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Q: Post-abortion Concern.
asked by: Concernedandconfused on August 13th, 2006
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I had a surgical abortion on the 4th of this month. I was 7 weeks at the time of the prodecure. My concern is with the postabortion physical changes. While changing my feminine product this morning I saw tissue that wasnt like uterine tissue that is normally expelled during a period. It was about half the size of my fingernail, pink and ,dare I say, rather tadpole shaped. I was just wondering if its possible they didnt get the embryo tissue out, either part or all of it? I had a week without bleeding, it was just a clear water discharge and only with in the last two days started bleeding lightly. I realize my doctor is probably the only definative answer but I thought maybe someone one here might have some previous experience or knowledge that could help. Thanks.
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Tylanas
replied on August 13th, 2006
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Unfortunately I don't have an answer for you; maybe some of the other girls will. My advice is of course, as you guessed, to go to your doctor :)
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Carifairy
replied on August 13th, 2006
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If your doctor had not removed all of the pregnancy, you would have had a fever and signs of an infection...

Sometimes there is placenta tissue and blood clots that could be left behind, which are not dangerous.

It would not look like a tadpole or be pink, a fetus would be gray in color, and surrounded by a sac.. If the doc got the sac, then he would have got the fetus too.

Chances are that it is just tissue from the uterus, because many women report the exact thing you are.
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diamondsz
replied on August 14th, 2006
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carifairy wrote:
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sometimes there is placenta tissue and blood clots that could be left behind, which are not dangerous.

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just had to correct you on something, placenta tissue can cause infection I had an infection after my daughter and right now because of all that crap...

Clots come in all sizes I had a large one 3 months after my son it was white/grey and the size of a pack of gum I was grossed out beyond normal anyways was (placenta still)

the only thing you need to worry about if you get a clot larger than a lemon than I would walk my butt down to the hospital
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Carifairy
replied on August 14th, 2006
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Yes pregnancy tissue can easily cause an infection, including the placenta..But soemtimes a minute amount of placenta can be left behind, and no infection will happen..
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surfer
replied on September 8th, 2006
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Re: Post-abortion Concern.
concernedandconfused wrote:
i had a surgical abortion on the 4th of this month. I was 7 weeks at the time of the prodecure. My concern is with the postabortion physical changes. While changing my feminine product this morning I saw tissue that wasnt like uterine tissue that is normally expelled during a period. It was about half the size of my fingernail, pink and ,dare I say, rather tadpole shaped. I was just wondering if its possible they didnt get the embryo tissue out, either part or all of it? I had a week without bleeding, it was just a clear water discharge and only with in the last two days started bleeding lightly. I realize my doctor is probably the only definative answer but I thought maybe someone one here might have some previous experience or knowledge that could help. Thanks.

if you have pelvic pain I would go back. I had retained tissue- they told me over the phone it was normal and would go away. It never did-i had period type pains with it. Mine was clotty/liver like.Never experienced anyhing like before,i knew it wasnt normal. Unfortunately if it is retained tissue they repeat the procedure again to get rid of it.
I hope this helps.
Surfer.
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