Prior to having a medical abortion I was so scared. I didn't know what to expect so the first thing I did was run to Google and I came across this forum. I did use protection but unfortunately the condom broke. I took plan B but it didn't work. I was not on birth control because I had just started dating this guy I was in a long distance relationship with and it wasn't often that we were having sex. Yes, I know it takes one time but I thought if anything happened to the condom then I would use an emergency contraceptive. Just so happens I was ovulating that same weekend. Great :/ So I decided to have an abortion because I was in a long distance relationship and about to go off to graduate school. It was hard having to go through it alone basically, especially after reading all of the horror stories here. I'm not going to go into great detail but I will say this. Take your pain medication 30 minutes BEFORE you take the 4 tablets and give yourself the next day off to rest. Also, make sure you are taking your Doxycycline or whatever it is they prescribe you to prevent infection. Do everything on schedule and take it easy. You will be fine. To be honest I didn't feel much of anything. I did feel that there was something going on but as far as pain, I may have had slight cramps here and there. I bled for about a week and a half. I was only 5.5 weeks. Just had my follow-up appointment today and the doctor said everything looked great. Looking forward to my next period. I'm so relieved. Even though I'm pro-choice I never pictured myself being in this situation and I hate that I had to come to the decision that I did. But I have no regrets because I know it was the right choice for my life. Before I found out, I had a whole different outlook on having kids but now I really look forward to having a child when the time is right. It made me mature a little bit and honestly appreciate life probably a lot more.
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