i am so happy i have found this site! ive had the mirena coil removed just the other day (Thursday 16th oct) im now hoping that all the symptoms ive been suffering will fade away. i had my coil inserted a year ago last October. since having it inserted i have experienced headache, light periods that last around ten days which seem like forever every two weeks, with spotting in between which i was was told seven months after insertion by the doctor it would calm down and be less frequent but did that happen? NO! slowly but surely around two and a half month ago i started experiencing achey back pains where no matter how hard you try and get comfortable its impossible till it subsides, mild abdominal pain, pain in my neck and shoulder blades, chest pains, breast pain, shortness of breath, tearful, and paranoia thinking that theres something terribly wrong and im going to die and constant moaning about my ailments which im sure my poor boyfriend is secretly tired of! i just thought to myself hopefully putting two add two together that it may be the mirena coil thats making me feel so unwell. i have bled since having it taken out but i think thats the norm. so two days on im looking at this site that i found and its given me hope to know im mot the only one thats suffered with these awful side effect. im still going to get a check up to rule anything els out but im quite sure that its the coil that has done this to me. my advice to anyone would be don't have it fitted or get it taken out! good luck.