Dear ddtan,
I hope this message finds you well.
I went for my final scan today at 1pm, bb is still the same, not growing and no hb though I should be in week 8. So I went ahead with the D&C in the afternoon. Will be as detailed as I can, the memory is still very fresh...
(1) No food and water minimum 6 hours prior to op, not even water. Get all receipts from your doc, may be able to claim from medisave.
(2) 2-3 Hours before the op, Doc gave me 2 pills to take to can enter better during the op.
(3) I nearly vomitted after abt 10 minutes but i stomached the med or i'd need to take again.
(4) I registered myself at the TMC level 1 admissions, takes about 10 minutes. Be prepared to pay a $500 deposit.
(5) The receptionist walks you to the day surgery ward, your hubby can be with you.
(6) Go toilet to pee (i even shit...
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(7) Come back to ward, strip everything, lingerie, jewellery, contact lens, put on the green surgical robe, wear disposable panties and hospital will give you a pad to wear. The nurse will ask many questions abt ur health.
(8) I started having slight cramps about 10 minutes after taking the pills and the cramps will be on off til your surgery.
(9) I started to bleed (not a lot) about 20 minutes after I took the pills.
(10) Just lie in bed to rest.
(11) About 20-30 minutes before your turn, another bed will be wheeled to you, transfer yourself onto that bed, and i smiled a goodbye to dh, who left to run some errands.
(12) You'd be wheeled to outside the operating theatre and wait there for sometime til the op theatre is available and your doc comes. Another nurse will ask you many questions. If you're afraid of the cold, like me, ask for another blanket.
(13) This waiting time is the one where i succumbed to some tears as I say my final goodbye to my bb, telling my bb to be strong in his/her journey in his/her world and papa mama will be strong in our journey in this world too. I try not to over-dwell in this and succeeded, probably because i bawled myself crazy last night, crying non-stop for 1 hour. So my advice is to pour it all out prior to the op...
(14) Then you'd be wheeled into the operating theatre and will transfer to another bed. Your doc will be with you and administer the anaesthesia for you. I fell asleep within 3 mins and the next thing I know, i'm back in the ward and my hubby is beside me.
(15) Actually after the op, you'd rest in the ward right beside the theatre for 20-30 mins before you're wheeled back to the day surgery ward but i have no recollections of that.
(16) My op was at about 3 plus 4pm, and i was wheeled back to my ward before 5pm, very fast. At 615pm, i woke up to have a small cup of milo and some biscuits (from nurse), get changed and left.
(17) During my recovery time, my hubby went to settle payment and gave the cashier all the gynae visit receipts for medisave claim. He didn't pay more than the $500 deposit he paid and the cashier said we might even get back some cash after the claims (via a cheque).
(18) I slept through the car ride and then ate porridge that my mum cooked and watched tv and am preparing school work now.
(19) As for confinement, my doc says she doesn't believe in it but it's up to us. I guess i'd eat mum-cooked food for abt 5 days and drink some essence of chicken and some dom and rest a lot at home. Some ladies go through strict confinement, taking lots of ginger, liver, longan and red dates tea, no bathing nor going out but i won't be following 100%, maybe 50%. Do what you prefer
(20) After this d&c, i'd be bleeding for about 5 days, doc says. I need to take antibiotics and there're some painkillers given, take when nec.
(21) Doc says this is similar to menses and i might ovulate 2 weeks later but wear a condom and not TTC yet, wait til 2 cycles later, so i'd wait til 1st cycle sept, 2nd cycle oct then i'd try again.
Hope this long post helps. i'd post this in the support thread for M/C too. join us there if you'd like. I'm gonna vent some emotions there maybe a day or two later
Lastly, BE STRONG... For your loved ones and for yourself... I will too
