Just had my D&E today.......

[jess81play]

everything went well. I just didn't like the fact it had to be done in the main OR at a hospital. Not that any of it was easy but it made it a little easier knowing I had already passed the fetus at home and was just having a d&e to get the empty sac out. I had no anastesia (sp?). I wasn't even given an IV. They didn't ask me if I wanted a valium. I had no pain meds (only after). It was a little weird being in an operating room (where a man before me had brain surgery) and actually being awake and know what is going on. It was a whole lot more painful then I remembered. The cleaning down there was bad and there were 3 times where I felt major major cramps. But it was over in just a few minutes (felt like longer). I got to skip recovery and went straight home. I'm taking a medicine every 6 hours for a day that contracts my uterus to shrink it. It feels like really bad cramps constantly but I'm taking ibpro for that. I am hardly bleeding at all. Just spotting. I am just glad to have it all over with. I don't think I would have waited any longer for a natural miscarriage. Just wanted to share my experience with anyone who will listen.

[ArmyPrincess819]

I hope you feel better soon. It will be hard but each day it will start to get alittle easier. For me I was put out for both the d and e and d and c thank goodness. I don't think I could have handled being awake for it so you are my hero. I really hope you take care and rest as much as possible. I'm here if you need to talk. Best wishes to you.

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[DMarie919]

Jess...I'm sorry for your loss....I had to have a d&c too in the OR but I was put to sleep....I am glad for that because I wouldn't have wanted to feel that....It was surreal heading for the OR wide awake though and all the lights and sounds around and people....all there to take your baby away....in a sense...it still makes me cry....anyway...I hope you have a speedy recovery and can put this part in the past...it will alway be there but hopefully better things are ahead....

[haley128]

Jess i'm sorry for your loss first of all and if you need to talk there is alot of us out here that know how you feel and would gladly listen. I had to go for a d&c in January, the doctor how ever did put me to sleep because i wasn't stable enough to go through it awake. It was hard enough for me that way but i can't even imagine being awake with no help or anything the way that you did. I bleed some that day and after that i stopped, i didn't having any cramping but i felt this huge emptiness that I had no way to fill. I'm here for you if you want to talk