Intro and - How many days off work after D&C?

PittPurple · September 2011

Hi all,

I am brokenhearted to be joining this board but it honestly has been really helpful over the last 24 hours. It's really helpful to know I'm not the only one (I don't know anyone IRL who has been through this).

I just found out yesterday that I had a missed m/c at 7.5 weeks. I should have been 10.1 yesterday. I'm scheduled for a D&C on Monday but having really, really horrible cramps over the last couple days so I'm not sure where I'll be by then. It took us over a year to conceive and I'm just overwhelmed at the thought of starting all over again. This is just rocking me.

The hospital said that I need to stay home for 48 hours after the D&C but I'm wondering if I should just tell work I'll be off for the week. The last 24 hours have been absolutely horrible and I just can't imagine being around anyone right now, I'm basically just curled up in a ball in my apartment. Just wondering what other people did...

Thanks.

sasa625 · September 2011

I am so sorry for your loss

I had a d&c almost 2 weeks ago and I took 2 days off (I only work part time so I actually had 3 days at home and worked 1 day that week). Honestly, I felt ok physically about 6 hours after the procedure. I had a ton of cramping for the first few hours but I only needed 2 doses of the motrin they prescribed. Then I just had a small amount of cramping on and off for a few days. I didn't bleed too much... I've been spotting on and off since the d&c but nothing horrible. It's much worse emotionally of course, but I found that going to work (and keeping my mind on something else) helped. I also have very supportive coworkers, so that made it easier as well.

ShellBear+ · September 2011

So sorry you are going through this. It is really hard. I have had two m/c and I had a d&c with the first one. Physically I was fine by the next day but I took it off and then I went back to work after that, so 2 days off. I think if I would have been home for a week I just would have been depressed even more so it was good to get back into my life. I think the emotional part is the hardest and it sounds like you are having a hard time. No one knew I was pg so for me that was better and no one was asking about it. I hope you have some support and someone to talk to. You will get through it and it gets better with time.

peloquinJ · September 2011

I had mine on a Friday and was back to work on Monday. If I were you I might want to take an extra day (so three days off), but I wouldn't want to take a whole week. I am also in a physically demanding job so that might be something to consider as well. I agree PP that work helped keep me sane and I wouldn't want the whole week off.

orangegoggles · September 2011

So sorry for your loss

I took about two days off, well technically I wasn't working as I am a teacher but school started two days after my D&C. I really felt fine by the afternoon, just exhausted. Mentally I think two days is good. All I felt like doing was sleeping the next day anyways. I think it depends on how you grieve. For some being home might be comforting but I think it would have made things worse for me.

Karinabobina · September 2011

Do what your feel is right. I took two days but wish I would have teken a week. At that time, the women I worked with were cold hearted and did not even care to ask how I was doing. But if you work with people who are supportive, then maybe that would be better to go back sooner. I wish I woud have givne myself more time to grieve.

lillissas85 · September 2011

I took a little over a week off, but only because of extenuating circumstances. I had to leave to go out of town for a wedding the day after my D&C (I was matron of honor), so I took a few days off when I got back in town to just have some time for myself. Also, I am a Labor and Delivery nurse, so I was terrified to go back....worried about how I would handle it. Luckily the people I work with are amazing and very supportive.

I think its different for everyone, and you just kind of know one day-"Ok, I am ready for this!" So sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers.

RunningMama2012 · September 2011

I'm so sorry for your loss. I miscarried at 9 weeks and then when I went back into the doctor they told me that my miscarriage had 'stalled' essentially and I had stopped passing the baby. So, I ended up having a D&C. Since had I had been off Monday/Tuesday when I first started to misccarry and then then had to hav the D&C I ended up being off work the entire week. Physically, I probably could have gone back two days later but I was just so emotional still and devestated of our loss that the week off was actually a really good thing. Just listen to your body and your emotions. Go back when you feel ready.

crazytowne · September 2011

ShellBear, thanks for this. I'm scheduled for a D&C tomorrow (tuesday), and hope I can go back to work Wednesday. My u/s that showed no hb was Thursday so I have been in agony for five days already. I'm so ready for the procedure to be over and "normal" life to begin again. Only one friend at work knew I was TTC, and I only told her that I was pg after that devastating u/s.

I'm strong, and I can manage. If tomorrow ever gets here.

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