Medical Mismanagement?

TW- discussion of termination

I had a medication termination exactly 15 weeks ago. The specialist told me there’s a ‘less than 1% chance of complications, it’s a very safe process’. (I’m not here to argue ethics and morals).

They did 2 follow up appointments, one and two weeks after taking the medication. I was still bleeding heavily, lots of pain, etc, but they said it’s probably normal and then they discharged me from their service.

4 weeks after the medication, I was still bleeding and in pain, so my GP referred me for an ultrasound which found retained products.

Since then I have been to hospital 4 times (just given IV antibiotics, but no other interventions to resolve it). I still have retained products, it has become hypervascular, the nearby myometrium (muscle in the wall of my uterus) has “abnormal hypervascularity” (they suspected an AVM).

Initially the specialist clinic was going to do a hysteroscopic D&C, but now they’ve decided they won’t intervene at all because of the haemorrhage risk of the procedure, and that it would pose high risk to my fertility. They were going to discharge me from their service again without this being resolved, but I told them I’m not comfortable with that.

I still have this retained product, I’m still bleeding 15 weeks later, I’m still being prescribed strong pain relief regularly. I’m missing out on time at university, I’m often stuck in bed in pain. The only advice the specialist gave me is “if you develop signs of infection or begin heavily bleeding, present to the emergency department”.

I’m now stuck in this position where they won’t do anything to resolve the retained product, and I’m basically just waiting for a medical emergency for them to finally intervene.

I’m not even sure what to do about this situation, because I’m not “zoned” to any other public hospital (no other public hospital would take me as an outpatient because I live too far away). So I can’t get a second opinion unless I go privately, which I currently can’t afford.

Honestly I wouldn’t have gone ahead with the termination had I known this is how this hospital handles complications. Although right now isn’t an appropriate time for my partner and I to have a child, having kids in my future is the only reason I work towards my goals. It’s to one day become a mother. I’m so scared my fertility has been put at such a significant risk by this hospital continually denying any interventions or follow-up. I have no idea what to do.