Of fucking course I had scar tissue after my D&E. Scar tissue is a risk of any surgical procedure on the uterus. Any while it's not common to have scar tissue after a D&E, it's not unheard of either. (The more severe the scarring, the rarer it is. I don't know exact percentages of risks. Searching information about abortions online is scary because you can find yourself on pro-life sites. So scarring is rare, but it happens.)
The scar tissue was caught during an HSG at my fertility doctor's office to prepare for my frozen cycle. (Which I have very mixed emotions about--but that's a post for another day.) I had to have a SECOND surgery to remove it (a D&C this time) immediately to avoid delaying my cycle, because scar tissue can affect fertility. (It can hinder implantation of the embryo.) It was stressful and awful and unpleasant but it's over. Fortunately the scarring was minor and the doctor thinks that it was completely removed with the D&C.
Being back at the hospital and having my poor veins hacked away at and being scraped again and all of the attendant stuff was really traumatic and set me back emotionally a fair bit. As I told my husband, knowing what I know now, I would not have tried to have a second child. But we're doing our best to move forward with the most positive attitude/outlook possible.
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