D&C Procedure

Since the miscarriage did not happen naturally, not even after a week of travelling in Taiwan, we decided to do it. More like I decided to do it.

It was scary for me because I've not had any procedures done at all in my life.
After living for 30 years,

• I had my first blood test (and did it twice in the span of two weeks)
• worn the hospital robe
• sat on wheelchair
• was wheeled to the operation theater
• was given GA
• slept through the entire procedure and
• slept on the hospital bed, as a patient, not as a visitor.

It was then I realised how scary it was. My grandmother had to stay at the hospital several times and I was always the visitor, lying on her bed, eating her food.

I thank God for the skillful nurses cause all the needles felt like ant bites so far.

The procedure cost about RM2.2k in a whole and I did it in Island Hospital. I enquired Adventist but they said somewhere around RM3.5k so we went ahead with Island in the end.

The procedure was painless (cause I fell asleep like 1/2 seconds after the GA was administered. The ride there was scarier.

I did not experience much discomfort except for cramps after the procedure. It was only one day for me. I was able to go to toilet, laugh and talk immediately after coming out from the OT. I think the dosage wasn't high so I was able to recover quickly. I was shivering in there for say 30 seconds before they put in the GA and then I KO-ed.

All in all, I thank God for the smooth procedure and the ability to pay for it. I also thank God for my sister and mother for taking care of me and making sure I eat well for the past 5 days. My husband has to run around packing my stuff and just being there for me.

The procedure is over and now we are on the road of recovering and hopefully babychong #2 will come soon.