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Okay...so I first posted the day I had Mirena inserted, Oct. 1. (...

Posted at 5:31 AM on Oct 17, 2008 by hopefulmirenauser, #35742
Okay...so I first posted the day I had Mirena inserted, Oct. 1. ( and had wished i found this site prior to installment) It has now been two weeks. So lets up date: I bled for only a few days, maybe 5 days tops. Which was great, I just thought " hmm maybe I'm a lucky one, maybe they put it in right, or maybe my body is handling it better than I though it would" But then 5 days later I started bleeding again. Like I said, I have had this thing in for TWO WEEKS.. and I've had sex.... TWICE! I don't even want to have sex, no wonder it is so good for birth control. The first time was great. My boy friend didn't feel anything, and was enjoyable for the both of us. Needless to say, the second time was great... until it was over. The second it was over, I was doubled over in pain. Literally, 30 seconds after sex, I had a severe hot flash, and felt like i couldn't breathe. I started shaking, and started crying. I felt like the " insertion part" was happening allllll over again. ( insertion, is miserable.. that alone makes me not want to recommend it to ANYONE) I thought i was going to pass out, and standing felt impossible, I couldn't even roll over. A few minutes later I stood up and went to the bathroom, I was nauseated and felt sick. I tried to pee, and couldn't. It just burned and felt like my whole body was trying to squeeze this thing out. I went back to bed and layed there for about 45 minutes in agonizing pain. My fiance was so sad, he felt completely guilty that he "caused" the pain... he thinks it should be removed immediately. And so do I. The one word to describe this pain was INTENSE. To add, I have noticed dry, itchy skin. And my skin is now sooo fragile. My scalp is sooo itchy that when I scratch I actually bleed and scab.. it is DISGUSTING. And yes, my hair is slowly getting worse. Everyday I notice a little bit more shedding than usual. My complexion is not getting WORSE, but the few pimples I have are deep, painful, and are actually scaring. Never before did I scar. I also feel the extreme fatigue, and occasional mood swings, I will admit, I have Always had an attitude but this is a little more than even I am willing to except. I have not gained any weight, but it's only been TWO WEEKS and, I have intentionally weighed my self everyday... and I am now fluctuating 6 lbs a day in water weight.My belly is 23/7 bloated. The only time I am not bloated is after the first pee in the morning for about 45 minutes, and then it starts allllllll over. People have noticed my fingers are chubbier, and are sore. For 2 days my toes and feet were a light blue-ish color... that "symptom" was enough to make me WANT to go to the E.R. but I opted not, as there was no discomfort. A major discomfort, like i said was sex, and the random times throughout the day when I bend over or wiggle into a chair... it just feels like it is STABBING the right side of my body. There is truly no comfortable way to sit without favoring my right side. It is weird, painful, and is getting really old. I tried calling my doctors all day today, and it was still left on their " night time recording" so, I am a little angry. I thought about pulling it out myself, but this time I read " REAL PEOPLE INFORMATION" and apparently its not a good idea. SO DON'T, if your thinking about it. lol. Anyone that has had it removed, is it painful? Does it feel anything like the insertion? I am scared to death.. and I am a little upset that i have to continue to wait to get through to my nurse practitioner. I just want this to be over with. The last thing I need is to have it get " lost" like so many other women. I tried, but I'm listening to my instincts, and this just isn't right.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Oct 17, 2008 by red1964, #13551

Wow, sounds like you are not tolerating the device nor the progestin in it very well at all. I had mine removed after 5 months due to side effects but I wasn't suffering to the extent that you are after just two weeks. That's awful! I had the bloat, too...from the time it went in until the time it was removed....it literally started to subside within an hour of removal....and like you, I could see my waist first thing in the morning and then I would start to puff up from there. I had a ton of other side effects, too. The hormone was not staying local. If you are hurting this much then it seems that you really need it removed. My removal was a piece of cake, less than a pap....3 seconds, only teeny twinge, and it was GONE! Good luck and take care.

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