re: Surgical abortions

Quoting thechelseasmonster:“ it's not a late term abortion. it's a 'regular' abortion. it's just not the pill. it's the same procedure as a d&c, but idk the specifics of either.”

when I had one in my teens it was a vacuum abortion- they literally use a high power vac to suck out the embryo- nothing at all like a D&C- I chose to be put out and awoke to the high pitched scremas of a lady who chose not to be put out- appranetly it hurt like hell!

<blockquote><b>Quoting Ayla's Mommy™:</b>“ Really? I didn't have any. A nurse just asked me if I was sure of the choice I was making that day. I terminated at Planned Parenthood in California though so Idk I think it varies by state.”</blockquote>



Yeah, that was in the mid nineties though, so maybe they don't make you do that anymore. I'm sure a few things have changed. Like, I definitely didn't get put out. That would have been nice, lol!

Surgical Abortion is an easy process. They take you back, put you to sleep or if you opt out for that you are awake with numbing medications and the whole thing takes about 5 min. Very quick then your out of there with some antibiotics. Recovery time was 2-5 days. Not bad at all.

i have had two miscarriages and both resolved themselves without me doing anything. my first one i was only at 6w4d, so i wasn't that far along. my body just started bleeding and i only had a heavy period.

my other miscarriage though was a whole other story. i was 13w along and thought everything was going well. i went to my midwife and we tried finding the heartbeat on the doppler and couldn't find it. so i went for an ultrasound and all we saw was a huge empty sac; it was a blighted ovum. essentially, the embryo probably died very early on but my body kept thinking i was pregnant, so i had a placenta, and a huge sac of amniotic fluid, but no baby. usually blighted ovums miscarry in the first few weeks, my situation was not very common. i was devastated when i found out, but i didn't do anything. 3 days later i started to bleed lightly, and then a day later actually miscarried. i went through a mini-labor, had a big gush when my water broke, and eventually passed the placenta. it was very difficult physically, very painful, probably similar to how i imagine labor. but all in all it was over fairly quickly, and then i just bled like a regular period for several days afterwards.

the reason i am telling you that story is that if i had found out weeks before that i had a blighted ovum, a doctor would have almost certainly tried to convince me to either take drugs or do a D&C to ensure that i miscarried. i am thankful in a way that i didn't find out earlier, because i know if would have been hard to trust my body and not give in to the pressure. ultimately, i would have waited a few weeks and everything would have resolved itself naturally. i know that mentally and emotionally something like that is not easy to go through, just waiting to miscarry. but i felt it important to share my experience for those who might be reading this and have something similar occur and have a pushy doctor telling them that drugs or surgery are absolutely necessary. Read more about Medical Abortion

Im having an abortion on Monday... Ill be 9 weeks. I am so scared.. If someone can give me advice, tips, comfort ANYTHING.... Please PM me  

Quoting ELLIS ♥:" Can someone walk me through the process of having a surgical abortion...? What does it feel like? How long does it take? What is the recovery time? Thanks."

I was under general anaesthetic when I had mine so didnt feel anything but have heard it feels like menstrual cramps
It takes about 5-10 minutes i believe?
The recovery time physically? Not long, i was discharged after 3 hours just a bit woozy from the drugs. But i had no pain afterwards i could carry on as normal straight away.
Emotionally, well that's something else. My recovery time was several months. I ve heard of others who feel fine afterwards though so it can vary x

Quoting ELLIS ♥:" Can someone walk me through the process of having a surgical abortion...? What does it feel like? How long does it take? What is the recovery time? Thanks."

horrible is the only way i can describe it...
actual procedure only takes about 2-3 minutes (depending how far along you are)
physical recovery time is about a week..emotionally? still waiting :/