After a D&C, how much time should I plan to take off of work? I imagine I will be emotional -- but not nearly as much as when I actually experienced the initial loss of the baby. Is this a procedure where I will feel okay physically to head back to the office the next day?
Re: Recovery Time after D&C?
I had my d&c on late Friday night ( I had taken the pills earlier in the week but they didn't take) and I was back to work on Tuesday - I felt fine by Monday
the physical part was easy compared to the emotional healing ! Good luck to you !
sorry for your loss!
I had my d&c on a Friday afternoon when I got home I was more groggy than anything but in some pain, emotionally I wasnt too good tho. Sat I had cramps and Sun I felt fine for the most part. They gave me vicodin and a high dose of motrin as well, and I could take whatever one I felt like I needed for the pain.
I went back to work on Mon and I think I pushed myself too hard cause I was up moving all day and ran errands which I shouldnt have done so take it easy the few days after and let DH take good care of you
Except for a weird reaction I had to the anesthesia which made my whole body achy for a couple days, I was fine after my d&c. ?They made me take a pain pill in the recovery room, though I never had any cramps or pain and didn't even fill the prescription for the pain meds they prescribed. ?I'd probably take at least the next day off to see how your body feels just in case, but you should be fine.
Good luck...i hope it goes well for you so you can finally move on!
I had my d&c on a wednesday and went back to work the following monday. I was extremely emotional in the days following the d&c, my dr. said probably b/c my hormones were way out of whack, going from my body thinking it was pregnant to suddenly not being pregnant. I was actually very emotional for several weeks afterward. Physically even when I went to work that following monday it was hard. I had having bad cramping and passed some larger clots at work that day. But after that I felt better physically. I am still recovering emotionally from the loss of our first baby. I would say give yourself a few days off to just be able to be at home and do whatever you need to do to take care of yourself. (((Hugs)))