my medical abortion experience

Honey, I know you are dead terrified, but please don't have this abortion! Sometimes, after an abortion, a woman will regret it and I don't want that happening to you. Please, go see your local crisis pregnancy center for advice and what to do with the child before you do something risky.

Thank u I appreciate it

As a 30 year old woman, I found out my partner of a year had relapsed into an opiate addiction (one that he never told me about when we first started dating). It was as if one week, he was fine...the next week, he was acting strange...the following week he had track marks on his arms and stealing to feed his habit. He eventually went away to jail for about 6 months on theft and drug charges. He got out of jail and came over to my house to pick up his things...apparently had stashed away heroin in my bathroom closet, used it when he asked to use the restroom before leaving my house, overdosed, and I had to call 911 for them to administer Narcan to bring him back to life. This was extremely traumatizing for me, but the good news was that he finally got into a long term treatment facility that he desperately needed. For the first 40 days, he was allowed no contact with the outside world. After that, he was granted visitors to come on weekends during certain time windows. He asked if I'd come, and I did because I cared for him. Eventually, he was granted day leave. I signed us up to do a Cornhole league so he could meet good quality people and have some clean fun. After a game, he asked if I would drive him home. I agreed. We ended up having an emotional moment, which lead to sex in the car. I got a plan b pill within 24 hours and thought nothing of it besides it being a huge mistake. I found out a month later when I was out for a walk and felt queasy and nauseous that something wasn't right. After 5 days of my period being late, I took a test and there it was. Positive. I panicked. I want to be a mom someday, but not under these circumstances. He was in treatment, and not taking it seriously...I saw him drinking alcohol at a concert we happened to both be at shortly before I found out I was pregnant...drinking while out on day pass from rehab doesn't sound like recovery to me. I knew relapse to heroin was coming, I just didn't know when. And would he survive it? I know how drug addiction of family members can impact a child, and I didn't want my child to go through that. Also, I would be the only one financially supporting this baby, and I knew I couldn't do it alone. The person, the timing, and the circumstances were not right. I had a medical abortion at 7 weeks 6 days after I got a blood test that was identified as positive. My insurance covered everything, which was great. My primary care doctor was extremely judgmental toward my choice, which hurt me deeply, but my gynecologist was incredibly supportive and nonjudgmental. I have never told anyone besides my doctors that I had done this because it's not usually a well-received choice. I never told my ex about it because I didn't want to impact his recovery in any way. The decision was incredibly painful to make, I cried the whole way there, through my ultrasound, and when I took the first pills. I took the second round of pills and there was extreme cramping, throwing up, bleeding....for about 12 hours or so. After I expelled the fetus, which really looked just a large blood clot, the pain and nausea subsided. I rested the weekend and carried on. I went through a grieving period where I cried and mourned for my loss. Every day it gets better. My ex ended up relapsing about a month later, got kicked out of rehab, overdosed on the streets of Baltimore (abandoned by his "friend" he was using with), was saved by Narcan once again and went back to rehab. A few months later, I met the love of my life. We have been dating about 9 months. I am absolutely grateful I had and made that choice, because my life is amazing now. I don't know what my ex is doing, I'm hoping he is in recovery...but that burden is no longer on my shoulders.

Thank u so much for sharing your story with me ,and im happy u are now happy

Still, please see a crisis pregnancy center for advice before you choose

Just had a medical abortion at 8 wks. I was terrified of what I read online scared to death of the pain. Turns out it was virtually painless. I have had the surgical in the past and it was horribly painful. Medical is the way to go if you are under 10 weeks pregnant.

My boyfriend and i have been dating over a year he had a vasectomy and we never had a scare until last Monday i wasn't late yet but my breasts were hurting for two weeks i thought nothing of it since he supposedly couldn't get me pregnant i am 29 yrs old my i have a son who is 12 years old i work very hard and i can not be a mother again right now. On Monday i took an early response test and it came out positive!! Imagine how i felt i could not believe it, i immediately called Planned Parenthood to have an in clinic abortion for the following Friday feeling horrible for being pregnant and not being able to bring another life to this earth right now it was a very hard choice i was a mother first when i was 17 years old and im just working hard to have a good future for my son and i well anyway. Friday comes im sooo nervous about it i get there they get paid call me back do an ultrasound on me first on my belly but couldn't see anything in my uterus so they ran a pregnancy test came out positive so they did a vaginal ultrasound no baby could be seen in my uterus because i was so early on , about 4 weeks or less the wanted to make me wait another week so they could see the embryo but i told them i didn't want to wait till it was bigger and it had a heart i could not bear to do it later on so they sent me out i had to do a few more tests and finally the doctor called me back and gave me a antibiotic pill and a mifepristone tablet then he gave me a bag to take home for the following day you have to wait 24 to 48 hours for the second part. After you take that first mifepristone tablet and you change your mind and don't go through with the medical abortion and decide to keep the baby you are at very high risk of serious birth defects, so i go home take a nap i was so sad for it all its the hardest choice i had to make in my life, i had the horrible idea of searching reviews of women in my same situation and it was horrifying sooo scary to the point that I didn't want to take the next set of pills, but i had to i had to work on Saturday i had to take the pills at 5:30 pm but i was so scared for what i had read that i decided to wait till Sunday morning to do it. Woke up Sunday at 8:00 am heart raising because i thought i was going to have the worst pains and fever and diarrhea but i had to do it, took 4 pills of ibuprofen like the dr said and the one for the nausea at 8:30 i put 2 pills of Misoprostol in each cheek and waited 30 minutes for them to disolve in my mouth then at 9;00 i swallowed the rest down with water i had the urge to use the restroom but no diarrhea i noticed that i was starting to bleed, layed down and started watching Netflix waiting for my horrible pains and agony but they never came i had a couple of small cramps like the ones that you get a few days before getting your period but nothing more to the point that i thought it wasn't working but i used the restroom and i was bleeding a lot and blood clots big ones as well. Its 12:00. Pm now and still no pain i feel normal i little down but that's just guilty for doing it. I felt hungry had some lunch and now im going to take a nap i haven't even had to take the pain medication they give you. So if you are completely sure of what you are doing and what you want go for the medical one, you are home comfortable and nothing invasive suctioning anything out of your body like the in clinic one does. Don't listen to the horror stories everyone is different just stay home get through it and the best of lucks to you, of to nap now.

Me and my girlfriend have been dating for about a month and we had protected sex 3 times but after the 3rd time she called me crying saying she was pregnant. I didn't know what to do. I felt as though our life is going to be rough so we decided that the best plan would be the abortion pill. So she took the Plan C Revonorgestel Emegency Contraceptive but she only took one pill. I was wondering should she take the second pill or no but right now we are just scared and need some information.

If she is still pregnant, please don't abort because women do regret it. Instead, please take her to see your local crisis pregnancy center.

I am writing this post because of my sympathy for other women going through what I have been dealing with for the past three weeks. This post is about my experience and the entire process of my medical abortion.

I am 23 years old and am about to graduate college with my BA. I have many plans for myself that I plan on accomplishing; bringing a child into this world is definitely not in this plan (as of anytime soon that is). I found out I was pregnant about three weeks ago after taking several pregnancy tests and was so unbelievably shocked, scared, confused, and ultimately sick to my stomach. Unfortunately, keeping this baby was never an option for me. I knew immediately that I would make the initial steps to have an abortion. I didn't hesitate and called Planned Parenthood as soon as I could to schedule an appointment.

The first thing I did Monday morning was call to schedule something immediately. Unfortunately, their next available appointment would not be until 6 weeks later, and with the anxiety, stress, and nauseating pain I was feeling there was absolutely no way I could wait another second to have this procedure done. I then researched some more local and reputable clinics and found one in Los Angeles called Family Planning Associates (FPA) and was extremely grateful that they would be able to get me an appointment the following day.

The next day I went to my appointment at FPA. I filled out some paper work, paid my fee of $575 (I was not able to use my insurance as I did not want my parents to find out), and was immediately taken in for a urine and blood test. Shortly after, I was seen by an ultra sound technician where she vaginally inserted the ultra sound wand to measure how far along I was. Also for anyone wondering there was absolutely no pain when she inserted the wand so do not fret! Unfortunately, I was too early for her to see anything at all (I was about 4.5 weeks at the time) so she recommended I come back in about two weeks, which happened to be yesterday!

Yesterday I went back into the clinic and did not need to take any blood or urine samples and was able to hop right back into the ultra sound room. Luckily she was able to see a gestational sac and yolk sac which is needed to be visible in order for her the nurse to prescribe the abortion pills (Mifepristone and Misoprostol). She measured me at 6 weeks and told me that the nurse practitioner would be coming in shortly to give me my medication and explain to me when to take it. The nurse came in had me take the first pill which is Mifepristone and sent me home with 4 antibiotics that I would take that night with dinner to prevent any infection, and of course the 4 abortion tablets (Misoprostol) that I would take 24-36 hours later. I had absolutely no symptoms with Mifepristone, but this was expected. The real symptoms happened today.

This morning at 9:30 a.m. I took the four Misoprostol tablets that I would insert between my gums and cheeks for 30 minutes while they dissolved. About 30 minutes after I had swallowed the remnants of the pills the cramping started. It was mild at first but got worse and worse every 10 minutes. I was in such unbelievable pain that I got completely naked curled up in a ball and laid in front of the fan sweating and having to talk myself out of wanting to throw up. I was in so much pain that I actually had passed out for about an hour and woke up with the same severe cramps. The severe cramps lasted for about 5-6 hours. During this time I had been passing several large blood clots and tissue. However I started bleeding about two hours after I took the Misoprostol. Its been about 14 hours since I have taken the pills and I feel so much better. Although I still have some light cramping it is nothing in comparison to what I was feeling earlier this morning.

Although this has not been a pleasant experience by any means it has taught me so much about being more cautious, careful, and responsible. It is essential that anyone going through this has at least one or two people that you can constantly talk to about this. I am so grateful for having amazing friends that were being so supportive of my decisions and constantly checking up on me. This is not an easy experience by an means and every woman should have some sort of support system.

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After reading multiple experiences I'm decking to add my own since I went through this just last night...
So on the first day of the process I went to my clinic, sat with the nurse who explained everything to me, all of the steps - explained how to take the meds - explained my pain medication (tylenol with codeine and 800mg ibuprofen). She was very thorough and asked if I had any questions, which of course I had a few. PLEASE DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK YOUR NURSE/DOCTOR/PA ANY QUESTIONS!!! This is such a serious decision and it's important that you know what you're getting yourself into. After I was all set with the instructions the nurse practitioner came in to administer the first pill. Before I took it she asked me again if I was positive in my decision, which I was. I took the pill and was sent on my way with my little bag of meds to finish out the process. I went about the rest of my day as normal - no cramps, bleeding, or anything.

You can take the remaining pills 24-48 hours after the first one administered at the clinic. I chose 24 hours after because of my work schedule. I was really nervous about the pain, so I took my tylenol with codeine at 4:45, and my ibuprofen at 5:15. It took a lot for me to work up the courage to put the four tablets in my mouth but I sucked it up and did it. I've read a few different methods, but my nurse told me to put two tablets between each cheek and gum on the bottom of my mouth and let them dissolve for 30 minutes, after that swallow what's left with a glass of water. I set my timer and waited for the cramping to start. After 15 minutes it felt like a normal period cramp (I don't cramp too bad with my period). After the full 30 minutes the pills weren't fully dissolved so I swallowed what was left. This brought me to 7:00pm. My boyfriend was with me the whole time this was happening by the way. By 7:30 I was on the toilet and almost convulsing from how much shivering I was doing (I think that's a side effect of the pills, not freezing but really bad chills/shivering). The cramps were SO INTENSE. Then I began puking. The pressure on my abdomen from the puking caused the bleeding to start. I stayed on the toilet for 20 minutes because I didn't want to move due to the painful cramping and puking. Finally I got up and waddled back to my bed. The cramping started to SLOWLY subside to mild cramps and I was able to fall asleep. At 8:30 I was woken up by the feeling that a lot of blood just came out of me, so I again ran to the bathroom. This was different though, it was more than blood. I sat on the toilet and a HUGE glob of I assume tissue came out of me. This happened 3 more times over the next hour - hour and a half. It wasn't painful, just felt so weird and slimy. After that, I had no cramping at all and was able to get a good night's sleep - went to sleep around 11pm.
It's now "day 3" and I feel fine. I no longer have sore breasts from being pregnant and this is the first time in 3 weeks that I haven't had morning sickness - so I'm hoping that means the medication did it's job and expelled the pregnancy completely. I go back to the clinic in a week for a follow up ultrasound to make sure everything is gone.

********Everybody is different, but in my experience the first two hours WERE TERRIBLE! After that I felt completely fine, and it's just like I had a normal period which is now gone after 24 hours of taking the 4 pills. Make sure you have a supportive person with you. I had my boyfriend with me and I was texting my best friend the whole time. I'd recommend using a heating pad on your pelvic area during this to help relieve pain, make sure you have some strong medication prescribed by your doctor/clinician, and make sure you're relaxed as possible during the process (sweatpants, loose clothing, light a candle, watch a movie, etc etc).
This is a tough thing to go through but I promise it's only bad for a little bit. Emotionally I hope you have a great support system - it'll be okay! Be strong!

^^^^ I forgot to mention in my above experience that I was just around 8 weeks pregnant, and I'm 23 years old.

I've never read anything that says these are "group 1" carcinogens. I've read that birth CONTROL pills can possibly be linked - theres again not enough evidence, but not the two medications that are given to you to stop pregnancy. It's the women's choice whether or not to continue or terminate the pregnancy. Crisis pregnancy centers are designed to talk women out of abortion. I'd say that if you've never been in this experience then you can't really offer any "advice". Sometimes a women has no choice but to have an abortion. Believe me, I've done a TON of research in the past few weeks, and since I've gone through this my opinion on things have changed a lot. I USED to be pro-life, now I'm pro-choice because I've been in that shi**y situation, and it's NOT right for anybody to make a woman feel bad about getting an abortion.

I didn't have a blood flow. After taking the cytotec .i only felt cramping