I am having my first EPRC tomorrow and I'm scared

[Gingermermaid]

Hi there. I am new to this site. Devestated last week after bleeding and scan revealed the feotus had not formed (only 8 weeks pregnant). They sent me home hoping I would miscarry naturally, but I havent and tomorrow I am going in for an EPRC and I am so scared. I opted for it cause I just want to get closure on whats happening, i've been bleeding for the last 10 days and its so depressing, this is my first pregnancy. Does anyone have any advice ? Thanks.

i had one in september. it is scary but they will look after you very well. when i woke up the only pain i felt was a sore throat from the breathing tube i'd had in. i was very surprised at how quick and painless it was.

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Sorry for your loss

There is a thread on here for support after mc; i will find it and link for you

here

They are lovely girls

I'm sorry, I know how upsetting and traumatic it is.

I had one after a missed MC found at 11 weeks. ERPC seemed preferable to waiting for two weeks to see if it ended 'naturally'. I am scared of all medical procedures but it really was fine. The ward staff were all lovely (there were three of us having it) and we were looked after. I asked for EMLA cream on my hand because I'm a wuss about needles, and got it, so that was ok. I was pretty nervous going into the theatre, but I didn't go into the main room, just into the anteroom with the theatre nurses, who were lovely and cuddly, and the anaethetist put the drip in, and I don't remember any more - woke up in recovery, had some opiates for pain relief (this was unusual, I had a stubborn cervix!) and eventually wheeled back to DH. Came home that evening, felt a bit queasy from the pain relief, felt better the next day. Back to 'normal' (physically, that is) within 2 days.

For what it's worth, that was my second MC, I then went on to get pregnant a third time about 6 months later, and DS is now 13 months!

I was really scared about mine too so please dont worry - they know the circs and will be very, very gentle with you.

I had an erpc on xmas eve last year. From a physical perspective the procedure was straight forward and there was little pain and discomfort afterwards. You will be a day patient and will have to not eat from a certain time of which you should have been advised already. Mine was no food from midnight the night before then no water from 8am.
When they take you down to theatre, you'll be in a little room first where they give you a pre-med which makes you a bit woozy, then they put in the stuff to make you go to sleep. The next thing you'll know is when you wake up in recovery.
You'll then have to stay in hospital for at least 4 hours and will have to have had a wee before they let you go. When you wake up you'll feel better physically as they will have rehydrated you through a drip during the op.
Imo, it was the best thing for me. It put closure on the physical side of things which then allowed me to get on with the emotional aspect. Be prepared to go through a roller coaster of emotions for a while afterwards. It took me a good cycle or more to get my hormones balanced out again so just go with whatever your body tells you.

We waited a full cycle as suggested before trying again. We were lucky and I am now 10 wks pg and we've had 2 scans which have been very positive.

It's a hard thing to go through but take heart that things will improve for you.
Will be thinking of you.

Have a look in this section:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/miscarriage

I posted something about ERPC or other options recntly - lots of people sharing their experiences. I does sound like ERPC is an ok option (although obviously in horrible circumstances)

Totally understand how you feel tho - I found out for sure that the baby no longer had a heartbeat yesterday and am now waiting to see what happens for a week - then pills

Such a horrible time xx

gingermermaid - so sad to hear you are having to go through this I've had two ERPCs and 2 expectant management m/cs and the ERPCs were imo preferable by far. Less bleeding, no agonising waiting for it to happen, less pain. Of course, it is horribly upsetting whatever you choose. My last ERPC was in Nov 08 and I got pg straight away (didn't wait a cycle)I ignored previous advice to wait (figured had nothing to lose with my dire history) and amazingly I am now 17 weeks pg. Hope this is of some comfort to you. Rest as much as you can tomorrow and the next few days and let yourself be pampered when you are ready.

iggypiggy - sorry to hear your sad news too

Dear All

I am home and resting now, the nurses on the ward were brilliant and looked after me really well. They reassured me at every step of the way and made sure I was comfortable with everything. I am bleeing a little now, but not as much as I have been during the last week so I feel better about that and more positive about getting pregnant again. Thank you all for your thoughts, this thread has been so helpful to me and getting through it. I wish you all the best.

Glad you were well looked after gingermermaid. I'm sure that made a huge difference.

I'm glad you were well looked after, best wishes to you for a speedy recovery both emotionally and physically. Thinking of you.