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[quote=Anonymous]I just did this last weekend.  I had waited two weeks to naturally miscarry (I found out at 7.5 weeks that there was an empty sac).

After 2 weeks, just daily spotting and cramping.  Trying to avoid a D&C, so asked for the cytotec

So my doctor prescribed 4 pills of cytotec.  He told me to do it on a day I didn't have to work.  He said that some doctors tell patients to do it vaginally, but he thinks it works better between the cheek and the gum.

I put two pills between left cheek and gum and two pills between right cheek and gum.  Held them there to dissolve for 30 minutes and then swallowed what was left of them.

I took prescription strength ibuprofen about a half hour BEFORE taking the cytotec.

The cramping wasn't nearly as bad as I thought (probably because I took the ibuprofen first).  I expected it to take longer, but after 2 hours, I already noticed a lot of blood, clots and placenta.

You really need to have large maxi pads on hand and check at least once every hour to see if you've soaked through.  My doctor said that if I was soaking through more than one an hour, then I should call the office.

The bleeding and clots passing continued pretty much for the next 24 hours and then tapered off significantly.  The doctor said I'd have some stomach upset, but it wasn't too bad, mainly bloating and gas and slightly loose stools.

I'm not sure, actually, if I passed the sac.  Sometimes stuff came out while I peed (sorry if TMI) and I didn't see it all before it slid down the toilet drain.

I did the cytotec on Saturday, and now, Tuesday, I'm still bleeding and cramping a little, but nothing major, more like the backend of a normal period.  I'm hoping most everything passed.

I feel a lot better.  The bloating I've had for the past two weeks has gone down a LOT, so I think it has helped.

I have to go back in a couple weeks to get a sonogram to see if it has all passed.  I'm really hoping I don't have to get a D&C, but honestly, I'm not positive one way or the other.

I had kind of hoped for more resolution with the cytotec, but I'm still glad I did it.  My doctor only gave me one dose.  Some do two.  Maybe two would have been better.  Or maybe I would have bled too much.  I don't know.

I hope that helps.  If you have any specific questions, just post.

Best of luck.  [/quote]

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