I've had my Mirena in for about 2.5 years. To start with all see...

I've had my Mirena in for about 2.5 years. To start with all seemed fine. Now I experience very long periods of discharge - not pleasant - brown clotty stuff - that can go one for three weeks or so. Worst of all, I have over the past 6 months or so experienced increasingly bad edema in my legs and ankles - I have some beautiful skirt suits but have been in trousers all summer because my ankles look like old ladies'. Having said which, I am nearly 50. But even though my ankles have never been my best feature, they certainly don't need any extra help. I am convinced it is connected to these extended 'periods'. My doctor said if my intuition is that the swollen ankles is connected to the coil/menstruation, I should have it removed. I'm looking forward to it. Mary, London, UK