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I just want to say thank you to all for sharing your experiences so candidly. I also never thought I would need this kind of information, but here I am after the loss of my second pregnancy. I am an ultrasound tech, a whole new experience when you're doing your own scan and discover your baby is 2 weeks behind on growth. Talked it over with my doctor and planned a scan for one week later. Second scan showed no heartbeat. I also could not face carrying my dead baby until ? We scheduled a D&C. The day after my surgery the bleeding completely stopped. Dr. suggested another ultrasound. Discovered that nothing had been removed during surgery, sac and contents were still intact. We then tried a less harsh medicine, doctor thought it would be enough after the surgery. Did another ultrasound, no such luck! Uterus was still full. Doctor went to cytotec. Unfortunately I think he was in the dark about all that I would experience. Lucky for me I found this website. He hadn't ordered anything for pain. Lucky for me I had him do that before I started. Took the 2 pills orally. 4 hours later the cramps started. Heavy bleeding didn't start intil about 11 hours after dose. Passed large clots every 1-2 hrs. Heavy clotty bleeding lasted a total of about 8 hrs. Now the bleeding has slowed to about normal mid-period bleeding. I will do another scan this week to make sure everything is back to normal. Just wanted to say thanks again for everyones courage in sharing their experiences.
Your stories were a Godsend to me. I'm not quite so alone in my loss. God bless you all !

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