No it was nothing like that...

I had to go for the whole placenta removed as it was firmly attached, Usually they come away quite easily but apparently mine started breaking apart & if the placenta bleeds while it is still attached to your blood supply, it can be quite tricky to stop the bleeding.

Don't worry tho hun - mine was the absolute worst case scenario & Im perfectly healthy now. Also, from what I understand... you only have a small amount of "Retained products" so the chances of anything like this happening would be even more remote than I mentioned earlier.

Honestly... it is nothing to worry about at all xx

Thanks for all your replies, can I just ask a couple more questions? (bit silly ones really but I am worried about them!)

Do you just wear a hospital gown for the operation?

and

What happens after they have done the op with regards to sanitary protection, do you wake up with a pad on or what and do you bleed loads immediately after?


I just want to cry I am so scared of the whole thing

Aw bless!

I just kept my pjama top on & my bottom half was covered with a sheet.

You will be laying on an absorbent pad whan you wake up & I think there was also a sanitary towel between my legs which was checked at regular intervals to keep an eye on the blood loss.

Don't worry hun - you will be fine xx

Hi I had the Erpc/D&C done on Thursday, as I was getting too stressed waiting for it to happen naturally.
I was very nervous going in, and when the surgeon spoke to me she freaked me out a bit, as it was her duty to inform me of all the risks before I signed the consent form. But the risks are so low that you have to focus on that.

I was hoping by DH could be with me in the hospital for support but the have a no visitor policy in day care ward.

Going into the surgery was scary, but the anestheist (sp?) was great and talked me through the whole thing step by step. I just went straight to sleep and woke up after the op. I had no pain and very light bleeding, I just felt exhausted but they just let me sleep.

I had a hospital robe on, and woke up with a pad for protection, which the nurses checked to ensure Iwasn't bleeding too much.

The surgeon spoke to me after the op and was so positive I felt like hugging her! She told me to start taking my folic acid again, and give myself 2 weeks to heal and she couldn't see any reason for me not to be able to conceive again. She recommended I wait for my AF before we ttc again.
She said I could expect some cramping and bleeding for a few days but that everything should by fine.

So while the thought of going in and having it done is nerve racking it's over so quickly you'll be fine.

A big to you, you'll be fine.

Hey hun, i promise im the biggest wimp and needle phobic you could ever meet... and it really wasnt that bad.

I had gown on and lovely paper knickers going in... and they just put a pad between my legs when i came out. My hubby helped me out some knickers back on once i was back on the ward though.

They gave me a pessarie an hour before i went down and my hubby was allowed to come as far as theatre. I was given somehting to knock me out and remember breathing into an oxygen mask.... then waking up!!

Apparently i had been chatting away for about half hour before i remember being awake (told the poor nurse my life story and had a cry apparently)

When i woke up i had period type cramps and they gave me some cocodamol to take. Then i tucked up in bed for the night... they let me go home the next morning once i had proved i could have a wash etc.

They gave me a sick certificate for 2 weeks off work and wouldnt give me any shorter time off (i asked) and to be honest im glad i had that long off as i needed that time. (about a week before i felt 100% physically, then the tears!)

Please please dont worry about what the hospital are going to do. They really do do it all the time and its completey routine for them.

Hiya, so very sorry to hear you have lost, and also that you have to go through a d & C.... it adds insult to injury doesn't it?

My experience was absolutely fine. I too was dreading it as I have a great fear of anything out of my control, also have a great fear of being sick so was worried about the anesthetic!

The ward I was on was a little like a 'factory line', lots of woman either in and m/c naturally or in for d & c. Nurses supportive, Dr's informative. A lovely health care assistant took me down to theatre and held my hand while I was 'put under'. Didn't feel the needle for anesthetic. Woke up 20 mins later, wheeled back, didn't feel sick at all. Didn't take long for anesthetic to wear off. They gave me some food, anti- d injection and off home I went to rest.

Next day a was a little sore, but nothing worse than a normal/heavy period type pain. A little bleeding but not a lot, lasting in total 6 days. No post op complications - I think the majority of procedures are like this.

You'll be just fine chick.

Tillymum, did you ask your hospital to go ahead and do the procedure or your GP?
I have a missed miscarriage and they want it to happen naturally so I am sat at home bleeding and just waiting for everything to come out and I am feeling emotionally worse by the hour. I think the waiting is doing my head in. I have to go back to hospital a week on Monday to see if everything has gone and if not they will give me some drugs to get thinsg moving with surgery as the last option. But I'd rather have surgery now. My baby has been dead for 4 weeks apparently and I cant wait weeks longer knowing he/she is dead in side me. Going to see my GP on Monday but I'd like to know if I can request the surgery or not

Hi Sasha,
I phoned the midwife who gave me counseling after my scan and I asked her to try and arrange it soon, as I was finding it too stressful waiting.
I was also given the phone number of the Early pregnancy/assessment unit when I had my scan which could also have booked the procedure for me. I still had pregnancy symptoms and no bleeding so I felt I was going to have to wait for ages. If you have started bleeding it is probably just a matter of time. My heart goes out to you and I hope you get some help and reassurance from the hospital. Your GP or midwife should be able to help you too.
There is no easy way to go through this and it's your emotions and your body so you should be able to choose how to go through it.
Best of luck and a big to you