Medical abortion positive experience

[Sunshine3726]

Hi, I just wanted to share for anybody that is also going through this and is as scared as I was! 

I opted for the ‘pills by post’ with BPAS and we worked out from my last period I was 5 weeks 4 days. I called BPAS on Saturday, had my telephone consultation on Monday and the pills arrived Wednesday. Even in this short amount of time I worked myself into such a state of anxiety through some horror stories I read online. 

I took the Mifepristone on Wednesday lunch time and had no side effects at all. Thursday at 1.40 I took 2x ibuprofen and half an hour later inserted the 4 Misoprostol. After 2 hours I had very light cramping and started to bleed. I then passed a jelly like clot probably the size of a strawberry but I didn’t look closely I just flushed this away. I was having period like cramps and at 5.30pm took the other 2 Misoprostol and at 6pm took 2x ibuprofen. It felt like a heavy period but totally manageable. I did not have many clots but I guess this is because I am very early on? By 8PM I was STARVING and had some dinner (I thought I wasn’t going to be able to breathe let alone eat!). I fell asleep about 10PM and woke up to strong cramps at 12PM so I did take 2x codeine, mainly because I wanted to get a good night sleep.

I have woken up this morning and feel normal.I put a pad inside a huge tenalady nappy to sleep and slept on a towel but I didn’t flood the pad at all. I feel a little sore and tired but nothing that a day of Netflix won’t sort out. Again I feel really hungry so make sure you stock up on your favourite foods! 

I wanted to share my experience to help anybody going through this scary time. Happy to chat and answer questions X

I would like to add the same as here as I have been meaning to.

I had a long wait with Msi. I contacted them at 6 weeks but had to wait one week to get an appointment. I was then told I would need another phone call appointment over a week later and the pills would take up to 5 days to arrive which I couldn’t handle the thought of. I couldn’t believe how long it was taking when their website said same day appointments may be available. I thought I would just need the one call, but this is their policy before they would send the pills.

During the first week’s wait, I was suffering from all day sickness, made worse by anxiety- this made the week really drag and I was unable to work for 2 weeks. I was planning to try and pay for private so I wouldn’t have to wait anymore.

I then decided to try BACP for an appointment. I didn’t hear back from their online form for over 48hrs, but when I did, I was given an appointment the next day. I then spoke to one lady and she sent the pills out that day. They were with me the next day. I wish I contacted them first. I was 9 weeks by the time I had the abortion.

During this long wait, I read lots of stories. I want to echo the post above as my experience once I took the pills was very similar. I was very anxious about taking them and more so because I was now 9 weeks and felt that this would mean I would have a worse experience. I was actually fine. I watched films in bed and had cramps after about 2 hrs and a little bleeding when I went to the toilet. I didn’t take codine in case it made me feel sick but did take paracetamol and ibuprofen. A microwaveable heat pack also really helped.

After about 2 hrs the cramps stopped and I was worried it wasn’t working. I took the last 2 tablets but the cramps didn’t return. I then went to the toilet and passed a clot about the size of a lemon. I knew then that that must be it. My bleeding continued and is still continuing 2 weeks later but it has never been heavy. My sickness was gone the next day and I was able to leave the house again.

If you are like me, searching for positive experiences on the internet because you have no idea what will happen, I hope this will help you to feel a little better.

* I meant BPAS above

Thank you for sharing your similar experience! I think it is so important as the majority of things on the internet about this are pretty scary!

Would you mind if I ask how long exactly did you wait before doing a follow up test? Once I can do that for 100% guarantee, my mind will be completely at rest!

Thank you x

@Sunshine3726 Mine was 2 weeks ago Friday so will be doing the test next Friday. I was told to wait 3 weeks.

Hi I'm going to be going through this on Monday and I'm so scared
Nobody other then my partner knows what I'm doing
I'm so scared, what if it goes wrong for me
I can't tell my family they would probably disown me

@Summer221 I am so sorry that you are going through such a tough time with this. I totally 100% understand the anxiety I was beside myself with worry but I really wish I knew then what I knew now. Obviously I can't speak for everybody but for me it was not traumatic at all. I have had far worse physical pain with different things in life and although I did bleed quite a lot, it was just like a very heavy period.

I found it really helped me to be super organised. I went to the supermarket the day before and bought big pads, tenalady nappies just incase, pain relief and my favourite snacks. I kept this all in a box by the bedside so it was all to hand.

Try and relax in whatever way you can today and know that this will be over soon.

I am happy to help and chat at any time x

Thanks 😔 I'm going to go to the supermarket today and get stocked up. I brought ibuprofen & paracetamol yesterday.
I just want this over with, so all being well tomorrow I will take the first tablet & then on Tuesday I will take the other 4 tablets.
How long did it take after taking them for it to start for you?
Also I'm confused because a lot of posts Iv read says that they heavy bleed after for a few days, but the nurse on the phone told me to ring 999 if bleeding gets heavy, how do I know what's right and what's not? X

@Summer221 so I had no side effects from the first pill and then with the 4 tablets I started bleeding after about 2 hours. I was worrying that it wasn't going to start as I was expecting it immediately but be patient.

So the guidance I was given is to call for advice if you are passing clots larger than a lemon or if you are soaking through a large maxi pad in the space of an hour. Neither happened to me.

I was bleeding more on the 2nd and 3rd day rather than the day it began but not flooding pads within an hour. I guess you just go by instinct and if you don't feel right call for advice.

Is your partner going to be at home with you? X

Okay thank u.
Yes he is coming with me & also going to be at home with me.
I hope I have the same positive experience as you do!
All in all how long did your bleeding last for? X

@Summer221 ok it is good that your partner will be there to support you 😊

In total it was just under two weeks, but not continuously heavy. It just became more like a normal period. I am not sure if you have been told the same but I was advised to only use pads as tampons could pose risk of infection.

I really hope you are feeling ok today, I totally understand how scary it can feel x

Hey!
I'm just on my way now I feel very sick but I think that's just nerves I guess?
I feel very much out my comfort zone. Because it's not common knowledge what I'm doing I'm stressing that if something goes wrong how am I going to explain to my family what iv actually took.
I just can't wait for this bad dream to be over with:
Thank you for taking the time to talk to me, you have helped me a lot x

@Summer221 how are you doing? Thinking of you going through this x

Hey! I wasn't aloud to have it done :( when I arrived for my scan I got told that there wasn't anything in my pregnancy sack and they want to rule out ectopic pregnancy!
So I'm now under the hospital
I feel like I'm living in a hell.