I didn't have a blood flow. After taking the cytotec .i only felt cramping.was the abortion successful? .i need help please
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I was 7 weeks I found out around 4. I was conflicted at whether or not I should get an abortion or keep it. My partner and I are in a long distance relationship. He is a great man and was very supportive.
I have some issues and a baby just wouldn't be good at the moment though I wish to have kids one day and understand there are people that would love to have children but my body just couldn't handle it and I made MY decision based on me and nobody else. (Don't let people guilt you)
I decided to do the pill because I wanted to be in the privacy of my own home.
I went to PP and they did my vitals and basic check up stuff. Went over what the pill was and what to do. They were very efficient and kind to me (they could see how incredibly ill I was, I have lost 15 lbs in 2 weeks and very flushed)
They did an ultrasound which kind of hurt me? In a weird way. Not super painful. But was uncomfortable to say the least.
They prescribed me medicine for nauscea and pain killers and sent them to my pharmacy. I took the one pill at PP and got a depo shot (they can do it same day now)
And I left.
I forgot to take the pill for infection that night so I took it the next day, (since you have 48 hours)
The azithromicyn made me very nausceous. I fought back barfing the whole time but it was ok.
I ate some pretzels and took the last 4 pills on the 3rd day. early morning.
First I took meds for nauscea and pain.
Remember where I said I hadn't been able to keep food down in weeks so puking did not come as a surprise. I kept the pills in my cheeks for as long as I could. Probably about 20-25 minutes then I swallowed them. I started cramping, it was pretty painful, just a little worse than period pains, not horrible, I just really wanted to puke. So I got in the shower and sat down (I found this more clean and relaxing than a bath) and I projectile puked in the shower. I puked out all that was in me.
After I got it all out I felt relieved yet worried because I didn't know if the pills were going to work. I got out, put on a pad, and got into bed.
I began to get very sleepy and all of a sudden my cramps stopped completely (I was like oh c**p! It's not going to work)
I was wrong.
I laid on my back and woke up about an hour and a half later, had 0 cramping nor pain.
I felt that I had some wetness and warmness between my legs and also felt my abdomen where I felt what was kind of a big hard lump... I didn't freak out I just went to the bathroom and I'm pretty sure I passed the entire sack at once. It was a massive clot that just plopped right out. DO NOT LOOK AT THE TOILET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't look once. As I believe it would make me sad or puke.
I felt so much relief, a little sad, but as crazy as it sounds I felt my nausea ease up.
After that I have still been bleeding and had a few little clumps but now it's mostly just blood. I go to the toilet every 15-20 minutes to see if I can get out anything.
This is all I can tell you at the moment, but I'm actually glad I waited about 40 hours because I felt it came out better (and I read online some places actually recommend it vs 24hr)
Good luck to you all.
In 2014 I was 26 & discovered in April that I was pregnant. I knew it just because I know my body, I was extremely sick & everything about me was just off. I had just lost my job & moved back home, & I couldn't afford a medical procedure. I didn't have any children & I didn't want one with the friend that I had slept with. I took a pregnancy test to confirm what I already knew, & immediately started researching what I could do. At around 12 weeks, I came across many women who spoke about using vitamins & herbs to induce abortion naturally, so I went & bought some Vitamin C & Black Cohosh. I popped them like Skittles for what seemed like forever. Nothing was happening but I was determined not to give up because I COULD NOT have this baby. I didn't tell a soul that I was pregnant, & even though I'm a pretty petite girl, no one ever knew. Before I knew it, it was December & I was still pregnant. At this point I knew I had to do something fast because time was definitely running out. I came across some articles about Misoprostol (Cytotec) & how it induces abortion. This made me extremely nervous because I don't take any medicines of any kind, not even for a headache. But I was desperate. Almost every article I read strongly advised against trying this after the 1st trimester, but I had no choice but to try. That's just how desperate I was. I ordered the Misoprostol on December 12 & received them December 23. I finally found instructions for dosage for someone as far along as I was. I inserted 2 200 MCG tablets vaginally around 10 at night & waited. I remember becoming extremely tired & falling asleep. I was jolted awake by some extreme contractions. As I said before, I don't take any type of pills, & although the instructions advised to take ibuprofen prior to this, I just took the pain. After about an hour, I felt the urge to push. I went to the bathroom, sat on the toilet, & pushed out a baby girl. It was much easier than I thought it would be, maybe it was just mind over matter. I thought to myself, what kind of monster am I?? I felt no emotion at all except for relief that this was finally over. I wrapped her up & gave her back to the Earth. I bled like a period for the rest of that night, & only had light bleeding for the next couple of days. I had no pain, no side effects, & I was very pleased. Fast forward to this year, I have a 10 month old son & discovered this past Valentine's day that I was feeling those same familiar feelings. I was still with my child's father, & we both agreed that it was too soon for another child. I told him that I already knew what to do, all he had to do was buy the pills. I received them today & looked up the instructions to suit me this time, since I was only about 13 weeks. This time I inserted 4 200 MCG tablets vaginally at noon. After about 2 hours I started experiencing some light cramping. After 2 more hours, I inserted 4 more pills, as the instructions said to do this every 3 hours until bleeding started & not to exceed 12 pills in a 24 hour period. After the second dose, I started experiencing some harsher cramping & that same tired feeling that I remembered from my first experience. After napping for about an hour, the cramps continued & I just took the pain the same as I did before. At around 8:00, I started bleeding. 30 minutes later, I felt water rushing from me & I went to the toilet. Nothing came out except fluid & a little blood. I changed my pad & continued to wait. At 9:00 a felt a drop in my uterus & went back to the toilet. At this point the baby & sac passed from my body. Just like before, I am now only lightly bleeding & have experienced no serious pain or side effects. It just feels like my normal period, which I've never had any problems or discomfort with. I would also like to add that I probably have a higher tolerance for pain than others, as I had my son in July naturally with no epidural or anything & I felt like it was a breeze. The contractions hurt, but I just breathed through it & he came right out, 8lbs 14oz. I simply don't believe in taking meds & I was determined to take that pain of childbirth without any painkillers. Even after he was born, doctors were baffled that I refused to take any pills. I felt great, I was just tired. Don't expect your experience to mirror mine, everyone feels things differently. Good luck ladies & I really hope this helps.
Hi All,
Being the second day of my abortion experience, I wanted to write of my own. Reading forums with other women's experience prepared me to know that I was NOT alone in what I felt.
Back in April of 2017 I had a routine gyno appointment (for something unrelated) and during that time I had noticed odd symptoms in my body from that point up until the time I took my first pregnancy test. I had been have a lot of vertigo, nausea and some pelvic pain. Breasts were sore and this escalated to them even being so sore I could not sleep on them nor have water from the shower beat down. I continued having these symptoms up until the time I would have started my period (early to mid May). I assumed these were Pre Menstrual and not to worry, soon enough my period would start. Then those days turned into a week, and a week turned into two weeks. That's when I started getting panicky in the back of my mind.
Around May 25th was when I took my first test (at home). It was four am, and I used one from the dollar store (cheapy, I know, but they do work!). Results came back POSITIVE. I felt a lump in my throat and thought, that can't be true. So I texted my bf who would be getting up for work at this time and he advised me to take a few more home ones, they could be a fluke. I bought three separate ones, all screen test (where it actually states the word on the test). All came back positive. That's when my heart dropped. Spending the rest of the day freaking out, my boyfriend came over after work and that's when we BOTH made the choice to go ahead with an abortion. It was always my stance, I personally do not want children and always said I would go this route if I ever did become pregnant. He said he would support what ever decision I chose. It just wasn't the right time in either of our lives for this.
Later the next day, I called Planned Parenthood in my town. They truly could not have been more helpful for reassuring. I was so, so thankful. In my experience, since I have gone through many medical issues, some places can really put you off. Staff can seem rude, pushy or in general not helpful. These ladies were really angels and I'm glad we have a system put in place for moments like these. I went of ways of the medical abortion. I have two friends who have done the same and honestly, a surgical abortion didn't seem the right choice for me. I have had many vaginal issues (cysts, infections, pain, numbness) and figured a surgical one may just add more direct trauma to the area.
I arrived at my appointment two weeks later. I got there about 30 minutes early. They were able to get me signed in and called back within 15 minutes. So by the time I was back there, it wasn't even my actually appointment time yet! I was very lucky in the fact that my insurance covered the copay and cost 100% so there was nothing out of pocket for me to pay.
Once in the back, they asked me a series of questions related to testing, last period, allergies, etc. They then took vitals, had me pee in a cup, then performed a vaginal ultrasound. This is due to confirm that you are indeed pregnant before going through with the procedure and they will let you know how far along you are. I was about 7 1/2 weeks along at the time. Then I waited for about twenty minutes when the nurse practitioner and MA came in to go over the instructions for the pill with me.
You first: Take the first pill, Mifepristone, in the office there.
Secondly: Once you get home, you take the antibiotic they give you at the office.
Third: In the next 24 hours, you will take the nausea pill, ibuprofen 800 and the four pills that will induce the 'miscarriage', Misoprostol.
I noticed that some women stated they took Misoprostol vaginally. Mine were given orally. I read somewhere that they have stopped the practice of vaginal insertion due to infections, misuse, etc.
Once I had take the first pill in office, they asked if I wanted to have a prescription sent for Tylenol-3 (tylenol with codeine). I said sure, why not. **IF they ask if you want this, I HIGHLY recommend you take it**
After all this, my boyfriend drove me home and later that evening, took the antibiotic pill with a small snack for dinner. After that, I felt very sleepy and mostly slept through until the next afternoon.
I have to tell you that, I was very nervous. After reading many experiences from women and the pain that comes, I was just scared. In all honesty. Just scared. However, I knew it was something I would have to go through if this was the choice that I wanted.
At 3:00pm, per instructions, I took the nausea pill and ibuprofen 800. I also included a Tylenol-3, because I wasn't sure how bad the pain would be. This wasn't part of the instructions given, but hey, better to be well prepared. Then at 3:30, I inserted the 4 misoprostol pills (2 in each cheek pocket) and let them sit for 30 minutes without anything to eat or drink. At 4:00pm, as instructed, I swallowed what was left with a Gatorade.
Between 3:45-4:30, cramps were not that bad. I took off to the bathroom to see if any bleeding had started and there was just a little. I went back to lay in bed and about 5 minutes later, I started feeling it. My breathing became very short and the pain washed through my uterus. I took back off to the bathroom leaving my boyfriend to wonder what exactly is happening. I shut myself in there and sit on the toilet, passing thick, thick clots. Then the pain got so bad I almost couldn't see straight. I grabbed for another Tylenol-3, my hands shaking so bad I could barely keep the pill in my hand. Down it goes and I end up on the floor. writhing.
I DO NOT want to frighten anyone with the way I am describing this, but I was curled in the fetal position of my already tiny bathroom, writhing my legs and clenching my fists. I could only make whimpering sounds. Then a wave of nausea came over me and I vomited heavily into the toilet and feel back to the floor in my same fetal position. Nothing was comfortable and I have to say that this was the WORST PAIN I HAVE EVER FELT IN MY LIFE. Ever. I cannot find one thing comparable to that. It was absolutely horrendous and I would never, ever wish that on anyone, not even my worst enemy. Regarding the pain, about 2 hours have passed and I wasn't answering my boyfriend when he called my name. I could barely talk. He finally just about broke the door open, and found me on the floor in tears, still writhing and he panicked. He was about 2 seconds from calling 911 when I told him that this unfortunately is normal. I asked him for heating pad, to which he went to the store to retrieve. While he was doing that, I slithered into the shower, undressed myself and grabbed the hand-held shower handle, and sprayed the warm water all over the pelvic area. Finally some relief. Barely. But it was there. In that time, my bf had come back with the heating pad and prepared it onto my bed.
He had retrieved new underwear for me (TMI, but my other pair was bloody, even with the pads). I sat in the shower for about another 20 minutes until the pain calmed and got dressed and layed down the with heating pad. This provided comfort for about 30 minutes where I could relax and actually focus.
Then 30 minutes later, the pain starts. I do not want to go into very much detail, but I will tell you that I took 3 ibuprofen 800's and two more Tylenol-3's, and this barely affected the pain. I layed in different positions in the shower for the next THREE HOURS, sprayed water all over my stomach and pelvis.
I felt that this was just such an unfortunate sight. I felt embarrassed, my boyfriend sitting next to the shower, watching me writhe in pain when there is nothing he can do. It was sad.
However, the shower was really the only place providing comfort. Also, due to the bleeding, it was a good place to be as I could wash everything down.
Eventually, around 9:45pm, I was able to get out of the shower and dressed again. I was supplied with a heating pad again, as well as a warm bag of beans (wrapped in a sock, I know it sounds weird but it can move in anyway you want to form it to and it STAYS warm). My pain and cramps and bleeding didn't really subside until 11pm. This was when I passed the sac. It was strange, sort of "plop" and I knew that was it. It played on my emotions and even though I have a stance of no children, it felt very just......not good.
Today is the second day and I'm able to get up and around. I've slept for most of the day but when I am up, I try to walk and sit for a bit and then lay back down. Still bleeding but not as heavy. I started feeling some cramps, but took both pain pills and I feel better.
I really just wanted to share my experience, and let other women know that you are NOT alone in this. I really wish at PP that they shared just HOW bad the pain may be. They made it seem like it would be a breeze. I understand they do this because everyone's body and pain threshold is different. Also, they don't want to frighten anyone. However, I would rather expect the worse than expect the least.
I want anyone to know, if you have gone through this, are going through this or are thinking about it, please know you are not alone. We are all here to support. If you want to talk, PLEASE, feel free to reach me out.
I would love to be a support buddy in this. We as women are strong. And we will stay strong. Love to all.
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The most painful feeling that I have ever felt. I was 8 weeks pregnant and I took my second set of pills as directed, but nothing could prepare me for labor-like pain I was going to encounter. I found comfort sitting in a tub a warm/hot water, I found comfort on the cold tile floor, I also found comfort laying down with the fan directed towards my face and with a heating pad on my stomach (heating pad helped so much). I was in so much pain, I could not even cry. I think I might of been in shock because I was passing out and fainting quite a bit. Please make sure you have someone there because you can fall down and hurt yourself very easily. My fiance was there and he was extremely upset seeing me on the floor trying to catch my breath. At first, it may feel like the pain has stopped, but I can assure you that for the next 20 minutes of no pain, a even worse pain happens and that will be the end of it. Stay hydrated afterwards and consider eating a frozen treat (it helped to calm and cool me down). You may also feel like you are having a body spasm or heart attack. You may even say things like "I need an ambulance, I need a doctor right now". The pain last about 45 minutes the first time and the 20 minutes the second time. You will bleed the most during the second time so cover anything that may be able to be damaged. I wish that someone would of prepared me for the pain and I can assure you it's nothing like "mild period cramps" or "heaviest period day". It was the most painful thing that has ever happend to my body.
Best of luck ladies, stay safe.
I took the four pills at 10:17 a.m. and by 10:55 a.m. i was already vomiting with a diarrhea. I wasnt sure if i should sit on the toilet or puke in it... at least my bath tub was next to me.
By 11:40 i was bleeding. My first blood clots was the biggest but not like the size of a lemon like i read somewhere. I called my clinic to make sure the pill worked. Well after 6 times puking and more of diarrhea i was convinced it worked quite well. I took 2 Tylenol before taking the 4 pills. I was chewing my pillow, the pain was pretty intense. But whatever you take or do you need to have a support. The father of the seed never contacted me to see how i am. After the support you need Gatorade. This saced my life although i dont consume sport drinks. When the pain stop you feel like you were reborn... im ready for some tacos now :) i dont know how it will be tomorrow but just be prepared. When you puke and poop a lot your body will dehydrate so be carefull please.
Since my pregnancy was so early, I wasn't really bleeding that much. I was bleeding, but there weren't any "clots" and definitely nothing lemon sized passed through like some other girls experiences. I went back to sleep around 7am and woke up around 10am and was experiencing very mild cramping, but the worst was over! I went back to sleep and when I woke up around 1:30pm I felt almost completely normal. I was still bleeding but very lightly. I slept with a pad on and there was barely any blood on it.
Today is the second day from taking the rest of the pills and I have very light bleeding and very mild cramps every few hours. I am able to eat normal, and drink a lot of water. Even though I'm feeling almost back to normal, I am taking it easy for the next couple days so my body can heal.
Tips to help you during the process:
1. HYDRATE! Drink a ton of water before taking the pills. If your body is dehydrated the cramps will be more severe. You will also be losing blood and possibly sweating a lot like I did so you're losing a lot of fluids. Trust me, water is your best friend.
2. Get a heating pad. This really helped ease the cramps the next day. You will be in the bathroom for most of the time after taking the pills, but once the worst has subsided and you're just lounging around, a heating pad will really help.
3. Sleep in a pad, maybe even put a towel under you if your bleeding that heavy. You will be bleeding while you're not on the toilet, and realistically who wants to sit on a toilet for an hour?
4. Take the pain medication. In total I believe I took 3 hydrocodone pills.
5. Having my boyfriend there really was comforting, but that's just me. I know some people like to deal with things alone but having him there with me helped me sleep better.
Everyone's experience is different, and this was mine. All in all, it was not as detrimental as a friend of mine who had it done told me it would be, but then again everyone is different. It will be painful, there's no denying that, but getting my tonsils removed was more painful. It was really just the extreme nausea in my case that made it very unpleasant but I probably could have taken an anti nausea pill but I didn't have any. It was 1 night of a lot of uncomfortableness then I felt fine. Good luck to anyone who is about to go through it! You will get through this!
I’m laying in bed in pain as I write my experience. I’m 4 days into my experience.
I knew the medical abortion was going to suck, but I didn’t expect it to be this awful. Ladies, listen up because this is risky and can be incredibly painful.
I’m 28 years old. I decided to get the medical abortion pill. I was 6 weeks pregnant when I found out on my vacation and I was unable to take care of the situation until I reached 8 weeks because of work. I seriously think the wait negatively affected my experience.
I followed the instructions exactly as the doctor instructed me to do. They were so nonchalant about the pain and said “600mg of ibuprofen” should do it 1 hour to 2 hours (basically he gave me an anti inflammatory, not a real painkiller) before the 4 secondary pills. After I swallowed the pills 40 mins after they’d been in my cheek.. I immediately went into painful spasms and cramping. I wailed in pain as though I went into labor.
I thank God I had two oxys in my medicine cabinet from my wisdom tooth removal a year and a half ago. Without it, I would not have made it. The pain was so intense, I nearly passed out in the shower from exhaustion.
I lost an alarming amount of blood within 6 hours. I called the nurse hotline at 2:30am in fear I’d bleed out in the middle of the night and die. I legit was scared. The nurse shrugged it off and said it’s normal. She said you can go to the ER for a peace of mind but they’re only going to give you an ultrasound and send you on your way. Unable to afford a $500 copay and a very large deductible, I decided I might as well drop dead. Can’t go unless it’s absolutely necessary.
So I didn’t die. But I needed to call out of work (mind you unpaid because I didn’t accrue enough away leave). The following day I dragged myself into the office - 20min bus ride and an 8 minute train ride was enough to make me feel like I rattled my insides... so sore, bleeding, and cramping. I got home after a full work day and immediately needed painkillers and bed rest.
Anticipate you need at least 3 days bed rest after the second set of pills. You’ll be bleeding for weeks. Had I known I would be this worn out and it was this much recovery time, I would have done the surgical procedure.
Abortion is the ending of a pregnancy by removing a fetus or embryo before it will survive outside the uterus. It's additionally referred to as termination. There are 2 types of abortion; Abortion Through Pills or oral Tablets and Surgical removal. Like any other drugs, these medicines can cause some side effects...its very important to check these side effects before you go for abortion
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Misoprostol , I felt cramping, but nothing more then the regular menstrual cramps.
Overall, I am grateful for the opportunity to have a medical abortion over surgical.