tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387757235421993128.post6348609391963988039..comments2023-12-27T23:42:45.680-05:00Comments on The Abortioneers: Being Thereplacenta sandwichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729355361057625131noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387757235421993128.post-41793081546331464542009-08-22T02:13:12.014-04:002009-08-22T02:13:12.014-04:00My first observation came a year or so after I beg...My first observation came a year or so after I began working in a women's health center; the physician, old as dirt, invited me in to observe because he felt that everyone who worked there needed to really have a clear picture of what an abortion procedure looked like. Patient was sedated and pretty early (10wks?) so I stood next to the physician and watched all the tubes and rods and etc, then he called me over to do the first check of contents while the patient was still out and before everything got sent to the lab. I remember being pretty awed by the care he was taking on such a "routine" procedure and what a change this was making in the patient's life, since I had walked with her all the way through the process. The procedure itself was medically interesting, but the real emotional impact for me came from the other parts of her visit--the ultrasound, the education, and the waiting and waiting and waiting.Tropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928158609657128952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387757235421993128.post-22396094338725361862009-08-18T11:40:50.655-04:002009-08-18T11:40:50.655-04:00I'll admit, the first time I saw an abortion I...I'll admit, the first time I saw an abortion I got a little queasy. Luckily for me, my role was "up top" with the patient, holding her hand and telling her everything was going to be ok and that (truthfully) the procedure was incredibly quick. <br /><br />For a lot of women, it was the anticipation that was so difficult, not the procedure itself. I wish women didn't have to sit for so long beforehand.KT My Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07045966201880044927noreply@blogger.com