be limited- and over fairly quickly. How are you now since having to have more tablets really feeling for you having to of had gone through that again. Some heavy bleeding that evening but nothing major. Apr 15, 2015 · I agree Psipsina -- I had an infection after a surgical abortion, had exactly the same symptoms (sharp pains, heavy bleeding a couple of days after the procedure) and was in hospital for five days on IV antibiotics. Apr 30, 2010 · Please get checked out. Jan 9, 2021 · I had a medical abortion which was started on the roll at around 12 but br the time it got to doing it I was somewhere between there and 16 weeks. After an abortion, you may get: tummy cramps or pain for a few days; vaginal bleeding – this can last for several weeks after a medical or surgical abortion; The medicines used in a medical abortion can also cause diarrhoea and make you feel sick. You have so much more to see and do and experience in life and you have people in your life who love and value you. If the abortion was carried out at a clinic, you do not 3 days ago · Women who may report less pain with a medication abortion include those who have experienced labor or given birth vaginally and women who have painful menstrual cramps every month, such as those 4 days ago · While two thirds (1,047) of respondents said they would choose a medical abortion if needed in future, around one in eight (13%; 202) said they would have a surgical abortion. I chose a surgical abortion- awake, with local anaesthetic (I have a fear of GAs). It’s short lived and over in less than two minutes but as I say for me, this was much worse than period pain. Mar 6, 2023 · Had my surgical termination on 13th, so 4 days ago - have had only very minor brown spotting untill this evening. Apr 21, 2022 · Hey guys. This usually goes away within 1 day. I knew about the pregnancy from about 5 weeks and had an appointment to book the termination at 6wks so the waiting was the hardest part. I'd suggest giving whoever you got the pills from a call - places like BPAS & MSI have aftercare support lines who should be able to help. Even the taxi driver who drove me back to hotel after was an absolute gent. The bleeding was light some days and heavy at times with what felt like gushing so I can understand you being worried. And there’s not much help available after either , once it’s done it’s done . Aug 20, 2022 · I had a surgical abortion a few weeks ago under sedation (not GA but I was not awake). Only lasted maybe 30 minutes. I hope everything goes well for your daughter. . On about day 19 I woke and had flooded a pad, very heavy bleeding and clotting that day and onto A+E at night. Sep 5, 2022 · I bled continuously for a few weeks after my surgical abortion & I ended up having retained products meaning the procedure had to be repeated. i had my daughter at 19 and she is now 13 years old. Oct 30, 2019 · I’ve had an abortion at about 11 weeks, and also a d&c after a missed mc. I’m 41, I’ve got 2 lovely DC aged 5 and 3 and a supportive DH. iqxmkbd ksfw hndkyl rikzswv lpe vbwtbtj jzommv niuq oglw imnx