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Going ahead w/the D&C

shanna82shanna82 member
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Hi ladies:

Thanks so much for all you kind words the last couple days...they have been really close to, if not the, hardest days of my life (right up there with the death of my brother).  And being able to read this board has helped me a lot.

I thought I was done Wednesday night with everything, I went in Thursday morning to the dr's office, gave them the tissue samples I passed Wednesday night that I was able to save, and then gave some blood.  I was really not wanting the D&C today if I didn't need it.  My bleeding had slowed down to almost nothing and I had no cramping. The nurse said she would call me back in the afternoon to let me know what my blood results were.

About an hour after getting home, the cramping and bleeding came back....MUCH worse than the day before.  I could actually feel my uterus contracting.  I was having cold sweats and felt like I was going to pass out or throw up from the pain.  I called my dr's office again after a couple hours of this and didn't hear back from them in almost an hour. The nurse said I could take ibuprofen for the cramps, but my hcg levels were 12,000!  I know many pregnant women who would be happy with that number--so frustrating.  The cramping subsided and I was so exhausted that I was able to sleep for a couple hours. 

When I woke up, I went to the bathroom and passed what I believe was the sac and fetus.  I saved it and called the doctor's office this morning to see if I still needed the D&C.  They said they only test hcg levels every 48 hrs, so they wouldn't test again today.  She said that it sounded like I passed most of the tissue, but with my hcg levels yesterday, there is still a good chance that I have more that I would need to pass.  She said I could wait until Monday and give more blood then, but that I could go through more cramping, bleeding, and passing of tissue in the meantime.  I decided to just stick with the D&C today to make sure that it's all done and over with.  I have to go back to work on Sunday, and I really don't want to have to go through that at work.  I'd rather it just be over so I can move on.

I will only be getting local anesthesia today...was kinda hoping they would put me under, but oh well.  She said it is a quick procedure, so hopefully it won't be too hard.  Wish me luck  :)

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Re: Going ahead w/the D&C

  • HokieMommaHokieMomma
    I'm so sorry.  Sending lots of thoughts and prayers your way for a quick and painless procedure. 
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  • elizabeth&jameselizabeth&james
    You've been such a sad, frustrating, upsetting ordeal- I'm so sorry. Good luck with the next steps!  The D&C will go fine- in a weird way it was the easiest part of this whole experience for me-- I just had to follow directions and not THINK so much- just let someone else be in charge for a while. Good luck!
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  • RXjennaRXjenna

    imageelizabeth&james:
    You've been such a sad, frustrating, upsetting ordeal- I'm so sorry. Good luck with the next steps!  The D&C will go fine- in a weird way it was the easiest part of this whole experience for me-- I just had to follow directions and not THINK so much- just let someone else be in charge for a while. Good luck!

    Totally ditto this.  I'm so sorry for what has happened to you.  ((HUGS))

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