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Posted at 4: 4 PM on Jul 14, 2008 by jandringa, #32358
This site has made me realize that I am not crazy. Well, now I am... But not for long, I have had my Mirena since 2/2005 after the birth of my daughter. Yes, there was a lot of cramping at first and the insertion was awful. The Dr. reassured me that I would begin to feel better and gave me time frames as to when cramping and bleeding should stop and may even stop completely. Wow, this is great! I thought... I nursed my first year and at the 6 month mark my production slowed. I've heard this was normal. I was proud that I had gotten down to the pre-baby weight. No credit to Mirena. This was strictly due to nursing and some exercise. At the year mark I became more and more irritable, per my husband. I was Forgetful or should I say had difficulty holding conversations due to forgetting simple words... I was depressed and just plain mean... He was right. I didn't notice until he said it, I was angry all of the time. I was reluctant to go on any pills; I feared I would be labeled as crazy. So, instead of meds we ended up needing to see a marriage counselor. Yep, after 5 months of babbling about my childhood and bringing about a normal conversation with my husband again, I end up taking medication. I had been convinced this was simply a little postpartum and everybody is depressed after a baby so I was put on some generic version of Prozac (temporarily). Had some dizzy spells at work (very embarrassing). In the summer of 2006 I started have pain during sex. I could tell it was coming from the ovary. It was on my left side. Of course, my husband had to deal to with the constant feeling of rejection. I was thinking I'm just constipated and the added pressure is well... you get the idea... Hurting everything else. After a few months of this I made an appointment with my OB doctor. I had a 5 cm cyst! I was told this could burst or possibly twist. Then I am restricted to no sex and light exercise. Within 3 months that cyst burst it sent a burning sensation through my abdomen to my upper thighs. I have a lot of abdominal pain and bloating. I went in several times later but was never diagnosed with having anything wrong. Suggested to see an Oncologist (never went). Now to the current year of the Mirena... I mentioned earlier that I had lost all of my weight back to 114 pounds (I'm petite). Within the last 4 months I have put on 17pound and still climbing. I am having some horrible pains on the right side now which I know is the return of another one of those cysts. It must be a dozy, this one really hurts. And having acne breakouts of a teenager. So let’s review... From this post I have experienced the depression, cyst, weight gain, acne, forgetfulness, dizziness, stomach pains, bloating. I want it out I had scheduled to get it done on 7/17. My husband freaked and now has scheduled to get a vasectomy. He has asked me to wait until his procedure has been done before I go through with it. So, I am waiting but am interested to hear how soon we become normal again when all foreign objects and medications has been removed.
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Reply about 1 month ago on Jul 14, 2008 by red1964, #10142

I started to feel better before I even got back to my car the day I had mine removed. I had been having horrible dizziness, extreme fatigue, serious memory problems, headaches, bloating...you name it. And I only had the thing 5 months! Had it removed in Feb and I can say that I am 90% back to normal. A very occasional brief bout of dizziness and that is about it. Glad to be sleeping again and glad to be rid of those monster zits. Good luck to you. I would get it out as soon as possible, you have suffered enough!!

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Reply about 1 month ago on Jul 15, 2008 by lwilliams9922, #10169

Get it out!! I had mine alot longer than most of these ladies but because I didn't know better I keep beliving i wasn't doing something right.. eating sleeping or exercise.. Man was I wrong when I got it out it was instant that I noticed a difference.. I didn't mind the no period but the 60 pounds i gained wasn't worth it... I'm now down 30 pds.. can't say all is feeling of 100% but I'll take 95% over the Living Hell that IUD was.

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Reply about 1 month ago on Jul 15, 2008 by jandringa, #10174

1williams9922 you hit the nail on the head. I've had this thing in for 3 years and always chocked my issues up to body changes or circumstances. The pounds are whats killing me but I realized I was having issues with the Mirena from the cyst so when I checked some posted and felt like I had written all of them. It was then that I realized my issues were bigger than I had thought and I have been treating side effects this whole time. I've got to print these postings for my husband. Wow, I feel like I just found the key to heaven!!!

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Reply about 1 month ago on Jul 16, 2008 by kschw, #10185

I've had my mirena out for about 8 1/2 weeks now. WOW! what a difference. I also suffered from ovarian cysts bursting. (worse then child birth i think), weight gain, anxiety, depression and extreme joint pain ( i no longer could carry a laundry basket upstairs from the basement).
I am 43 years old and doctors were convinced that I was going through memopause. Well guess what, EVERY symptom is gone! I am running up and down the stairs now. I am back to loving my husband and kids like I am supposed too and I have not had ONE hot flash or any other symptom of memopause since removal.
After removal I did experience 2 weeks worth of spotting and I recently had my tubes tied and a uterine ablation (to control the bleeding). I feel like a new woman!
by the way, my husband felt it was worth using condems until my surgery just to have his happy wife back.
Best wishes,
Kathi

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