Posted on 07/31/2004 5:18:29 PM PDT by Keyes2000mt
I put my co-pay and a small donation on my credit card. It's a lot less than I thought I'd have to pay. I'm relieved, since I have student fees and rent coming up. More waiting. I get very hungry. I wish I had eaten breakfast before coming. I look over the pamphlet and discover NuvaRing. It sounds great and so much more convenient than the Pill. My regular doctor had not mentioned it. I had no idea there was something so easy available. I'm excited to get started with that right away.
Three hours after first arriving, it's finally time. I'm led to a bathroom and told to empty my bladder and put a pad in my underwear. I'm then led to another room where I strip from the waist down and lie on a table. I realize that I'm not even nervous. I feel a little awkward lying on a table with no pants, but nothing too bad. The doctor comes in, introduces himself, and shakes my hand. A woman stands next to me and starts some small talk. It gets my mind off what's going on. I barely feel a thing at first. The woman next to me warns I'll soon hear the vaccuum turn on and feel some cramping. It was still a bit surprising to feel cramps so suddenly. It is uncomfortable, but not painful. More small talk. She's a cat person but her apartment won't allow them. I sympathize.
Finally, I hear the machine shut off, and the woman next to me says it is hopefully over. The doctor confirms. All the important parts have been removed. I'm done.
The doctor reminds me of the importance of scheduling a follow-up exam before leaving the room. As soon as I sit up, the cramps get a lot better. I get dressed and go into the recovery room. I'm still hungry, and a little cold, but am feeling pretty good. The cramps aren't that bad, and I'm relieved to have the procedure done.
I tell the woman I have decided on the NuvaRing. We discuss that and go over my aftercare. 7 days of antibiotics. No sex, tampons, or lifting over twenty pounds for two weeks. Nothing I can't handle. I'm reminded once more to make an appointment for a follow-up exam in three to four weeks. I get a small brown bag with papers describing everything I was told about, a bottle of antibiotics, and my first NuvaRing. Another woman checks my blood pressure and temperature again. My blood pressure has come back down.
I'm hungry, and I want a nap, but I'm feeling good about my decision, and relieved that it's over. My roommate takes me for lunch and drops me off at home before heading into work. I'm hardly bleeding at all.
I talk to my mom on the phone a few hours later. I lie and say that nothing's new in my life. I know she wouldn't approve, but I also know she's not ready to be a grandmother yet.
Feb. 7: After a few days of just light spotting, it's starting to feel like a period flow. I haven't used pads in over ten years. It feels strange.
I make the appointment for my follow-up exam. It will be on February 25, exactly three weeks after the procedure. They'll make sure there were no complications, and I'll get the chance to buy more NuvaRings.
Walking home from the store, I hear a baby wailing through an apartment window on my street. I chuckle to myself and think how happy I am that won't be my window later this year.
To simply say "I'm not sorry" or "I don't regret it" is not strong enough. Having an abortion was the best decision I ever made. I'm glad I did it, and I'm 100% confident that I made the right choice for myself, my lover, and our situation. It's not right for everyone, but it was right for me, and I'll do everything in my power to make sure every woman has the opportunity to decide if it is right for her without legislation making that decision for her.
Any pregnancy will change your life, whether you have the baby or not. It should be up to us how we let it change us.
(Excerpt) Read more at imnotsorry.net ...
In the big picture, we are in a lot of trouble.
Many conscientious obstetricians are facing financial ruin because of inflated malpractice insurance costs.
And abortionists are becoming fabulously wealthy.
That is certainly an upside-down statistic. We should either force abortionists to assume the costs for those who are real doctors, or sue them for helping people to avoid paying taxes.
Taxes?
You bet. How much does it cost to raise a child? How much do we invest in the child's education? And how much of the National Debt is that child's birthright?
Abortionists should be required to assume the debt of every child which will no longer be able to pay his or her taxes because of the abortionist's action.
I say sue them. Sue them into poverty. Sue them into unemployment.
Please God!!! Unemployment.
"The child is lucky , --it doesnt have this woman for a mother, If you believe in rebirth perhaps this child can be reborn to a real mother, one who will love and care for it, This woman is only interested in having sex with her lover.What a pig.'
"What a pig.'"
Exactly. Except Sows are known to EAT their offspring.
If Christ was around to see what idiotic, mindless hating sheep his "followers" have become, he would be ashamed of you all.
Most of the stories I read through (two thirds of the names) were all for 'convenience'. Only two were from rape, and I question why she waited two months to get a checkup. So they actually prove the point of the pro-life camp that 99% of abortions are strictly for convenience LOL
Really???
The threat is very real. If Bush is reelected, he WILL send us back to the days of back-alley abortions, coat hangers, dumpster baby epidemics, and other desperate measures women will feel forced to take to rid themselves of an unwanted pregnancy. We CANNOT allow that to happen!
Care to elaborate? Did you forget sarcasm tags?
It's straight from one of the stories. It cements in my mind that this website is full of ABB election shite.
>>To simply say "I'm not sorry" or "I don't regret it" is not strong enough. Having an abortion was the best decision I ever made. >>
This is how she feels now. From my time as an Office Manager for a Psychiatrist, I can tell you that around the time of her first live birth, she will begin to dream of her dead baby. At that point she will be seeking help and on some heavy medication.
While at UC Berkeley 30 years ago, I joined a friend in her doctor's waiting room. The doctor had a message on the wall about integrity (author unknown). He was African American (as was my friend). I later learned that he was an abortion doctor (and to whom the University sent their students). He appeared to be just a regular OBGYN. The incongruence haunted me. I often wonder what his life is now.
Incongruence?
Can you imagine doing something like this and having a change of heart and then reading what you posted about your child?
"Can you imagine doing something like this and having a change of heart and then reading what you posted about your child?"
If you are referring to her calloused attitude regarding the abortion and later regretting it, you have nailed it. Her life will be hell with or without the change of heart.
dont worry, she'll be sorry when she's older. abortions can lead to significant health problems down the road.
this is more proof that feminism has corrupted our society. these selfish women are uncapable of being mothers.
thats what the dumocrap party is all about: abdication of all responsibility.
I've done things as bad or worse. Thankfully, Jesus Christ has forgiven me. I don't know why He did what He did for me, but there it is. His forgiveness is immediate. Forgiving yourself can take alot longer.
What a horrible, horrible account. To think that there are people like this - in fact, to think that they are probably the majority of American citizens - is just devastating. You are right, God help us all.
I know. We all carry our crosses. Someone once told me that if Christ forgives us then it is a sin not to forgive ourselves because we are putting ourselves above God. I don't know but it's hard, huh?
I don't think there are a lot like this. Many don't ever recover emotionally. It seems IMO that there may be a plan of fighting "fire with fire" developing. Kind of like: "Yes we see the pictures. Yes it is a child but it's your body and you have that right and it's nothing to be ashamed of"
We'll see how she feels in 10-12 years - or less. And when that time comes, it won't be fixable. Some things can't be undone.
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