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annie7340
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Having An Abortion.. Side Effects?
Posted: 06-23-04 07:19am
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Please dont flame me, ive made up my
mind.
Im having a surgical abortion on friday.
I am at 2 1/2 months (a little past being
able to have a medical one, im not happy
about that)
i would like to know what I should
physically excpect afterwords.
And I would like to know, from someone who
has experienced it, what goes on during.
Please reply.
Annie
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sparklypixie12
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Posted: 06-25-04 17:24pm
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I havent had one and never will but I know
someone who else so id like to tell you.
Do you mean a dialation and extraction
when you say surgical? Because my friend
had one at 6months pregnant and I believe
this is what youre referring to. They
induced labour and then the following
morning she went to theatre where the baby
(yes it was a baby not a fetus) was
'extracted' using forceps and the head and
limbs torn apart. My friend didnt talk
about her experience to me for about 5
months after but when she did I was
horrified.She had a terrible
experience-she bled very heavily (and
still is despite this being months ago)
and had many large clots.She was given
hardly any pain relief and during the
'operation' her blood pressure went sky
high.She was in so much pain she couldnt
walk and barely even move and the doctor
precribed paracetamol which hardly touched
the pain. I know she was 6months and your
not even half of that but it is a serious
thing to do so please make sure you know
the facts before you go ahead.I know that
not everyone will have a bad experience
like her but she said she'd never have one
again.
Can I ask how old you are and why your
having the abortion?
Liz
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sandyallen
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Posted: 06-26-04 01:43am
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Sparkypixie12, wow 6 months is awfully
late for an abortion, something must have
really gone wrong with your friends baby
or your friend that is not too good, has
the Dr. Checked her out for an infection
or seen if he could cauterize or do
something to help her with the pain or
bleeding if I were your friend I would be
asking that dr(?) questions, as this
shouldn't be happening or find another Dr.
And get another opinion!
Sincerely,
sandy
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sparklypixie12
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Posted: 06-26-04 16:06pm
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Actually no sandy there was nothing (caps)
wrong with the baby.It was 15inches long
& perfectly healthy  .The baby was just
inconvinient (should have thought about
that when she never bothered to use any
contraception at all)
to be honest,i think she's bledding so
badly because she had a miscarriage but
she's not sure.She had two huge clots she
told me & her 'period' was heavy so I
believe she had a miscarriage (she's still
not using contraception)
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sandyallen
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Posted: 06-28-04 21:40pm
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Hi annie! Hope you are doing o.K.! I
am not down on you! You have to do what
you feel is right!
Sincerely,
sandy
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zilbucks
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Posted: 07-01-04 15:22pm
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Oh lordy..Sammy shutup...Take it to the
debate room, sorry to the main
poster..Ignore samie
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SleepyJen
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Best Wishes
Posted: 07-02-04 01:24am
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Annie,
try not to worry. I'm sure having an
abortion at 2 1/2 months is completely
different from 6. Unfortunately, I can't
tell you what it is like (i had a medical
abortion at 5 weeks a few months ago).
If you can, try to get someone close to
you to bring you to your appointment or at
least spend some time with you after. My
boyfriend and best friend (the only people
that knew) were very supportive and it
helped a lot.
And liz: as for your friend, I think
someone needs to sit down and have a talk
with her. Having unprotected sex is so
dangerous, and you'd think she'd be
shocked into reality after that
experience, but I guess not. I'm as
pro-choice as they come, but I was shocked
to read that she had an abortion at 6
months!! Please try to get her some
help.
Jen
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sparklypixie12
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Posted: 07-03-04 16:44pm
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Jen-she will never learn.Trust me. Ive
tried talking to her & offered to go
to the doctors with her but oh well if it
happens again she's on her own because I
just know that it will. I dont think
anyone, no matter how pro choice they were
could say her reasons were 100%
justifiable.Oh well
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samie
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Posted: 07-05-04 07:08am
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Hi annie, please read on the abortion
debate forum (because it got moved) "its
your choice - know your choices" it is not
the same direct approch to abortion as you
may find elsewhere but I think you should
read it.
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2ferano
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Posted: 07-05-04 13:45pm
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If you do read that post that samie wants
you to, just know that most of the
information is not correct. Samie likes
to take quotes from people and say that
they are "fact" when they are indeed only
opinion.
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samie
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Posted: 07-06-04 03:49am
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Read it and you decide!
Hotasfrick please (on the actual post on
the debate forum) show me where the things
I posted are not true and prove or atleast
support you claims
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2ferano
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Posted: 07-06-04 17:20pm
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Look samie, I am not going to debate with
you here. It is not the time or the
place. You know darn well which posts
(almost all where you start rambling with
your quotes and "facts") are nothing more
then someone's opinion. And a lot of
your "abortion facts" posts are not true.
I know several women who have had
abortions and describe the procedure/pain
(or lack thereof), and the depression that
you seem to think all women get,
completely differently from you.
Once again, I am sorry you had a bad
experience, but that does not make your
experiences "fact" for all women. So,
let's keep this out of the abortion forum.
Take it to the debate forum, samie.
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rexxy
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Posted: 07-07-04 20:21pm
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Hi sweetheart,it is completley your choice
to have the abortion.I had an abortion at
2 1/2 months,i was fine afterwards you
will be too,goodluck with everything
much love to you xoxoxoxox
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nikl
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Posted: 07-13-04 16:04pm
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I hope I can help with your question
because this isn't a debate forum. I had
a surgical at 2 1/2 months also. If you
are young, no children,or very far along
they will insert a lamineria, which
gradually opens your cervix over night.
This is what I had. The next day they do
a pelvic,ultrasound and then inject pain
killer into your cervix. This was the
part I was worried about the most. It
felt like a very cold stream of water on
my cervix that was it, when injected. The
cramping was uncomfortable during the
suctioning but not during the curettage
but bearable. Each woman is different
though. Took about 5 minutes then done.
My embryo measured in the millimeters at
the time. I can't remember exact length
only that it was millimeters. If you have
had children I believe they manually open
the cervix to the size of your pinky
finger 2cm and this is nothing compared to
being 10cm dilated when you give birth. I
have two children and that is extremely
painful did it natural childbirth. I will
never do that again. Hope everything
works out for you. Try not to let
"horrible" stories scare you into not
doing what you feel is right for you. Yes
some regret it and some don't. Good luck
to you.
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2ferano
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Posted: 07-13-04 20:03pm
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Nikl....You described it exactly how my
friends did. Thanks for helping her out.
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Catnip
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Posted: 07-27-04 17:39pm
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I had an abortion about 17 years ago (at
about 8-9 weeks) and never had any
problems at all. It was done as an
out-patient and I was only there a few
hours. It was the right decision for me
and I have never regretted it.
Good luck.
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DUMBSEW99
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I Had a Medical Abortion 1 Month Ago.
Posted: 08-05-04 22:34pm
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Hi I just wanted to let you know I had a
medical abortion 1 month ago. It's not
that great.But it's your choice whatever
works for you!
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brokenhearted
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Posted: 03-11-05 22:09pm
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Hi everyone today I had my first abortion
I was only 9 weeks and the surgery was not
that bad or painful I do not believe in
abortions and did not want to get one just
to get out of my responsiblity me n
boyfriend have been together for 3 years
and he had become mentally and physically
abusive to me in the past 5 months even
though my boyfriend's mood changed like
the weather he was unpredictable and I did
not want to bring a baby into this world
with that kind of environment even though
abortion I believe is wrong to do just
make sure if you do decide to get it done
make sure that it is your decision and
that you wont regret doing it.
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bd1012
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Posted: 03-12-05 11:06am
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Ok, can someone do an ip check on the last
2 people?
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steen
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Posted: 03-12-05 22:18pm
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We are happy that the complications and
discomfort was minimal. Congratulations
with you taking your life back and live
for yourself rather than in the shaddow of
the problems with your x-bf.
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