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This forum helped get me through the worse night of my life. I am not one to speak about my feelings, but as you all helped me I would like an opportunity to pay it forward to someone else facing this awful decision... I was not given the option of a D&C when my 11 week ultrasound showed no heartbeat and no growth since the 9 week mark. My previous ultrasound at 8w4d showed normal growth but a heart rate of 199. The doctor seemed more concerned about the baby having future heart issues than in the pregnancy ending, so was naturally concerned, but NOT expecting the news I got. Your dreams and hopes seem to crash around you don't they. I took the pills on Friday night about 10pm. I was told to expect something much like 'a heavy period'. I don't usually go to internet forums, but was nervous and scared and found this site. Thank goodness. The stories here prepared me for what was to come, which was NOTHING like a heavy period. I got the chills so bad the bed rattled. I bit my lip twice because I couldn't control my jaw. This lasted 2 hours. Then the cramps started. By 4:30 they became more like contractions - every minute a wave would pa__s over. I had taken some pills left over from a kidney stone, and it helped a bit, but it hurt. I'd had very little bleeding at this point. About 5 I got up to go to the washroom because I thought I would throw up. A HUGE pain hit, and there was a pop ( I swear I heard a sound) and a gush of fluid. Then I felt this pressure and had to sort of push. Out came the gestational sac, a large clot, and the 'tissue'. It was on the toilet paper. It was about the size of a jelly bean. NOT the gray, formless tissue they said to expect. This looked like exactly what it was. I wish I hadn't had to see that. Those tiny hands had 10 fingers... Doctors SHOULD ABSOLUTELY prepare us for that. About a half hour later I had more cramps and a very large clot followed. About the size of an orange. Cramps continue after 2 days and bleeding is very minimal. Will likely call the doctor tomorrow (Monday) to make sure everything is ok. It was one emotional, painful night, and I am so impressed with how brave the women are who went before and had the guts to post, and so sorry for the women who will go after. I would have been completely unprepared for what occurred had it not been for this site. Best wishes to all...may our futures include those 10 tiny fingers gripping ours at last.

I’m also so glad that I found this site/thread during a misoprostol-induced miscarriage—it was far more informative and helpful than the info I received from my ob/gyn. And I vowed that I would post about my experience once it was safely behind me, so here goes. I was diagnosed with a missed miscarriage during an ultrasound at 9 weeks. At previous ultrasound there had been a heartbeat; this time there wasn’t (which the ultrasound technician matter-of-factly told me). Waited for my ob/gyn, who went through the three options: wait and watch, trigger it with misoprostol or a D&C. I had gone through an IUI treatment (and a round of invasive testing – HSG, SHG, the works) to get pregnant and was sick of doctors and hospitals. I didn’t want to have surgery and be in such an impersonal setting during such an emotional time, or have general anesthesia. Also didn’t want to wait around for weeks for the miscarriage to happen, so I opted for misoprostol. The dr. gave me a sheet of paper about miscarriages with one paragraph about what to expect from misoprostol. I asked if there would be directions when I picked up the medicine; she said yes. We had absolutely no discussion about pain management. I was pretty upset at the time and didn’t ask a lot of questions; I just wanted to get out of that office. So that’s my first tip: Make sure you discuss pain management with your doctor. If you’re lucky you won’t need it, but those who’ve needed it seem to outweigh those who didn’t on this thread. I wanted to wait until the weekend, so a few days later, I inserted the 4 pills (there were no directions on the packet, as it turns out but figured needed to get them in there as far as could). I waited for the action. About 2-3 hours later, started having cramps, but no bleeding. Then at midnight (10 hrs after inserting pills), cramps became much more pronounced, felt like what I’m guessing contractions feel like – the need to bear down. Had to sit doubled over. Did that for about an hour, finally a little blood when on toilet, then after got up it started gushing. Some clots but not a lot. Still extremely crampy but able to sleep a little by getting in yoga’s child pose. Woke up the next morning, felt a little better. Not so fast. Severe cramping came back midafternoon and had just incredible amount of pressure on cervix—more than the night before. I pushed hard and pa__sed the sac. Really wasn’t sure I was going to make it through that. I only had Advil for pain throughout, and that doesn’t touch the contractions or relieve any of the pressure. Not cool. But by Sunday night, I was exhausted but feeling a little better, thinking worst was over and glad I’d been able to do it at home, even though it was a rougher ride than I was led to believe by my doctor. As others have said here, most of the action happens on the toilet. Haven’t felt the same about my bathroom ever since, honestly. Went for follow-up ultrasound two days later, and they confirmed I’d pa__sed the sac and that the u/s looked good. But two days after that (6 days after misoprostol), I had the really bad cramps/contractions again, while at work, and pa__sed a large chunk of tissue in work restroom. That threw me … I thought I was in the clear but wasn’t – that really shook me. So it’s true that it may not happen all at once, and may linger even after you’ve been given the all-clear by the doctor. But it didn’t happen again, and I know it’s a good thing I pa__sed it -- probably saved me from needing a D&C after all that. It’s such a personal decision how to treat a missed miscarriage—there’s no great way. After the fact, I found this helpful decision chart on WebMD that does a good job of outlining considerations for each miscarriage method—I think it would’ve helped me make a more informed decision. I’m not necessarily saying that I wish I’d had the D&C; just wish I’d been better prepared for what I was facing by handling it with misoprostol at home. Sending positives thoughts to anyone reading this thread – it’s such a tough place to be, physically and emotionally. Like Miss13, I want to thank those who posted before and helped guide me through a wretched time. I’m writing this two months after the fact, and know that it does get a little better as the weeks go by. Still have bad moments, but they’re fewer (until I think about going for another round of fertility treatment – not quite ready for that yet). Take care -- hoping we all have happier news to erase these memories soon.

I've joined this forum specifically because I feel indebted to it for providing me with some much-needed information about the experience of taking misoprostol for a missed miscarriage. I am an acute care nurse pract_tioner working in malignant hematology and deal with loss on a very regular basis. It did nothing to prepare me for the sense of loss I felt this past week. I am 40 years old, my husband is 47 and we sought the help of a fertility clinic in February given my age. We've been together for 8 years and didn't actually think we wanted to have children until the last couple of years. The reality is...we're just so happy together that we thought having a baby would be a natural extension of our happy little unit.... I went through two IUIs and got pregnant on number 2. I found out on, ironically enough, Good Friday. We were so thrilled!!!!!! Never would have thought it would happen so quickly...I had been incessantly berating myself about my old eggs.....I went on to experience all the typical symptoms of early pregnancy and relished them! So many people at work knew I was going through fertility treatment so consequently, they all knew I was pregnant. Given I've gone through ART, I had frequent US. I went at 7w2d and was told I was measuring 6w3d and they couldn't see a heartbeat. I returned a week later to happily see a heart beating at 130bpm!! My husband was away at work in Europe (We live in Canada) and was so gutted that he missed this momentus occasion!!!! Things we moving along fine (I thought) and I went for another US at what I believed to be 10w2d. There was no heartbeat and the baby essentially hadn't grown much since my last US. (I sob as I write this). My OB guy told me to just go home and grieve and to come back in two days to discuss options. I returned...had another US which confirmed the inevitable and we discussed misoprostol vs D&C. I didn't want a D&C for various reasons and decided to go with the misoprostol. I must say I was terrifed to use it based on many accounts I had read on-line that talke about fainting from hemorrhage, horrible n&v, incredible pain etc.... Ultimately...I went with misoprostol. I was terrifed. My husband, as I mentioned, is away at work in Europe. (before anyone jumps on him for not coming home...he offered to come home and I declined... he would have lost out on substantial pay.....) I took 2x 200 tabs v____ally at 1200hrs and waited....nothing really until some very mild cramps at about 4:00. The cramps ramped up about 7:00pm. No nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. I think maybe those who have experienced those GI type symptoms took their misoprostol orally as opposed to v____ally. Just a thought. Self-directed, I took the second dose at 8:00pm. The cramps got fairly significant and I took 2 Tylenol 2s. About an hour later, I pa__sed clear evidence of my baby. (grey oblong tissue with what I thought was signs of a vertebral column). This was devestating.....I also believe I saw the sac in the toilet. About an hour later I think I pa__sed the placenta (purplish and ovoid in shape). I only share these details to try to help the next woman who reads this..... I had some bleeding and pa__sed a few small clots but that is really about it.... The cramping has continued for a few days....it is now Sunday and I took the medication Thursday and Friday. I get the occasional quite sharp low back and pelvic pain. Not sure what else to tell you. My sense is that the further along you are...the worse it may be....Just saying that based on posts within this site and others that I've read. I think I lucked out....I return to my OB on Tuesday for an US....feeling hopeful that I've pa__sed my baby. This has truly been the second most difficult week of my life. My father dying in a hospital bed and lying in a cot beside him for five days remains the worst week of my life. I pride myself on my resilience and hope that will carry me through. Thank you to all the women who have posted their very personal stories here for the benefit of all of us who seek answers in this terrible situation. Anita

My husband was actually the one who directed me to this forum. He found this forum after we started the medication and told me about it. So here's my story... Husband and I had been "unofficially" deciding to start trying. We both figured that since I had been on the pill for so long and since it was the 3-month-at-a-time kind that it would take at least a couple of cycles for us to get to where we would be able to really try. NOT. We got pregnant on our first try, which was about two months after going off of the pill. So of course when I was two weeks late for my expected period, we both thought that it was at least a definite possibility. However, the week that it would really make the most sense to test (because of the recommended time to wait), hubby was on a trip out-of-state. He requested that I wait for him, but it was really hard to do. While he was gone, I got a little bit of spotting and what felt like really mild period cramps, so I warned him that my period might still be coming, just late because it wasn't as regular as we thought it was. So he came home late on Friday night. We took the test right when he got home. So we were pregnant after all. Of course, we told our families the next day (we knew that we shouldn't but we tell our families everything). The bad part of that is that later that afternoon, while at my parents' house, I started to bleed. Then I pa__sed a clot of blood. We both "knew" that I had miscarried righ then and there. So we went to the doctor's office the next Monday (two days later) and were told that we hadn't had a miscarriage, but the sac looked like it might be a week behind or so. Our doctor told us that it was a 50/50 chance at this point. To shorten this long story a tiny bit, three weeks later, we finally confirmed via ultrasound that the sac was not showing a fetal pole and in fact was starting to shrink in size. We had been told "yes" and "no" several times in between, which was harder than a "no" on that first day. The sac just wasn't developing the way that it should, but did advance a little after the first ultrasound. So we discussed taking Cytotec, which I chose since my body was already taking its sweet time with the actual miscarriage and I wanted to make the d&c a last choice for my own health reasons (it's always a personal choice, though). So when it came time to take the pills, we did it on a Saturday (May 1). I took two pills v____ally, with husband's wonderfully strong and supportive a__sistance. He's been amazing through this. I couldn't have put the pills in myself because I was so sad and traumatized by what I was emotionally preparing myself for. About two to four hours later, I had some cramping and some spotting. Then about four more hours, the bleeding got pretty heavy. I was told by my doctor that it should be like a heavy period at times with clots of blood and of course the pregnancy sac. She also told me that it would not be like a period in the sense of the flow. Not always flowing, then slowing down, then stopping. Sometimes it would be heavy, then light, then heavy, etc. Since I didn't have a ton of clots, only one the next day, I decided that by the next Tuesday (three days later) that I should ask her if we should do another dosage, since I saw on here that many people did and found it to work out. She agreed that it was the best way to do things and we proceeded to take them that night. Again, within a couple of hours, the cramping (heavy period cramping) started. This time, however, my lower back really got into it. It was very uncomfortable, but it didn't last too long. It was definitely a "good" feeling because I knew that it was working and doing what it was supposed to do - encouraging contractions so that my body could expel the tissue. I had some pain/discomfort/pressure that spread into my hip bones, too. But again, it didn't last too long (a couple of hours) and I had some Rx strength ibuprofen to relieve some discomfort. I took only one because I just wanted to get through it and didn't really care if it hurt or not. About four hours after taking the second dose, I bled pretty heavily, and about ten hours after taking it, clots pa__sed. A lot of them. Don't let it scare you, but there's a lot of tissue in that lining! So I had a lot of clots for several days afterwards, but then had light bleeding for several days. Then I had a few heavy bleeding and clotting days again (this time the clots got smaller, though) and lighter days. Now I'm at four weeks since I took the first dose, almost four weeks since the second dose and I'm still bleeding a bit. Oca__sionally I do get small clots, but they still remind me that my body is simply getting ready to go back to normal. My doctor has been having me go back in for hcg levels every week (the hormone that the body produces for the placenta is called human chorionic gonadotropin, or hcg). The first week that we went in after thinking that we had miscarried, my levels were at 25,000. The first time that I went in after taking the cytotec (about nine days later), they were at 6,700. Today, they're at 192. The goal is to get them below 5, so I'm feeling really good about it. My doctor informed me that once the body reads that there is no longer a miscarriage happening (the hcg levels are at or below 5), then the bleeding should stop and your body should begin to go back to its "normal" routine. Since I'm still bleeding (light and heavy, different every few days), I figure that it might still take me a little longer than other people. But I'm feeling really good about things because I know that the medication worked and that we can soon get back to just being us and not worrying about this stuff! And I don't know about you all, but it gets hard feeling like a big walking uterus all the time. Havine a miscarriage is really hard, emotionally and physically. But it's also hard when your body is going in the "wrong" direction and you don't feel like yourself physically. You know that you need to always keep track of what it's doing so that you can hurry up and put it on the right course again. It feels like a long road sometimes, just to get out of it, but the signs that tell you you're heading in the right direction feel like mini-rewards and reminders that you get yourself back again soon. Hang in there and know that you're not alone! There are a lot of us out there, all with different experiences and stories. Just be patient with yourself and treat yourself well. And ask the same of the others who share your life with you. Hugs!

Oh! I totally forgot to mention this stuff. Since our doctor told us to wait about two cycles, we are still planning on trying again once the cycles happen. She says that your cycles will start going back to normal again once the hcg levels are at or below 5. So hang in there if you've still got some hcg in your system - keep looking forward to that 5!

I found this forum the day I was doing the misoprostol and it was very helpful. So here is my experience. I should say this is the second time I have done misoprostol but the first time I took it orally and had a blighted ovum so was about 8 wks along although there really wasn't much there. I believe I took it on a weekend and it didn't do much other than mild cramping until about the next Wed with severe cramps and I pa__sed the sac and then it all got better fast. This time I am 9 wks along. They thought it was a blighted ovum but they did eventually see a fetal pole on my ultrasound a couple days ago but no heart beat. So June 4th I started cytotec sublingual 800mcg at about 2PM. I was at work and was going to be home within 30-40 minutes but wanted to get it started ASAP so I could sleep that night. Big mistake within 15 minutes I started cramping (at work), vomited within 30 minutes and continued severe cramps (while at work). I got home and cramps got worse. I only asked for Lortab because I needed it the last time. They didn't offer it. I would suggest having it just in case. Finally took 1/2 lortab just after 5 PM. I was told not to take ibuprofen because it would decrease the effectiveness. Still way bad cramps but no bleeding. I was supposed to repeat the 800mcg after 3 hrs (5PM) but I was afraid due to the pain so I called the midwife and waited. Took other half of lortab at about 6:30 PM still have cramps but some bleeding finally started. 7:20 started second dose of miso and by 7:40 the worst pain of my life. I was writhing and moaning on the couch. I think it was basically just one long contraction. After about 1/2 hr it finally subsided to where I could hold still and breathe normally. I had taken a lortab before the pain got real bad but didn’t seem to make any difference. Finally during the horrible pain I took 400mg ibuprofen even though the midwife said it would decrease the effectiveness but that may be what finally got the pain to stop. Ibuprofen always works great for my cramps. I pa__sed some clots every time I went to the toilet. During the night I had a few contractions that hurt pretty bad but they were maybe once an hr. After 4 AM I slept for a solid 4 hrs. I was really scared to take the 3rd dose- I didn’t take it before bed because I wanted to sleep. At that point I kept saying I wouldn’t do it and just get a D&C because I couldn’t take the pain again. 9 AM talked to the midwife and we decided I could take 600mcg instead of 800mcg and take a Lortab 1/2 hr before so maybe it would help. So I took a lortab at 9:30 AM and started my next dose of cytotec at 9:55 AM, by the 3rd pill the cramps are starting to kick in. Not a ton of pain so I took the 4th pill at about 11 AM. Contractions were there but not as painful and sometimes only every 10-20 minutes. In the afternoon they became every 2-3 minutes so I decided to go push to see if something would pa__s. At 2:30 PM I finally pa__sed the sac. The pain was still there and I pa__sed some large clots the rest of the day. Pain wore off later but I had a lot of nausea and couldn’t stand up because of nausea and dizziness. Felt better on Sunday morning and was able to eat a little and sit up. Monday June 7- went to work, had cramping most of the day but okay June 8- okay in morning then just before work at 10 AM contractions again, took ibuprofen and lortab and couldn’t go to work. Cramps and contractions came and went throughout the day and bleeding continued. June 9- contractions again in the AM took lortab and ibuprofen but went to work for a few hrs before follow up OB apt. Did HCG today which was 1800 (down from 40,000 and 30,000 the previous week). They saw tissue at cervical opening and got some out but said I need a D&C. I am scheduled for 8:30 AM on June 10. So there is my story. It was the worst weekend of my life and now I know it was for nothing and I should have just done the D&C. But the first time I did misoprostol it was a breeze- physically I should say. So if this happens again- I don't know what I would do but probably the D&C. Lets just say this better not happen again- 3rd times the charm right? I am so sorry for anyone else who has to go through this!

I found out my baby had no heartbeat last Tuesday. This week i decided to take the meds to induce a miscarriage and will be doing so this weekend. reading over the experiences have prepared me for this. its still very hard. thank you to everyone.

I am at the end of my miscarriage after taking cytotec. I have to admit that reading some of these posts scared me too. I felt kind of misled by the doctor--they made it sound like it would be quick and over with within the day. I took a dose on a Friday at 11 a.m. Nothing happened. I called the dr. on call on Saturday and put another dose in at 11:00 am--still nothing except I got really sick to my stomach and had diarrhea. That night, three of the pills came out with some blood. Monday, my dr. said to give it more time and that the pills that came out were just "skeletons" not actual pills. By Monday evening at 5 p.m., I finally started to cramp and pa__s blood and clots. I just wanted to let other women know that it may take some time for this drug to work. This was my first pregnancy, so I did not know what to expect at all! I never thought I would have to be going through this--it was frustrating knowing we were losing the pregnancy and waiting four days for anything to happen. It was hard to deal with that.

I read all these stories and it helped me SO much in deciding how to take care of my miscarriage. So I wanted to share my story too, in the hopes that maybe it would help someone else. I was 15 weeks along when I started bleeding. I went to the doctor and he said there was no HB and the baby likely died around 12 weeks. He was very unsupportive of me attempting Misoprostol and kind of scared me into thinking it would be a terrible experience and that I was probably too far along to make it worthwhile. But I really did not want to do the D&C. In the end, I opted for the medication. I took it around 9 p.m. Friday night and I would say the intense pain did not start until around midnight. It was an awful pain. I was moaning and writhing on the floor and had the worst chills I have ever had, but around 3 a.m. my water broke and once it did it was such a relief. Most of the pain went away and I just pa__sed a huge amount of blood and clots until around 5 a.m. when I finally was able to doze off to sleep. BTW, I took Vicodin during the whole process. The next day, the bleeding was fairly light and everything seemed to stop. I took the second round of pills, which by the way, was 2 orally and 2 rectally (I didn't mention that earlier) and then I had some mild cramps for a few hours and I then pa__sed the "products of conception." This second round was not painful. I knew it was the placenta and everything when it came out. It was a little harder to push out but I never saw the fetus. I'm sure it was there but it wasn't easily visible. I am relieved that I was able to do it without undergoing a procedure. If you have birthed naturally before, it's not such a shock. I am relieved it is over and my ultrasound showed that everything pa__sed and the baby is now gone. It's a personal choice for sure, but the medication I think is doable if you are willing to undergo some pain. It may have helped that my body was already in the process of miscarrying because I was bleeding on my own, so I think the medication just pushed things along.

Thanks to everyone who posted here about their experience, it has been VERY valuable to me to know that my situation isn't unique. At 8 weeks I was only measuring via ultrasound at about 4, with no heartbeat or development. Blood tests showed my hormone levels were not rising either. I felt my doctor was quite vague with me about the process, probably because it is very different for everyone and nothing is set in stone. Basically, she said, "oh, you'll know if you need to go to the ER". I experienced every symptom except for vomiting and I'm still taking pain meds two days later. I took 4 pills v____ally. My body's response to the meds was almost immediate: within half an hour all my hair was standing on end and I had cold chills and diarrhea. I started bleeding at about 4 hours. Perhaps because I'm at 9 weeks, I had a great deal of tissue to expel. The next day I was very lightheaded and dizzy. And still cramping two days later, but with much lighter blood flow. My advice: don't do this alone, stay calm, stay in bed and plan for calling in sick the next day and possibly the day after that. You'll want to rest afterwards.

'Good' experience with Misoprostol Hi I wanted to share my expereince of misoprostol after being helped enormously by reading other experiences on this forum. I found out this week at my 10 week scan that my baby's heart had stopped at 8 weeks 2 days. Being as it had already been 2 weeks I didnt want to wait any longer for nature to take its course, so was undecided between D&C and medical management (misoprostol). Although I liked the idea of the quick recovery of D&C, I didnt want surgery and was worried by the risks I'd read about on the web. I told the hospital I would go for medical management but almost changed my mind after reading so many traumatic experiences. The hospital gave me a tablet of M to take orally on Thursday at about midday. By 3pm Friday (yesterday) I'd started to bleed slightly. By 7pm I was bleeding about the same as a heavy period, and by 11pm I was soaking a towel in an hour with quite large clots, maybe 5cm long. I didn't see anything recognisable. I could feel clots sliding out and did have to sit on the loo for minutes at a time. The worst was over by 4am, and bleeding after that has been light. Cramps and pain were no worse than a heavy period. I took paracetamol (OTC painkiller)throughout and co-proxamol twice while having a hot water bottle. I went back to the hospital this morning for a scan to check if the 'products of conception' had cleared. If not, I would have more medication and stay in hospital for the rest of the day. Luckily the scan showed everything was clear and I was allowed to go home. I'm still having cramps and taking pain meds.The hosiptal said I may bleed lightly for upto the next 10 days. From reading other women's experiences I think I was lucky. I'm in the UK and it sounds like its managed slightly differently in the US. Everything was done through the Early Pregnancy a__sessment Unit at my local hospital who are specialised in dealing with miscarriage. They were sensitive throughout and couldn't have been kinder. I hope this helps someone make the difficult decision. I asked God and angels for help during this time and I believe they answered.

I posted back on July 13th that I thought my miscarriage was almost over. Now it is August 5th, and it is still not over. I have a uterine septum, so supposedly the meds used to cause a miscarriage do not work on me as well due to the septum. I ended up having to take a third dose of the meds on July 19th. Then I had blood work done. Just three days ago, my HcG level was still 250 so I am still technically not done with this. I now have to wait 2 more weeks and take a urine test. It is pretty sad to wish for the stick to be negative this time. I just want this over so I can start ovulating again. If you have a uterine septum, think about doing the surgery. I know there are risks, but I would have done the surgery had I known it would take 3+ weeks to get this horrible experience over with.

A Physician's Experience I am a 30 year old physician and recently learned that I experienced a blighted ovum. Despite having years of pathophysiology under my belt, this forum was wonderful in terms of providing realistic perspectives, for which I am very thankful. I decided to participate in this forum to relay my own experience, as the stories of other women alleviated many of my own fears. I learned that I had a blighted ovum (anembyronic pregnancy) at 8 weeks. Of course the shock and sadness subsequently felt is something only each individual who goes through this can feel --truly inexplicable. My OB/GYN was extremely empathetic, but also very practial in terms of "next steps." With my busy schedule and the stress of being a female physician, she clearly layed out the options. 1) Wait for spontaneous abortion, 2)Cytotec (misoprostol), or 3) D&C. Given the emotional burden of having a miscarriage, I decided to try misoprostol. Furthermore, she explained that it was non-invasive and quite successful. Being a nerd by nature, I did a PubMed search on the topic of using Cytotec and found numerous articles. In short, using this method had been very well studied (surprisingly used a lot overseas---I'm in the U.S.), with relatively few negative outcomes (of course, there are always rare side effects leading to morbidity). I decided that the numbers showed that this was a safe method to use and the risk of any adverse reaction was small. My OB/GYN prescribed misoprostol 400mg oral and 400mg v____al. I decided to take the pills on a weekend, when my physcian husband was also home to help me. My OB/GYN also alerted the on-call physician that I would be doing this, in case of any adverse events. I also was prescribed a few tabs of Percocet (oxycodone/acetaminophen) in case the pain was unbearable. My OB/GYN did suggest that an NSAID such as ibuprofen would be the first-line choice for pain and cramps, and to try it first. I took the pills on a Saturday morning (oral and v____al concurrently). I would strongly suggest that you have someone help you push the v____al pills deeply inside, as mine actually fell out within 5 minutes. I re-placed them and layed flat for a nap. I also took some Motrin "prophylatically," so as to avoid using Percocet. About 5 hours so later, I experienced a lot of abdominal cramping. A lot of women have written about this "cramping." I felt that the cramping was mostly abdominal rather than uterine. Unlike uterine cramps that can often feel like a weight tied to the uterus, pulling downwards, this was more like really bad gastroenteritis cramps. It felt like I had really bad gas or something. Yes, diarrhea ensued! I honestly think the pain felt was more abdominal, from my intestines contracting. However, the cramping was actually bearable at this point. I did noticed some bright red blood spotting on my underwear. In the next few hours, the cramping persisted. It would come in waves, rather than constant. If I had to rate the pain on a scale of 1-10 (10 being someone chopping off my arm with a chainsaw), this was a 5. It was more "discomfort" than anything. Imagine having really bad diarrhea along with cramps for a few hours. I also felt extremely nauseaus, but no vomiting. I was diaphoretic (sweaty) and flushed at times, but this was also very transient, coming and going for a few hours. I was able to eat and drink normally (I think eating helped the nausea). The blood v____ally was indeed thicker than normally experienced during my mentrual periods. I pa__sed a few clots as well. I was anxiously waiting to pa__s the "sac." Ladies, you'll know when you pa__s the sac (see below). I did take one Percocet before bed to see why some patients are "hooked." Ladies, it gives you a buzz while relieving pain. Period. I slept most of the night, waking up about 3-4 times to use the bathroom (mostly to have a bowel movement). Sunday was quite uneventful and I was started to get worried that it hadn't worked. I hadn't pa__sed anything that could be a sac. I wasn't having anymore cramps either. The bleeding persisted, but now was starting to be more like a regular menstrual period. So of course I was freaked out. I did not want to do a D&C. I went to bed Sunday night thinking, "C___p, I have to call by doc tomorrow and tell her I didn't pa__s the sac." But alas, Monday morning around 5 am, I felt a "mini-explosion" in my pants. I knew I had pa__sed the sac. If any of you ladies are able contract your pelvic floor muscles strongly, this is what I did. When I went to the bathroom, in my pants, was a 4-5 inch firm, muscle-like ma__s. Again, being a nerd by nature, I looked at it carefully. There was nothing discernible as "fetal." Remember, this was an anembryonic pregancy. It honestly looked like a big giblet or something from a turkey. And that was it. No more cramps, just bleeding. It was not heavier, only thicker. Subsequent ultrasound showed that I had pa__sed the sac. And that was it. I had a normal menstrual period 1 month later. The phsycial aspect of going through this was really not as bad as I had expected. However, the emotional aspect is what really lingers with you for weeks and months. I am 4 months post-miscarriage and still get tearful about it. I would suggest finding solace in close friends and family. My husband was also very supportive and continues to give me encouragement about trying again. I don't think that I will ever forget the sadness I felt, but hope that a future successful pregnancy will renew my optimism about having children. I hope this helps a bit. It's just one experience--- happens to be a physician who experienced this.

my Married friend have been given Cytotec 12pcs/200mcg yesterday for medical reason to not keep the pregnancy (no heart beat yet) and for her unLuck, her dr. traveled the same night. she is less than a month pregnant. She started this morning at 5:45 am with two tablets under her tongue and two tablets down there. after an hour, she had two tablets under her tongue. She was sooo thirsty because she haven't drank/ate anything 8 hours before she started the abortion. so before the last 4 pills she had some water and some lemonde (cold) She Didn't move and she had the heater turned on (feeling cold) No signs of any abortion yet!

Can anyone help me about my situation? Please? My story goes like this. I was a month delayed from my last menstruation. At first I thought that it was just a part of my irregular menstruation like what I had before. I missed a month and the next month I had the normal period. During the second month I thought that it was the period that I'm waiting for but it's not. It was thursday afternoon when I bled. It was normal as if I'm having a normal period until the next day which is friday. Then, saturday came, I pa__sed a not so big but not so small clot of blood I ignored it because I thought that was just a part of the period. The next day,(sunday) another clot of blood pa__sed but it wasn't that big and I got worried so the next day (monday) I went to the hospital to check whats going on. The told me to take Pregnancy test at it was positive. The did IE to see what's happening and the doctor said I was "threatening". They told me to have a TVS (Transv____al Ultrasound)to see what's going on in there.I went to another hospital and I had the ultrasound Wednesday(one day after)and the doctor said that the cervix is not yet open so they cannot perform a D&C in my case. They game me medications such as Cefalexin for antibiotics, Hyoscine-n-butylbromide to soften my cervix and ferrous sulfate. She told me to go back after three days to check if it will be open. I went back after 3 days but it's still the same. The doctor told me to take the medication for another 2 weeks and if it's still close they will induce it. I got worried because of the complications it may have because there are still remains of conception. I continued the medication for two weeks but unfortunately I have to get back to work. So i didn't got the chance to go back to the hospital. This will be my 15th day taking the medication. I bled last July 28th and today is August 23rd. I need help..

My daughter is going through the pill experience as we speak. Thank you for posting this/ I hope all is well with you. God Bless