Medical abortion experiences please :(

[cryingalot123]

Hi has anyone had a MA? I’m so scared. I have the pills.
online is full of horror stories. Tia x

Hello, I’ve had one, I was in excruciating pain ans i was passing it and hot water bottle helped a lot. Lots of green tea and chocolate too. I feel like I kinda stayed in bed for about 3 days but the state of the bedsheets was horrendous too. I got quite upset. However it was the right decision at the time. I had no issues afterwards, had a scan to ensure nothing left behind and all was good

I’m sorry you’re going through this, OP. I had one and it started the day after I took the pill. It was nothing like what I’d read online. I had a hot-water bottle and lots of Netflix… yes, 100% chocolate too. I stayed in bed for a few days and made sure I had plenty of comfort around me (whatever that means for you). The pain felt much like a bad period, nothing more, and absolutely manageable. I think the build-up to it and all the reading made it more anxiety-inducing than the experience itself if that make sense. Know that there’s a lot of support available around you. Sending you strengths, you absolutely got this!

Mine was the worst pain I've ever had including c section recovery

I had one years ago. I was young and alone and I found that the hardest part. I thought it was somewhat painful at the time, when I took the first pill, but being older and wiser now I really don’t think it was that painful.

I was only 5 weeks along.

Only some very small bits had passed but I begged to go home so they let me and said it would pass that day or the next.

I carried on as usual from the next day and assumed it had passed. It wasn’t until quite a few days later that it painlessly passed.

It was a difficult time logistically, being young, alone, working shifts etc. But physically it was ok.

Emotionally, I’ve recovered fine as well, It’s sad and I would have preferred not to go through it, but it isn’t something f that has affected me long term.