Hi ladies,
I had my D and C on 5/18/2013. I was 8 weeks 3 days when I started to bleed heavily and went to ER and said it was incomplete so they did a D and C. Anywho, I have my follow up appt with my OB a week from today. I am just wondering what to expect. Has anyone been to their OB since their D and C? Any information would be greatly appreciated.
BFP#1 4/17/2013 EDD 12/25/2013, MC 5/17/2013 8 weeks 3 days D&C 5/18/2013
BFP#2 1/20/2014 EDD 9/28/2014, Baby Evie born on 9/23/2014 at 8:50pm. 6 lbs 15 oz!
Re: D and C follow up appt
Mine took a lot of blood to run a variety of tests on me - tested my thyroid, tested for a clotting disorder, some other things I can't remember, and tested to see where my betas were. They want them to reach zero.
They also did an internal ultrasound to see how everything looks - make sure your cervix is closed, make sure your uterus has thinned, make sure you have no clots or anything in your uterus. She also referred me to another perinatal doctor who is going to work to evaluate if we need to do anything different next time. I may have received this referral just b/c I said I wanted to try again right away, but it's one other thing we talked about.
The thing I remember the most about my first follow up visit was how hard it was to walk down the hall. It wasn't even the baby pictures or pregnant ladies that bothered me, it was the memory of the last visit that had gone so horribly. For that reason, I would try and go with someone - your DH, your mom, or some one else. For me that helped at least.
BFP#1 4/17/2013 EDD 12/25/2013, MC 5/17/2013 8 weeks 3 days D&C 5/18/2013
BFP#2 1/20/2014 EDD 9/28/2014, Baby Evie born on 9/23/2014 at 8:50pm. 6 lbs 15 oz!
Thank you. I should have said this before, but I am so sorry for your loss too. It just sucks and I'm sorry you're having to go through this.
One other thing, just so you know, I did get the pathology back at my first follow up, but I have yet to get the results of the genetic test they did. I had my D&C May 8.
Also, I've had to have two follow ups since the D&C and will have to go back at least one more time. However, you may get away with just one or two vists if everything looks normal with your blood work and ultrasound.
BFP#1 4/17/2013 EDD 12/25/2013, MC 5/17/2013 8 weeks 3 days D&C 5/18/2013
BFP#2 1/20/2014 EDD 9/28/2014, Baby Evie born on 9/23/2014 at 8:50pm. 6 lbs 15 oz!
First, I am sorry for your loss as well. Second, thank you for this information. Because I probably would have freaked if they didn't run a bunch of tests if I didn't see this post. This was my first pregnancy so I could be in the same boat as you. I guess we will see!
BFP#1 4/17/2013 EDD 12/25/2013, MC 5/17/2013 8 weeks 3 days D&C 5/18/2013
BFP#2 1/20/2014 EDD 9/28/2014, Baby Evie born on 9/23/2014 at 8:50pm. 6 lbs 15 oz!