Hello,

As to your question about whether you will feel pain this time around if you were to have a medical abortion, no one can really say, as each experience is different. If you feel that you have a high threshold for pain and that helped you in your previous experience, I would think you might have a similar experience, although I'm not to sure.

As for surgical, I had one when I was 5 weeks gestation, I felt absolutely no pain because I was given IV sedation (they knock you out, this isn't general anesthesia). I went to sleep, and probably about 5 minutes later (thats how long a surgical abortion takes) I woke up in the recovery room, felt very mild cramps and had little bleeding (I bled for only half an hour, and all the bleeding was at the clinic, I didn't bleed again until my birth control induced period the following month). I never felt any cramping or pain either after I left the clinic. It really depends on the person and their situation, but I think I have a medium tolerance for pain, and this experience would probably be rated a 2 on the pain scale. Surgical is easier on you if you hate having to wait for things to get done, the longest part is feeling out the paperwork!

As for the sedation, like I said I woke up as they wheeled me into recovery, and was wide awake and lucid within seconds of waking up. It shouldn't last all day, but they say that if you have sedation, you should have someone with you to drive you. At the clinic I went to they required the driver to stay at the clinic until you were done . But most people find they can return to work the next day.

Hope I helped, and good luck!

i had one when i was like 4-5 weeks very early and i got knocked out, woke up, and just had a tiny bit of cramping and bleeding for about 5 days. but no it doesnt hurt. and if that is UR CHOICE to get an abortion i would strongly suggest getting knocked out for it. the anestizia or however u spell it........wares off pretty quick, i remember waking up and looking around and i was thinking like..okay...can i go home now??

Hey,

I had a termination in 2006 and was 9 weeks.....I chose not to be knocked out.... I wish I had been!.....it was painfull and to make matters worse saw the whole thing....you know the ceiling mounted lights (like the ones at the dentist)...well some bright brain had it finished in chrome..... like a mirror on the ceiling!..... not nice at all.

All i would say to you is that whilst it is your choice....don't you think that using termination as a form of contraception is a tad irresponsible....try the pill...or a good old fashioned condom!

Well I had a surgical abortion and I wish that i would have opted to be knocked out. The laughing gas was terrible. I felt like I drank an entire bottle of booze. I ended up taking the mask off. I dont drink or do drugs so I may be a little sensitive. They gave me valium before hand and I was zonked out on my boy friends shoulder.
After going through an abortion once I would NEVER do it again. You better believe I taking those birth control pills on time every day.
BTW when I got preggers I had only been off bc for two months due to loosing my insurance. There are so many services out there that can help you get bc without insurance!!
I wonder why your not taking any sort of bc? Isnt that way cheaper than having two abortions? Plus if you ever decide you want babies to many abortions could cause an incompetent uterus.