early surgical abortions ? Posted: 07-13-08 15:06pm
Hello,
I am 3 1/2 weeks pregnant and
scheduled an appointment for a medical
termination this week coming up at planned
parenthod. I am wondering if there are
any places that do surgical abortions
this early? I cant seem to find any.
Places only seem to do medical
terminations this early, the surgical
seems easier?!? Also, i wanted to know why
some women have died from the abortion
pill? They say the cause is unkown so this
has me nervous. Thanks in advance;
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lucy315
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Posted: 07-13-08 17:33pm
Hello qwertym. I have a quick question,
if you don't mind. Are you positive
you are only 3 1/2 weeks pregnant? Are
you counting from the date of your last
period? If so, you shouldn't even have
missed a period yet, because that would
only be 24-25 days since your last cycle.
If you are in fact only 3 1/2 weeks, you
probably will not be able to have a
surgical abortion yet. I had my surgical
early (at 5 1/2 weeks) and I was only
about 6 days passed my missed period.
My advice to you would be to wait another
week, and get a surgical. It is quick and
MUCH MUCH less painful.
As for deaths from the abortion pill, they
are very rare. It's something like one
out of every 100,000 women. (this is less
then the amount of people who die from
taking penicillin!) The woman who have
died probably didn't abort completely and
may have gotten an infection or they may
have not followed the instructions
properly.
Either way, I would make sure you are
really 3 1/2 weeks, and I would recommend
a surgical. Good luck with whatever you
choose.
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LUCY:) Posted: 07-13-08 19:04pm
Hi Lucy,
Well when i went to my gyno's
office she said i am 4 weeks and 5 days,
the reason why i say 3 1/2 is because i
had a one night stand and i know the exact
date when i went out with this guy, so i
don't understand why they add on another
week or so??? Right now i would be 23 days
pregnant i went out with this guy on the
21'st of June. I also heard they go by the
last date of your period but, that still
would have meant i got pregnant earlier on
than i really did. It just confused me so
i went with my own calculation. I have
gotten my blood work and ultrasound done
and thats what they determined. So, in
there terms i am further along but, i know
i got preganant on the 21st for
sure....When i called planned parenthood i
gave them my own calculation as to how far
along it just seems weird saying im
further along when im not...Im going to
call the clinic back tomorrow since i
probably do qualify for the surgical....
I'll keep posting because im sure im going
to still be asking questions until
then....Thank you for your help:)
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Posted: 07-13-08 19:52pm
When you ovulate (women ovulate 14 days
before their period begins) you are
considered 2 weeks pregnant. When you miss
your period 14 days later, you are now 4
weeks pregnant. So at the earliest
possible moment when a woman finds out
she's pregnant, she's already at least 4
weeks along.
Doctors don't date pregnancy by
gestational age. They use the method I've
described.
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lucy315
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Re: LUCY:) Posted: 07-13-08 19:57pm
I know, it really doesn't make much sense
they way they count the weeks, since you
can't usually get pregnant during your
menstrual cycle. So since you are almost
5 weeks, you should be able to make an
appointment for a surgical sometime next
week. If you have any questions, please
feel free to ask, or PM me.
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Posted: 07-13-08 20:53pm
Hi,
Hopefully the appt. i had already made
they can switch the procedure to surgical
....i'll have to wait and see tomorrow.
Thank you both:)
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Posted: 07-14-08 09:59am
BE careful with Planned Parenthood.
MOST other clinics offer IV sedation which
will make the abortion painless, PP does
not offer this in most of their clinics.
You would be wide awake.
Women have died from the abortion pill due
to infections. Antibiotics are given after
surgical abortion, and it is done in a
sterile environment, which keeps
everything especially clean.
I personally recommend and prefer surgical
abortion with IV sedation
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Carifairy.... Posted: 07-14-08 22:10pm
Hi carifairy,
Actually today i had
found another place that offers Iv
Sedation....It is a private practice. They
knew who my gyno was when i said her name,
but, i am going to ask my gyno tomorrow if
she recommends them anyways. I didn't tell
her i was going through with this but, i
trust her judgment because she is well
known, and hopefully the place i have
chosen is good. I figured i'd want to be
put out for this, and since planned
parenthood doesn't offer that, i won't be
going there. Thanks for your advice.... I
will keep posting im getting so nervous:(
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Posted: 07-15-08 11:35am
In my experience, private practices are
usually a good choice!
Iv sedation would make the procedure a lot
more comfortable..
Where are you going? I may also be able to
find some info for you
Are you positive
you are only 3 1/2 weeks pregnant? Are
you counting from the date of your last
period? If so, you shouldn't even have
missed a period yet, because that would
only be 24-25 days since your last cycle.
If you are in fact only 3 1/2 weeks, you
probably will not be able to have a
surgical abortion yet. I had my surgical
early (at 5 1/2 weeks) and I was only
about 6 days passed my missed period.
