Patient's question:
Three weeks ago, I carefully discovered I was pregnant. The day before yesterday, I went to the hospital for an abortion. After the surgery, my lower abdomen has been in pain, like a pulling sensation in the muscles. I want to understand if it's normal for the lower abdomen to hurt after an abortion?Doctor's answer:
It is normal. The normal condition after a surgery is: there may be a small amount of minor abrasion in the vagina, the color may be bright red, dark brown, or generally without blood clots. If there is slight abdominal discomfort on the day of the surgery, it will disappear afterward. If the patient experiences significant abdominal pain after the surgery, it is considered abnormal. This may be due to (1) the uterus contracting again to expel remaining embryonic tissue outside the uterus. (2) Postoperative infection, which is also a complication of a surgery.