My Post-Abortion Recovery Journey
Doc said I needed antibiotics after my abortion last month to prevent infections. Straight up told me I couldn’t skip them even if swallowing horse-sized pills made me gag. Picked up this seven-day course called Amoxicillin from the pharmacy, instructions saying take morning and evening.
How I actually took these damn pills:
- Set phone alarms for 8AM and 8PM because lord knows I’d forget otherwise
- Ate oatmeal before morning dose since my stomach gets sensitive
- Smashed the evening pill between two spoons like a caveman ’cause swallowing them whole made me choke
- Never missed even one dose – treated it like sacred ritual
Started noticing fuzzy white patches in my mouth around day three. Freaked out thinking it was thrush! Called doc’s after-hours line, assistant said it’s common. Mixed baking soda with water as mouthwash every morning – nasty taste but cleared that white gunk by day five.
What I did besides pills:
- Drank so much water my pee looked like tap water
- Ate yogurt morning and night like my life depended on it
- Stole my boyfriend’s electric heating pad for constant belly warmth
- Slept like a hibernating bear – minimum 9 hours nightly
Biggest surprise? The antibiotics didn’t just prevent infection. My bleeding stopped completely by day six when normally I’d bleed for weeks. Doctor later explained less infection means faster tissue healing. Who knew tiny pills could help shrink recovery time?
Finished all pills but kept the yogurt habit. Three weeks later my first period came like clockwork. No cramps, no drama – felt like my body hit the reset button properly. Still got weird taste flashbacks whenever I open my spice cabinet though. That damn chalky pill taste haunts me!
