June 18, 2017

Kathlyn, 26, Technical Support

Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines

 

 

*Summary:

April 09 : LMP

May 15 : Positive PT

May 18 – 23 : Took Vit.C + Parsley + Dong-quai (Failed)

June 2: Phone Consultation with Sir John

June 3 : Transviginal Ultrasound

June 5 : Picked-up the parcel for the procedure

June 8-10 : Mifepristone and Misoprostol Procedure

I am 26, skinny and sickly woman. I always have dysmenorrhea each and every time I have my period. My menstrual cycle is also irregular.

I was waiting for my period to come but instead of blood only brown discharge came out. I got a little worried so I researched what it means, and yep I learned that I could be pregnant. I still tried to wait for a few days but no menstruation. Then I started to feel nauseated and sleepy so I decided to take a pregnancy test and boom! Two clear lines showed. I felt weaken and told myself this can’t be happening. I showed the PT to my partner and we talked, He just told me that whatever my decision is He will support me. I am not ready yet for this and we still both supporting our family.

Again we searched over the internet on how to induce miscarriage. We learned about the Herbal induced miscarriage so I tried it. I took Vitamin C, Parsley and Dong-qui for 6 days, I had few bleedings but nothing came out. My morning sickness got worst, I felt nauseated the whole day.

Since nothing happened we search again for Plan B, We texted a number we got in the internet to order for Cytotec, but instead of giving us the medicine she offered us for a D&C procedure. She said that the procedure will only last a few minutes and it is painless. We decided to grab her offer since I am already desperate. On the day we are supposed to be meeting, she said that her helper will fetch us. While on our way to the meet up place the helper told us that I couldn’t bring a companion on the location where the procedure will happen because that is their protocol. I got worried and afraid because I’ll be alone. We are already at the meet up place and waiting for the helper, since the helper mentioned the name “Ms. S”, my boyfriend tried to searched for it and to our surprise, there’s a lot of bad and horrible review about her. My boyfriend and I immediately left and blocked their numbers.

When we got home, I was so thankful that we were not able to meet them but are also already losing hope. But when my boyfriend checked his email, He found a message on his spam folder about the Project 486. The message came from the girl where we got details about herbal infused miscarriage.

We immediately sent an email to Project 486 seeking for help and we received a swift reply from Sir Alex. We sent all the details they were asking for which they need for their assessment. And then I was scheduled for a consultation through phone call. I talked to Sir John and He explained everything to me, he also answered all my questions. Just by talking to him all my doubts were erased because he seems to know everything about the procedure and he sounded very professional and is very kind. He also suggests that I should have TVS just to be sure because there’s a history of ectopic pregnancy in my family although it is not hereditary.

I sent the result of my TVS to Sir Alex. Sir John confirmed that it is intrauterine and I can proceed to the procedure. We immediately sent our payment for the package we availed and on that same day they were able to process our order, they gave us the tracking no. Then we picked up the package on the day it arrived and started the procedure after a few days. On the 2nd day of the procedure we checked-in in a hotel for more convenience.

Details of Procedure:

Thursday:

6am – 6pm Low folate diet

I only ate apples and plain oatmeal the whole time. It was so hard for me because I always feel like I’m about to vomit.

6PM- 11:59 PM – Fasting. I slept early so I won’t feel hungry and nauseated.

Friday:

12 AM – I took Mifepristone (Mife) tablet with 1 cup of water.

12 AM – 6AM – Fasting

6AM – 11:59 PM – Low folate diet.

The whole day I only ate apple, boiled potatoes, raisins and peaches. I make sure I only eat small amount because I don’t want to make any mistake.

Saturday:

5:30 AM – I woke up early to defecate, urinate and take a full bath.

6 AM – Insertion of Misoprostol (Miso) on V.

I lay in bed and with the help of my partner, inserted and rubbed the 2 Miso tablet.

I put pillow under my thigh area just to be sure that tablets won’t slip out.

10 AM – I took the Miso tablet bucally and swallow it after few minutes without water.

I started to feel cramps and pain. I expected to feel worst pain but to my surprise the pain is tolerable. After few hours I can no longer tolerate the urge to defecate. I went to the comfort room to defecate and when I checked my diaper there’s a lot of blood clots.

2 PM – I took another set of Miso tablet bucally.

I felt a more severe pain but still tolerable. When I felt that something is coming out again. I tried to stand and then it fell. I went to the comfort room to check for it, I saw the POC. We sent the documentation to Sir John. After he saw it he advised that they will assess it first and he also said that fasting and low folate diet is over. I can already eat regular meal / rice meals.

After I read the message from Sir John that the procedure is a success, tears run down my face. I felt emotional and relived. It was the lowest point of my life that I never imagined happening to me.

I was really worried at first because I’m very sickly; I thought I’m too weak for the procedure. But then my worst expectation didn’t happen. The pain was tolerable. I didn’t felt any chills which I expect to happen. After the procedure, I felt so emotional and sad but at the same time I felt thankful that everything is over and nothing bad happened to me.

I promised to myself that this will be the first and the last time it will ever happen. I didn’t attach myself too much on the life inside me because I know it will only hurt and break me.

“I am sorry for what I did; I know that I can never get you back. I promise that in the next chapter of my life I will make everything right. I will do everything to make things right.”

Sir John, Sir Alex and the whole team,

Thank you for guiding us for the whole procedure. Thank you for everything.

To all woman who is in this same situation, this is not an encouragement but if you decided to go through with the procedure, don’t hesitate to seek help with Project 486. They will offer help and guide you throughout the whole procedure. They will also guide you on how to recover once the procedure is over.