Brief Update
Warning: This post is only of interest to people like me who love medical detail. Otherwise, best to avoid.
We're just back from the hospital. Thanks to the miracle of modern technology, we now know that there's a whole load more gunk left to come. I'd been hoping it was over, but apparently not. We're going into hospital for the day on Friday, for "medical management of miscarriage" which involves shoving a load of drugs you-know-where. It's actually the same procedure as is used to induce labour. Well, technically that's exactly what it is (although also-technically I have already given birth).
Anyway, by Friday the majority of it will be over, although there could still be bleeding and pain for a week or two afterwards.
This is the third time we've been offered three choices:
(a) "Conservative management," i.e. leave well alone and let nature take its course,
(b) "Medical management," i.e. shove some drugs up your wotsit,
(c) "Surgical management," i.e. general anaesthetic and an internal scrape.
We originally chose the second option, but nature beat us to it, so the second time we were asked we chose the first option, but in the intervening week nature has gone all bone-idle so we're going for the second option again.
At any point we could have opted for surgical management, which would have been the quickest and cleanest choice - but also the most risky. General anaesthetic always carries a risk, but there is also infection to think about, as well as possible perforation of either bladder or uterus. Not good! That's why we're avoiding it. And, messy though it is, I like to trust my body to sort itself out wherever possible, although granted I've now run out of patience and am giving it a helping hand.
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We're just back from the hospital. Thanks to the miracle of modern technology, we now know that there's a whole load more gunk left to come. I'd been hoping it was over, but apparently not. We're going into hospital for the day on Friday, for "medical management of miscarriage" which involves shoving a load of drugs you-know-where. It's actually the same procedure as is used to induce labour. Well, technically that's exactly what it is (although also-technically I have already given birth).
Anyway, by Friday the majority of it will be over, although there could still be bleeding and pain for a week or two afterwards.
This is the third time we've been offered three choices:
(a) "Conservative management," i.e. leave well alone and let nature take its course,
(b) "Medical management," i.e. shove some drugs up your wotsit,
(c) "Surgical management," i.e. general anaesthetic and an internal scrape.
We originally chose the second option, but nature beat us to it, so the second time we were asked we chose the first option, but in the intervening week nature has gone all bone-idle so we're going for the second option again.
At any point we could have opted for surgical management, which would have been the quickest and cleanest choice - but also the most risky. General anaesthetic always carries a risk, but there is also infection to think about, as well as possible perforation of either bladder or uterus. Not good! That's why we're avoiding it. And, messy though it is, I like to trust my body to sort itself out wherever possible, although granted I've now run out of patience and am giving it a helping hand.
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Labels: Miscarriage
2 Comments:
I am not sure that I love medical detail as such, but I do like to hear that things are progressing. I am running out of words and virtual hugs, not to mention cuddly jumpers. I vaguely remember that when my wife (now deceased) had a miscarriage 25 or so years ago, she had a D&C afterwards. But hospitals seemed to be much cleaner in those days and you seemed to have a better chance of emerging healthy from hospital than you do now.
You sometimes imply that comments from your loyal readers make you feel better; at other times, it seems not. I will switch to lurking if you wish. I will not stop reading, of course.
No, no! Keep commenting!
I like your comments.
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