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Re: Miscarriage after Cytotec: What should I expect?

From: steph (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 3 Apr 2003 14:28:37 -0600 (CST)

I used this drug, and bled like crazy almost a pad and hour and I had to sit on a plastic bag to protect furniture and linens. I even dropped the sac intact into the toilet. It was a pretty horrifying experience, much moreso than than the D&C. There was tissue left (my doctor made me come in two days later for a check up) which the doctor removed immediately via D&C in order to prevent infection. I can't believe that your doctor is risking infection in this way. I would just ask for a D&C and put it behind you. It was much easier looking back on things. Good luck to you, and I'm so sorry for your loss. steph b

>>After my first IVF, my doctor determined that my pregnancy wasn't
>>viable; the gestational sac was growing way too slowly (9mm gestational
>>sac at 6w 4d with only the slightest suggestion of a yolk sac).
>>
>>I took 800mg of Cytotec to induce miscarriage, but the cramping wasn't
>>very strong and I had NO bleeding (though I did pass some small amount
>>of tissue). As an ultrasound revealed a couple of days later, there was
>>still a significant amount of tissue left in my uterus, so I took
>>another 800mg.
>>
>>That night, I did have some bleeding, but not enough to soak even a
>>single pad. And in the couple of days since then, I've had some dark
>>brown spotting, but no more fresh blood.
>>
>>Is this normal? Should I have expected to actually bleed more? Can I
>>expect more bleeding down the line at some random time, or could this be
>>all I'll have? I'm really not sure what should be happening. Thanks for
>>any information you can give me.
>
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