recovery from surgical abortion

I think you should be fine, although try to take it very easy. The more you move around after an abortion (of either kind) the more you should expect heavier and longer bleeding. I took about a day off and only experienced about a week of bleeding with mild cramping. You won't feel much different physically after the abortion, maybe a little groggy but you should easily be able to do light cleaning.

You should be able to do light cleaning.

Are you getting an IV sedation to make the procedure more comfortable? You may feel a little groggy or tired from that, but you should feel pretty good overall.

I do believe I am going to do the iv sedation, is that the one that is like a light sleep? Since it is so early in the day, my sister is going keep or 2 yr old, so I can rest when I get home. I tried really hard to get the courage up to do the 4 tabs last night to complete the medical abortion, but I just couldnt do it. I would start shaking, and felt very sick to my stomach when I thought about what the next 4 hrs might hold for me. I was very scared and knew that the there was a simpler way to do this, and me being so upset was just making the experience more tramatic for me and my husband. My husband really wanted me to do it at home so he could be with me, but I had to finally tell him in a very kind way that the decission to term was made by both of us as we have 3 children already, but the method of how it is done is up to me as it is my body and I am the one who is going to experience it. We have made peace with the decission, so I know the way I was feeling was not about the termination it self, just the method I chose. It was like, after I talked to the nurse, I was a completely different person. I hadnt been able to eat for 2 days, I could like bearly function because of my nerves, which was completely different from how I was all last week, waiting for my appt. at the clinic, as I had thougt I was going to do the surgical, I did not know anything about the medical. I feel like myself again, and feel no anxeity about tomorrow. I will be glad when it is behind me, if I can say that without sounding selfish......'so that is that.

Carifairy, what do you recommend to your patients as far as sedation. I have read alot of your post, and think your patients are very lucky to have you as a nurse. I called the clinic at 7:00pm and left a message, no call back after an hr. Called at 7:55, no call back at. Called again at 8:28, that time she called me back in 10mins. I was so up set cause the time was very close for me to do the 4 tabs and I just wanted to know if I had to do them since I had already started the process with the first pill at the office, or could I still do it surgical, would it hurt me to wait till monday or tues. She seemed suprised that I had not started bleeding or cramping from the 1 pill I took in the office and I that I had had a c-section and was still going to do the medical abortion.

A c-section, in my experience, doe snot affect an abortion.

The receptionist is most likely not a doctor or nurse, so they may not understand that the preference is the woman's.

For our sedation we use versed and fentanly, a powerful pain med, and another drug to basically make you 'stoned'.

Usually most IV sedation is good.