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Had Surgical Termination, Copper Coil Fitted, Massive Bleed And Clot. Serious? Normal?

I had a surgical termination 3 weeks ago and a copper coil fitted whilst I was under, and thurs I had a massive bleed and clot , then earlier today and this evening the bleed so was so bad I went to a and e and sat in a massive pool of blood and they said it was normal but I just can t get my head around it - I ve never seen so much blood in my life
Mon, 6 May 2013
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Hello
Thanks for your query.
You could be having the bleeding and clotting due to imcomplete surgical termination.
This is a known complication of a surgical abortion.
However, I wonder why it was considered normal, because the way you describe it, you should not be having pools of blood 3 weeks after a termination.
I suggest you see a gynecologist as soon as you can.
Please have an internal check up and a transvaginal ultrasound, which will tell you if tissue and blood clots are still inside the uterus.
You might require blood transfusion, and a repeat evacuation if the need arises.
Take care.
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Had Surgical Termination, Copper Coil Fitted, Massive Bleed And Clot. Serious? Normal?

Hello Thanks for your query. You could be having the bleeding and clotting due to imcomplete surgical termination. This is a known complication of a surgical abortion. However, I wonder why it was considered normal, because the way you describe it, you should not be having pools of blood 3 weeks after a termination. I suggest you see a gynecologist as soon as you can. Please have an internal check up and a transvaginal ultrasound, which will tell you if tissue and blood clots are still inside the uterus. You might require blood transfusion, and a repeat evacuation if the need arises. Take care.