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Quote: from RedNoir at 1:43 pm on June 16, 2008

Before you have an abortion, they do an ultrasound, so that you can see your baby before you get rid of it.

They didn't do that for me. I'm sure I could have asked to look, but I'd prefer not to.

Let me find an older post of mine, I described it as best as I could, and I'm too lazy to type it out again.

Edit: Ok, well, due to older posts being all messed up, I suppose I shall try to type it all again. This is going to be long, and as informational as I can recall spur-of-the-moment:

I found out I was pregnant and I called Planned Parenthood to make an appointment. I went in, filled out paperwork, and they did do an ultrasound. I was 2 weeks farther along that I thought I was (from the blood test I got at the doctor's office), but that was fine. They inserted this tampon-like thing that would expand so that they would be able to more easily remove the fetus. The doctor told me it would be uncomfortable (it was), but that if I drink plenty of water that it will be easier (since the tampon thing expanded by sucking up moisture from my body). I felt very nauseated, and nearly threw up in the deli (I got lunch after my appointment with my ride).

At home that night I felt horrible. I felt like I wanted to throw up, I had cramps, I laid in bed all day and missed class. I had a friend help me write an essay (since it hurt too much to sit up).

I went back the next day (had the option of going back the next day or next week). I also got some pills to fight infection. I took those pills on an empty stomach and remember throwing up in my ride's car. That was probably the most embarassing ever. I felt horrible. Not only was my friend having to miss class to drive her pregnant friend to the doctor, but I had to use a cup to vomit in her car. I felt like the worst person on the planet just then.

I got to the doctor's the second day, waiting in the waiting room, then I got taken back to the back waiting room. I was pretty much sitting around with 8 other ladies who were all supposed to get abortions. I got an IV to replace fluids (first and only time I can remember getting one). I remember that I was the last girl to have my procedure, so I spent plenty of time alone, and watching other girls walk to go do what I knew I'd be doing in just a couple of hours.

Eventually, after what felt like forever, I got taken into the doctor's room where I took off my pants and put on a gown. I laid down on a bed, and as they started to change my IV I started to cry. I'm not even sure why. I was scared, I felt alone, I was released. One of the nurses started running her fingers through my hair and whispering that I'd be ok. That was the most touching moment of my life, even to this day. That was exactly what I needed at that moment, and luckily it is also the last thing I remember before falling asleep.

I woke up, and felt like days had passed. I mumbled to someone walking by "what time is it" and she told me that it's been 15 minutes since I went in, and to feel free to lay down some more. I did, and then a nurse helped me to the restroom where she helped me change my underwear and put on a large pad for any bleeding as well as my pants. I got some painkillers (which I didn't need to use) as well as birth control and plenty of packets explaining risks and warning signs, and who to call in case of anything that could go wrong.

Physically, I did not feel badly at all. Whether it was real, or just in my head, my belly felt like it was more empty than before. I was not in pain, just a little woozy. I was fine to walk, called my ride, and went home. I didn't have any paid, scaring, bleeding, or any complications. I can still have children, and am current still on birth control pills. I get regular gynocological checkups and take my health (both reproductive and otherwise) very seriously.

Having an abortion is definitely something that I think about every day. I worry about what I would do if I had to make the same choice again. I worry how future romantic partners will react. Will they think I'm a horrible person? Will they leave me? Will they hate me? I worry that, if I don't tell them soon enough, that I'm not being honest. I worry that if I tell them too soon that I will ruin what we have as a relationship. Very rarely do I think about how my life would be different if I had a child, as I love my life child-free. I have never regretted my decision, as I am 100% sure that I made the right one. I have never suffered from depression due to my abortion, nor any other mental anguish.

All in all, it went very well, and it is because I was able to make that choice that I have become who I am today, and I love who I am today.

For the record, it cost me $710 out of pocket.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Post edited at 3:36 pm on June 16, 2008 by JennyColada

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