In retrospect, I should have done the genetic testing the first time as well. (It’s likely you will find the same!) My experience was that was actually very relieving for me, to know that there was nothing I could’ve done. In my case I learned definitively that the issue was an abnormality incompatible with life. I opted out of genetic testing the first time, but not the second, and my advice to you, to the extent that it’s helpful, is to have the testing done. Both times were flawless with very compassionate care providers. I have had this procedure done on an early miscarriage at Kaiser Oakland twice now.
So I would recommend the testing, as it may help you identify why the pregnancy was nonviable or reassure you that it was random bad luck, as it was in our case.įirst, I’m so sorry this is happening to you.
But it is associated with a molar pregnancy, which has a small chance of leading to other issues, so my doctor recommended regular hCG testing afterward to make sure it goes back down to normal - we never would have known that without the testing. I tested the tissue with Natera and found that it was a triploidy, with an extra copy of every chromosome, which is more likely to happen by random chance and unlikely to happen again. I was feeling physically fine the next day and I was able to get pregnant again a few months later. They gave me painkillers to take before and after, and I think I just had to take one more later in the day after the procedure. I scheduled it early in the day and was feeling physically well enough to go to a meeting in the late afternoon (with someone from out of town, I wasn't able to reschedule unfortunately - I wouldn't recommend scheduling a meeting on the same day like I did!!). I had a D&C in 2017 after a missed miscarriage, also around 8-9 weeks, and had no physical complications or issues. I'm so sorry to hear you are going through this.
#BARBARA OAKLAND DAUGHTER OF SIMON OAKLAND FREE#
Please feel free to reach out if you have more specific questions or just to commiserate with someone else who has been through the experience. I ended up getting pregnant on my first regular cycle following the D&C, had an uneventful pregnancy, and gave birth in May to the healthy kiddo chilling next to me.
I was told I could go back to physical exercise the day after the procedure if I wanted and although I don't think I *did*, I felt fine - basically zero physical recovery time. The docs I spoke with were very reassuring about the risk of complications, and I didn't have any. (I had previously given birth, so I don't know if it would have been more painful if I hadn't - but I don't think my previous pregnancy made a difference to how long the procedure took.) My biggest recovery issue was waiting for the benzodiazepine to wear off - I was pretty loopy the rest of the day. There was some pain with the administration of topical anesthetic and for me and some intense but very brief discomfort during the procedure itself. A couple hours later I had the procedure, which took less than 15 minutes. They offered me benzodiazepine to reduce anxiety, which I took.
My husband and I arrived in the morning (they made an exception to the then-policy of no visitors due to COVID), I spoke with the nurse about the procedure, and was given misoprostol and told I could take a walk, hang out in the courtyard, etc. I was at UCSF, not Kaiser, but my experience was as positive as it could have been given the circumstances. I'm so sorry you're going through this for a second time! I had a missed miscarriage (discovered at my 12-week nuchal translucency scan) last June and decided to have a D&C.
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