"Early Abortion"

Unfortunately I recently went through the abortion process after my husbands vasectomy failing. It was an extremely difficult decision, the hardest I've ever had to make. I had to go in to the hospital for the first tablet on one day and then return 2 days later for the passing of the pregnacy.

I was absolutely heartbroken and extremely scared at the thought I had to go through the process without my husband by my side but after being reassured on the first appointment that the nurses would be there in place of my husband to support me all the way through it, I went ahead. They told me all the way through they would keep me updated and let me know when the pregnancy had passed and make sure I wasnt in pain.

After arriving at the hospital to begin the 2nd and final part of the process and taking the medication, the next visit I had from a nurse was over 4hrs later after asking for pain relief which I was then given paracetamol. The person coming in and out was a healthcare assistant who was emptying the commode and I actually asked her if a nurse could come and see me and let me know if I have passed the pregnancy and what's going on for her to tell me I had passed it and waiting to monitor blood loss but even after that, no nurse appeared. The next time I saw a nurse was on discharge. No support, very traumatic time in my life and very lonely experience.