I am in a really screwed up situation-i have a serious job that requires me to be on my feet for 8 1/2 to 10 hrs a day. I am having an abortion on thursday, at just shy of three weeks from conception. It probably sounds ridiculous, but I want to have the abortion at the 20 day mark (the soonest I could get my appt) I don't want to wait any longer, because everything I read from researching it said the heart begins beating at between 21 and 23 days. This just makes me feel better to think that I can have it done before it's heart starts beating or it has brain function and brain waves. I am of course not naive enough to think that there's no possibility that it's heart could have already started, but it's a consolation to believe there's a chance that I beat it. Forgive me if this sounds awful. I myself am against my decision, but in a situation that I know it is best for all involved. My delimma is if I waited a week, I could have two and a half days off to recover before returning to work. As it sits, I am scheduled to return to work the next day, friday. My job is fairly physical. While I can bypass the physical workload of lifting and whatnot onto others, as i'm in mgmt, I still must be there and on my feet for at least 8 1/2 hrs. My body is however very used to this, and I am still extremely early in this pregnancy. What are the risks I am taking to return to work this incredibly soon? Has anyone else returned this soon, and what was the outcome?