Hi all, sorry for the delay in giving you an update ? couldn?t face actually typing it out I suppose.
Light bleeding started Sunday morning, really light and more pink than red, I didn?t stress too much, didn?t have to use a sanitary pad or anything as it was very intermittent. At work Monday, 3pm ish ? went to loo, bright red blood and slight stomach cramps, called the doctors got an appt at 5pm that day ? he had a feel of my tummy, checked BP and heart rate etc, said all was ok but if worsened to call back.
Monday night started clotting, got some actual pain, still tried to be positive, called out of hours docs, they didn?t answer for ages, in my heart I knew there was nothing they could do, left it til the morning. Tuesday morning called GP, the earliest EPU could see me was 10am Thursday (today), (my booking in was meant to be at 9am!), and told me to see how it goes, it bleeding got worse or pain increased call back blah blah blah.
Tuesday evening, all of a sudden in agony, think first stage of labour agony, on all fours on the floor (DS thinking I?m playing with him so tries to climb on my back, which made me laugh in the circumstances), felt like contractions, really really strong pain shooting down my legs, called GP, got called in straight away, about 9pm now, saw out of hours GP, called the Obs/Gynae ward at local General hospital, and wrote a letter for me to take, went over, now about 10pm, given a room.
Had to take DS with us, so he was asleep on the bed, I lay next to him, DH asleep on the chair, waiting for on call Gynae, DH took DS home about half twelve as obvious I would have to stay in as hadn?t been seen yet. I finally got seen about half one in the morning, had an internal, a ?scrape?? lots of ?products of conception?(their words not mine) removed, told me most likely had a miscarriage but needed scan to confirm this.
Scanned about 9am the next morning, confirmed it appeared I had had a complete miscarriage. Had some MASSIVE clots and other unthinkable looking things so I had guessed. Told to do a test in 2 weeks time to ensure its negative. Asked if I could be discharged after lunch, they were happy for me to stay but I just couldn?t sleep so wanted to go home. Got about 2pm, slept til about half five, then picked up DS from nursery and sat with him in my laps for most of the evening.
Such a traumatic experience, primarily as it?s such a drawn out process. I thought these things happened quickly? Am still bleeding heavily, taking co-codamol and ibupofroen for the pain. So tired too as hadn?t slept for a few nights at all. Got the stupid gardeners doing the garden at the moment so the sound of the digger is making me want to strangle them (hormonal, moi?!)
Glad I hadn?t told many people, as it would be hard to go through this everytime. A friend did text me yesterday asking how ?splodge? was. I ignored her text. Still in shock really, as had made a few plans in my head re career, next year, our house, etc. I know it?s a common occurrence, but I feel guilty that I wasn?t stressed enough at the beginning, I KNEW something wasn?t right such as lack of symptoms, and I just didn't FEEL pregnant. Said as much to DH every day since the BFP and he said yesterday I was right. Mothers intuition hey?!
So, if someone could delete me off the stats I would appreciate it, our plans are to TTC as soon as I have my next cycle out of the way. I saw my own consultant on the ward as he was doing his rounds etc, he was shocked to see me there, but he said the positive was that I COULD get pregnant, following him removing my ovary last year. He is such a lovely man, and reassured DH and I that it would be ok.
Lots of luck and love to you lovely ladies, will be lurking and probably rubbing it in when you start to complain about fat ankles and being the size of a whale, but hopefully I will catch you up in a few months.