Re: Miscarriage, D&C, no period for 3 months

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At Thu, 31 Oct 2002, Sheila wrote: >
>I am really concerned! I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on 1/02. In
>the middle of June, I found out that I was pregnant again, but had a
>miscarriage on 6/28. I bled for a couple of days, but then it stopped.
>Then I began to bleed like a running faucet, combined with huge blood
>clots. After going to urgent care, without receiving any help, I
>contacted my doctor. My doctor told me to wait to see if I would need
>the D&C because the bleeding seemed to be subsiding and perhaps the body
>took care of itself. The bleeding would stop & start like a faucet on
>and off for about another week. When I bled, it was so much that I
>would have to change doubled pads every 15 minutes. The blood clots
>were the size of small plums. Finally on 7/23, I had the D&C. (
>basicly, I bled for about a month.) It is now 10/31 & I have not had a
>period. Instead, my stomach is bloated and I am nauseous everyday. At
>least once a week, I feel as if I am going to have a period & cramps,
>but it goes away. I've taken several pregnancy tests & a blood test.
>They all say that I am not pregnant. I am waiting for approval from my
>medical group to receive progesterone shots. What else should I be
>doing? This is an extremely emotionally draining process. I am
>concerned that lining of my uterus may have been scared from all of the
>bleeding. HELP!!!!

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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina

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