The nurses and the Doctor were all very gentle and caring. I was not entirety asleep, but I was very loopy and slightly incapacitated. I waited about 30 minutes, then they lead me into the operation room, took my blood pressure, gave me an IV injection to make me sleepy.
I then waited 1 more hour to be checked into the surgical ward, where they de-robed me and discussed my sedation options. I had to wait In waiting room about 1 hour, then they checked my Rh type, gave me an antibiotic and a pill for anti nausea. I paid $285, I received a discount for my financial hardship and testing Rh positive. I read several stories on the internet that said it’d take a minimum of 10-15 minutes for the procedure. In Texas there’s a mandatory 24 hour waiting period between the first and second appointment. After this they schedule my “second appointment,” for the actual D&C surgical abortion procedure on the following Friday. The Doctor was very friendly, straightforward, helpful, gentle and informative. Texas law demanded that during my first appointment the Doctor show me the ultrasound, a diagram of fetal development at the stage in pregnancy I am at, as well as it’s mandatory that I had to listen to a small sample of my embryo’s heart beat. I live in Texas, the laws for abortion are rather strict here. After checking in and paying $115, they did a short pelvic exam which was a vaginal ultrasound. When I showed up for the first appointment the wait was 45 minutes, they did some standard questionnaire paperwork, similar to any other Doctor’s appointment. I called Planned Parenthood on a Wednesday and they had my “first appointment” scheduled the following Tuesday. The process was very straightforward and simple. I had a surgical abortion at 9 weeks two days gestation.