Post abortion rant

[in-the-eyes-of.livejournal.com]

I am beyond my breaking point. I had a surgical abortion August 9th, I was around 12 weeks and 3 days. In my opinion, I had a lot of bleeding immediately both during and after the procedure. When the nurse had me move up to the edge of the exam table, you could hear the blood hitting the floor and she tossed me a large white cotton blanket. The dilation process is by far the worst pain I've ever had to deal with... but I'm starting to wonder if it really should have been that painful. Did the doctor do something wrong? He said to the nurse that he had got everything and I didn't see him again.

I've had pretty heavy bleeding since the procedure, no cramping... I started Lo Loestrin Fe the Sunday following procedure. Now the clinic that I went to told me that I could bleed for up to 6 weeks. At this point though, I am beyond my breaking point. I can go a whole day without using any tampons and then suddenly, the bright red blood is back. I just don't fucking get it. I've called the clinic, who again will only say that I can experience bleeding for up to 6 weeks. Everyone that I have talked to and pretty much everything that I've read states people have bleeding for a few DAYS... I will be making an appointment with my regular gyno this week but I just don't get it. Everytime that I think I'm in the clear and then all of a sudden my vagina hates me again, I feel like breaking down and just crying.

Does it sound like there's an issue? Is it possible the doctor fucked something up? Forgot pieces (although he said that he got everything)?

Comments

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

I wonder if there could be trauma to the uterine wall, which opens and bleeds as you go about your day?

It sounds to me as if there should not be continuing bleeding of the sort you are having. And it must be very draining and frustrating for you too.

Glad you are seeing your regular doctor soon. I assume you are on the lookout for fever, or pain, or anything weird...

Hope you feel better soon.

[in-the-eyes-of.livejournal.com]

I haven't had pain or cramping until now, I would describe it as a throbbing pain in my lower abdomen. 1-10 pain scale, 5-6ish.

It's frustrating and I can tell it's finally starting to take it's toll - I'm miserable, constantly tired, very irritable. I have migraines to begin with and they're 100x worse now.

I've considered going to the ER tonight due to the new abdominal pain (and I'm not 100% sure that my physician is in tomorrow being it a holiday) but I don't even think they would be able to do anything.

[kaberett.livejournal.com]

If you have migraines with aura, then current guidance in the UK is that you should not be on any form of oestrogen-containing birth control - there is a small but significant increase in stroke risk, and a tendency to exacerbate migraines.

[elephantus45.livejournal.com]

Loestrin gave me lots of spotting/bleeding every day for the first three months, and it gave me migraines as well.

[makale-83.livejournal.com]

:( I am sorry you're going through this, that is unacceptable that the clinic is refusing to see you. I hope your regular doc can help you!

[in-the-eyes-of.livejournal.com]

The clinic isn't refusing to see me, I just don't really want to go there. It's over two hours away and the receptionist has already said that bleeding for six weeks is normal and they would just check me out. I don't want to make the trip for nothing and I don't know... I just feel like if maybe the doctor did make a mistake or leave something in there, they wouldn't admit to that.

[misspaigeb.livejournal.com]

If the doctor left something in there it would presumably be unintentional/accidental, in which case they wouldn't really know unless you start showing signs of infection. Unless you're having unusual cramping and/or fever then I would not assume that that is the case.