I suppose I just want to get this out somewhere. I ?knew? I was going to miscarry last week and started bleeding a little Monday/Tuesday at about 10 weeks. Started bleeding more heavily with strong pains on Tuesday and had a scan Thursday morning. Was unable to sleep Tuesday or Wednesday night as the pain was very intense, in waves of about 5-10 minute intervals. Even with co-codamol.
Had the scan and was told that the sac was low and would be passed soon. Went home.
About 2 hours later I was screaming in absolute agony at the pains I was suffering. Was also going into shock because the pain was that intense. My DP called the EPU who could hear me screaming and told him to ring an ambulance.
They were fantastic and arrived very quickly ? but of course it seemed to take forever! Gas and air had no effect on the pain. I eventually was given morphine ? which lessened the pain between waves of still intense agony, then more morphine. 20ml later I was not feeling pain between waves but still feeling intense pain during contractions.
A&E did not want to accept me because I was not a priority.
Apparently miscarriage is not life-threatening and should be managed at home.
The fantastic ambulance men had a shouting match to get me admitted. I had a +15cm diameter sac completely full and unbroken stuck in the cervix which had to be removed, and my blood pressure was 45/25 and oxygen at 70%
Sorry this is so long but peoples? reactions are making me feel that miscarriage should be dealt with a stiff upper lip and a couple of paracetamol and that I must just have a really low pain threshold.
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"Products" stuck in cervix and unbearable pain
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UnderneathTheStream · 15/01/2010 22:12
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