Posting this review not to persuade anyone with a decision but instead to help decrease the anxiety of those who already started the process and are freaking out. Using a timeline format as those post helped me guess-timate what my day was going to be like and plan for what I might need. I noticed that for those people who had no pain management or nausea medication seemed to have the worst symptoms. Further along you are or if you have never given birth seems to complicate things as well.
Age 41, 3 High risk pregnancies/births, no history of abortion or miscarriage. 36 days into 4th pregnancy. I kept my kids home safe with me so that I did not have to drive anywhere during this process. I did not have adult or family to help as I live out of state and partner is always working.
Prep: Lots of blankets, thermometer, heating pad, medications, distractions, supportive person or emergency plan, food, water, no work on 2nd pill day, emergency contact instructions, transportation, pads/toilet paper
Day 1 Telehealth Appointment after work. 1hr
Day 2
10:00am Doctor exam, pill #1 at 11am. Went to work late. Slight nausea/dizzy 3hr after pill then mild cramps 3/10
2am, no bleeding, 6/10 cramps
Next Day
*No work/called out as recommended by doctor.
7:30am Ate oatemeal, 45min cardio to decrease anxiety. Drank 1 bottle water
9:28am Took 1 Nausea Med, wait 30min
10:15am Took 1 Ibuprofen 800mg, wait 30min
10:45am 4 pills dissolved in cheek of mouth for 30min, wash down with water
11:20am Felt sever coldness and full body shivering (I believethis is a side effectof nausea med as it decreass serotonin), cramps 7/10, and mild sore throat. Used deep breathing to calm shivers and relax muscles. Layers of warm clothes and 3 blankets still freezing! Felt scared. Tried to focus on t.v.
12:51pm Felt blood gush in pad, sat up to help with gravity, rocking body to self regulate anxiety and physically move things along, slight nausea, 99.0 temp
Heat pad on abdomen helped! Still very cold but shivers stopped. Felt emotional relief about bleeding but felt very guilty as well.
1:25pm Passed a red clot, bright red blood flowing, 99.9 temp, cramps 6/10, mild contractions. Felt intense guilt, regret and then relief. Nausea, attempted to eat soup. Still cold!
2:03pm 100.1 temp, feel like I was fighting a cold, Head ache mild
2:15 Peak symptoms, lots of dark bright red blood, started slight pushing while on toilet and felt a pop like feeling into toilet. Saw a clear jelly blob size of pencil eraser, examined it no identifying structures, flat/clear. 100.00 temp. Immediate drop in severity of symptoms.
2:33pm Head hurts, cramps 6/10, temp 99.7, fatigue, hunger
4:15pm Head hurts less, Temp up and down 99.5 to 99.1, cramps 4/10. Felt more emotional stable.
5:15 Head ache increases, cramps 2/10. temp 99.1. Took 1 Ibuprofen for Head ache and fever. Flowing thin bright red blood
Next Few Days
Dizzy, cold sweats, constipation, headaches, temperature normal but feel hot inside, bleeding, no cramps. Feeling emotional and easily agitated, bloated. Able to work and go about my day but didn't feel 100%.
After Care Plan
Start birth control (Mini pill) 3 days after completion.
Telehealth follow up on day 7
Week 5 follow up pregnancy test
Referral for OBGYN to discuss Tubal Ligation
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