D&C question

[womet]

I hope it's okay that I ask this here. If not, let me know and I'll DD it.

How long does a D&C take? Is it something that's done in the office during a normal length appointment?

ETA: It's not for me. Not PG. My Mirena is still in place.

[discogranny]

I had to go into the hospital for mine. I was around 9-10 weeks. I had to be there at 6am and did not go home until the afternoon. Mine was done under full anesthesia, in an OR, with full surgery prep done (no eating after midnight, no jewelry, wearing a hospital gown, etc.)

ETA: I also had to do pre-admit on the Friday before my Monday procedure, which took a couple of hours.

[azurely]

Ditto discogranny. I was 7.5 weeks when I had one after a missed m/c. It was done in the hospital under full anesthesia, and I was there most of the day. My recovery was easy though, I was pretty much back to normal the next day.

[awick14]

I was 15 weeks along, (measuring 12 1/2) I had to have some medical "tampon" placed inside me the day before the D&C. This was because I was further along they wanted to soften my cervix. The D&C itself took about 5 hours from being admitted into the hospital until I went home.

((Hugs)) to your friend. This is a tough time, I'm glad your there for here.

[womet]

Thanks ladies.

[jewel]

I had mine done around 9 weeks. No sedation, just local anesthesia. It was done in the women's health procedure room. From check in until we left, I was probably there for an hour.

[womet]

Thanks Jewel.