Back to School After Surgical Abortion - When? Posted: 03-08-07 12:26pm
Hi.
I am writing on behalf of an acquaintance
of mine who will be having a
suction-aspiration abortion in about a
week and a half. She was wondering if it
is possible to go back to school the next
day, and if not, then when? I would've
thought that it'd be better to rest for a
few days, whereas I've heard other people
say it is better to get motivated the next
day, despite the possible bleeding. Since
I haven't had a termination myself, I
would like to ask the experts (Cari, other
people who have aborted etc.) how long
after her abortion will be the best time
to go back to school? Also, please bear in
mind she doesn't want her parents to know
about this, and nor are they aware that
she is pregnant now.
Thanks in advance.
Kypros.
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Ingi
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Re: Back to School After Surgical Abortion - When? Posted: 03-08-07 12:33pm
Kypros
wrote:
Hi.
I am writing on behalf of an acquaintance
of mine who will be having a
suction-aspiration abortion in about a
week and a half. She was wondering if it
is possible to go back to school the next
day, and if not, then when? I would've
thought that it'd be better to rest for a
few days, whereas I've heard other people
say it is better to get motivated the next
day, despite the possible bleeding. Since
I haven't had a termination myself, I
would like to ask the experts (Cari, other
people who have aborted etc.) how long
after her abortion will be the best time
to go back to school? Also, please bear in
mind she doesn't want her parents to know
about this, and nor are they aware that
she is pregnant now.
Thanks in advance.
Kypros.
The clinic will let her know what she
should do afterwards. But generally I
think it is alright to go to school/work
the next day. It feels like a period the
next day, a bit crampy. Her parents don't
need to know.
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Posted: 03-08-07 17:54pm
I gave myself a day. The doctor said I
could return to work the next day, but I
was moderately crampy the next day and
just too worried (what if I started
bleeding really heavily?) so I gave myself
a day of rest.
It's complicated if you're in school and
live at home and don't want your parents
to know. If this had been my situation, I
would've been too worried they'd find out
and I would have gone to school. I
certainly felt well enough.
Thank you very much for your help. I
originally commented that I thought she
should stay off for the next day (and
obviously the Monday when she will be
getting the termination), but to come to
school if she feels well enough, however
warned her about possible bleeding and
groggy feeling. She had a medical abortion
a year and a half ago without her parents'
knowledge and I don't know how she went
about that, but we'll see. Her main
concern is having an abortion and has said
that a lot of stress will be relieved,
since the pregnancy is worrying her. Only
a few days ago she argued with her
boyfriend and they split up, and the
reason she wants to conceal her pregnancy
from her parents is that her relationship
with them has only recently got back on
track.
