Surgical abortion anxiety

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Hi,
I am booked in for a surgical abortion tomorrow and I've felt fine until tonight anxiety has hit me like a ton of bricks.
I'm scared if something goes wrong under anaesthetic or if I don't wake up from the anaesthetic.
I really need to find a way to wind down tonight and try get a good night sleep doesn't help I have a terrible migraine 🙄.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated ❤️

Hi,
I've no experience of abortion but I think you need to remember your reasonings and be kind to yourself.
I have a small op 5 years ago and had very similar anxiety about the procedure and anesthetic. Let the nurse and anesthetist know, mine was so so lovely about it and that really helped. He also popped on the ward after.
I hope you can have a peaceful evening and some time to recover

@Belle89 thank you, and aww that was lovely of him I bet that helped you a lot. Hope your okay now though x

@redyellowbluepink
hi hope your feeling ok today and everything goes well for you . I know anaesthesia is scary but it’s really safe and an abortion only takes a few minutes so it’s a only light anaesthesia they use. Is someone going with you to help support you ?

@Threebutterflies hi I'm hoping it's over pretty quick & no my husband has got to mind our children so I'm on my own there I'm just petrified of the unknown 😥

So an update... I had two does two tablets T the side of my cheek and gum for an hour cramps started.
They bring me in for the surgery apparently when I was asleep I took the mask off and they took that as I refused surgery.. they wouldn't continue with it so I've had to rebook for the 10th jan, anyway fast forward I got home about an hour ago and the bleeding and clots have started now
So I'm wondering is that the start of a miscarriage ? Any help will be greatly appreciated

Wow that’s crazy ! Obviously if you were asleep you couldn’t help taking the mask off . Must have been crap waking up and they hadn’t done the surgery after all that waiting and nerves. Sorry I don’t know about the miscarriage as I don’t remember taking tablets when I had my surgical abortion . How are you now ?

@Threebutterflies yes the tablets was Misoprostol had to have two to disolve in my mouth and tbh it was very crap waking up to them telling me they couldn't do it & tbh I've got a headache my back is hurting my leg is hurting and my stomach is hurting and obviously still bleeding 😢 very fed up x

I think perhaps you are miscarrying. Please take some pain relief I took 2 ibuprofen with mine and rest. Then contact the clinic tomorrow for more advice. Hope you're okay. We're here for you.

@heartbroken22 the only problem is there abit of blood on the pad but when I wipe it's like a mucus blood with little clots! I'm so emotional I just want this to be over 😢

Rang the clinic this morning still bleeding just not as heavy and next to no pain and she said because I'm bleeding go to a&e 😩 this journey has been a Nightmare!

Hiya how are you getting on ? I’m surprised they told you to go to a and e . I mean the tablets they gave you are
ment to make you bleed anyway arnt they ? To make you misscarry. Also considering the problem with being told not to go to a and e unless it’s life threatening due to the waiting times . If your bleeding clots then that would be the pregnancy passing . How many weeks along are you ?
anyway sorry to hear this isn’t going to plan for you. I’ve had one medical abortion and one surgical abortion , they were nearly 6 and 11 years ago now . Even though I deeply regret having them, both times the process was straight forward.
anyway let me know how your getting on 💐 and hope your ok x

@Threebutterflies I feel absolutely fine in myself I've not bothered to go to a&e I've rang the early pregnancy unit they are going to do my bloods tomorrow morning then I can go from there x