A little over three weeks ago I had an
abortion. The procedure itself was a
success but I had trouble afterwards.
Couldn't feel anything, couldn't focus,
became pale and out of breath, etc... The
nurses told me after I recovered that if I
hadn't improved soon I could've actually
died. But I improved and things seemed to
be going smoothly after that. Until
now.
Bleeding is supposed to go on no more than
21 days afterwards. It's been more than
21 days and I started bleeding again 2
days ago during sex. It hasn't stopped
yet. It's not heavy but not light either.
It's definitely not mentstrual blood. I
can tell, that and you're not supposed to
start your period until 4 - 8 weeks
(hasn't quite been four weeks yet).
Then this morning I woke up feeling
excruciating pain in the area around my
uterus. It comes in spurts and has been
coming for the past five hours, though the
amount of spurts has lessened. It's still
an immense amount of pain though.
I can only think that this has to do with
the abortion. Does anybody know what it
is? Could it be an infection maybe?
I go in for my post-abortion checkup later
this week, but i'd like to have some clues
as to what this is right now.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 12-09-06 15:33pm
I work in an abortion clinic, and myself
have had an abortion.
Usually they say no sex for 3 weeks
because the uterine stimulation can cause
pain, cramping and bleeding. If you were
going to have an infection it would have
happened sooner, normally infections
happen within the first 72 hours, if they
are going to happen.
I had bleeding for 3 days after my
abortion, mostly spotting, and then had
some bleeding 3-4 weeks later.
It may be related to sexual activity, it
could even be a period, possibly.
If you did not start birth control after
your abortion, you could have a period
sooner rather than later.
Infections are accompanied by a fever, so
take your temp. You could also call and
see if they can fit you in earlier.
