Pregnant or not pregnant? I'm updating my previous post. I we...

Pregnant or not pregnant? I'm updating my previous post. I went to my GP on Friday and had another urine pregnancy test done which was also negative. She sent me for a blood analysis for which the results will be back sometime this week. I told my doctor I wanted the mirena removed regardless. She said to wait a couple of weeks and then come back and we'll discuss my reasons for wanting it out, etc. Where I live here in Canada, it's not the GP who inserts or removes it, I would need to be referred to an OBGYN. It would be a bit of a wait, with first the two weeks to go back and see my GP and then wait for a referred appointment with the OBGYN. So, I decided to take matters into my own hands. After reading a post on here from a woman who removed hers, I was a little worried about doing it myself, but decided to see if I could. I chose to remove it in the bathtub because after not having a period since August or September, I started to bleed on Thursday night and had sever pain in my upper abdomen, the same area that has swelled. Once in the bath, I shifted onto my left side, lifted my right leg and felt for the strings. I lost my grasp on them twice before I was able to keep hold. I very slowly and very gently pulled them down and sure enough, was able to remove the mirena. I felt pressure, no pain. I was surprised, because it was quite painful when I had it inserted. I am glad to be rid of that little device. Today I feel less anxious and less irritable. I have no more pain in my belly, though it is still swollen. And lo and behold, my bleeding has stopped. Some may say I just expected my symptoms to vanish after removing it, but for the bleeding to just stop? I still have the body aches, which I am hoping will get better. And I don't want to over analyze. I will see how it goes over the next week and post an update here. And please, don't remove it yourself based on what I have said here. I'm sure it depends on whether any tissue has grown around it, etc., as to whether or not it will hurt, or if there will be any kind of bleed out, pain, etc. I am just saying it worked for me. Mirena free and loving it!