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earli miscarriage ( d & c)

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icclelis · 19/04/2010 19:01

Hi i have just joined this site and was looking for a bit of advice. I just found out at my 1st scan that i had an incomplete miscarriage. I had no pains or bleeding other than a brownish discharge the morning of the scan so it came as a real shock to discover that after thinking i was about 14weeks pregnant that my uterus was only measuring at 8 weeks and all they could see on the scan was the sac. I have to go for a D & C tomorrow and am feeling really nervous. They just gave me a leaflet and told me when to turn up at the hospital. Has anyone experienced a D&C? Is it as quick and painless as the leaflet makes out? xxxx

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lisa34 · 19/04/2010 19:23

Hi i had a d&c 9 about 10 years ago with my first pregnancy, i also went for a scan at 14 weeks only to be told that i had a missed miscarriage at 8 weeks. They were really kind at the hospital. I had the procedure done in the morning and was back at home later on that evening. It was very quick, they gave me some painkillers to take afterwards. It is a very upsetting time but time is a great healer, and you must allow yourself to grieve. Please take care of yourself will be thinking of you tomorrow xx

musicposy · 19/04/2010 19:43

I'm so sorry you're going through this. I had one just over three weeks ago. I was just over 9 wks pg, baby had died at around 8. Like you it was a huge shock - I'd had no bleeding and still had pregnancy symptoms.

The operation was very quick and pretty straightforward. I was only about half an hour from going under to coming round in the recovery room. I think the op is about 10 mins. When I came round, I would hardly have known I had an op, apart from a bit of bleeding on a sanitary towel. It felt a bit painful when I came round but they gave me some intraveinous paracetomol and it was fine. I went home less han 2 hours later. I walked out of the hospital looking perfectly normal, but in a huge state of shock emotionally.

I took paracetamol later that night and by the next morning I didn't need any painkillers. Less than 48 hours afterwards I managed to take a piano duet exam with my daughter at a town 20 miles away (I didn't drive, though, as you have to leave at least 48 hours after the anaesthetic) and managed to do a bit of shopping afterwards (though I look back now and realise I was still in terrible shock).

I bled for about 8 days but not as heavy as a normal period. After about 5 days I had bad crampy pains which the doc thought might be my uterus contracting (others on here have experienced similar) but I was given antibiotics to be on the safe side. That was it, really. The only bad thing after that was that it took - and is taking - my body an awful long time to cotton on to the fact I'm not pregnant. I still had quite strong symptoms for about 2 weeks and I still feel a bit pregnant now and then even now.

Basically, I'd say the physical stuff was fine - I've had much worse. Emotionally, it's very tough. Expect to be in shock for a while - it's a bereavement and you have to allow for this. Be gentle on yourself and don't expect too much of yourself too soon.

I'm wishing you all the best for tomorrow. xxx

icclelis · 19/04/2010 20:16

Thank you, sorry to hear you went through it too but you have certainly put my mind at rest for tomorrow x

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randomimposter · 19/04/2010 22:11

so sorry ice - just to echo - my ERPC was also OK and physically I felt fine almost immediately. Ironically I had still been feeling sick and very tired (pg symptoms), so it was oddly a relief to feel so much better.

Emotionally of course things will take longer. Hope you get all the support you need. And if you choose to TTC again, there is a really helpful and supportive TTC after MC thread.

Thinking of you.

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