SPPH (secondary postpartum haemorrhage) due to retained placenta -D&C?

Hi! I had retained products and haemmorhaged (completely out of the blue whilst I was having a wee, thought I was going to die 😂) after a missed miscarriage + d&c. The actual procedure you are under general anaesthetic for and at least in my experience was very quick and I had minimal discomfort afterwards. After the first procedure my bleeding picked up again after 3 weeks and I was still testing positive for being pregnant so knew something was in there but I had placenta, sac and thickened womb lining so heaps of junk basically still in me. It's good you're being monitored! If you have any postpartum pads I recommend keeping them handy. When I started bleeding it was like I was peeing blood (I wasn't peeing it was just flowing out) but then I had clots the size of my fist that kinda blocked up the cervix and eased the bleeding off but it would come out if I got up and moved around. Feel free to message me if you have any q!

Sorry just read you had already had bleeding! Have you been given misoprostol or are they just waiting to see if your period clears it out?

Oh gosh you had the same!! It's actually horrifying isn't it. I can laugh now cause it's in the past but I felt the same way about going to the toilet for a while even after the d&c for the retained products. I also got given txa in a&e when I went in, I was just sent home as I had an ultrasound booked for the next day anyway, if you have a positive pregnancy test 3 weeks after a d&c its likely you have retained products. My retained placenta was only just a bit bigger than yours, I was given misoprostol to try and pass it whilst I was in EPAU waiting for my slot for the procedure, I was passing panfuls of clots but it was all blood and no tissue. In the end the doc wanted me to have the d&c anyway regardless. She was super nice and actually did my c section for this baby too. It's probably good you're having the antibiotics anyway as the last thing you need is an infection. Sorry I can't advise on much for the anxiety just I think it's very normal after an experience like that to feel worried about it

Especially as you know the problem has not resolved. Did they explain what to look out for if you pass anything? Tissue might be mixed in colour whereas blood clots are fairly uniform and smooth and don't contain any stringy or lumpy bits.