Hello Ladies, I am extremely happy to say that I had my Mirena r...

Hello Ladies, I am extremely happy to say that I had my Mirena removed on Thursday Nov. 5th. It was a piece of cake taking it out- no pain at all. I have had minor cramping and light spotting since. Nothing compared to what I had for cramping while it was in place though. The day that it was taken out and the following day I did go thru what felt like withdrawals. Massive mood swings, shakes, etc. Today I feel almost normal. I haven't been bloated, gassy, crampy, moody, completely exhausted or anything else since then. I am SOOOOOO HAPPY !!!! I noticed that someone asked what it would cost to have it removed- I was only charged the cost of an office visit- $70. All that I can say is that having Mirena removed was the best decision I have made in awhile. I am enjoying my family, instead of snapping at them. I have more energy- it is 8:30 PM and I just scrubbed my bathroom walls from top to bottom and I am about to start on another project. This on top of dealing with four kids that have had the flu for the last week and I haven't slept much for 4 days, but still have the energy !!. Before, I could barely drag myself out of bed to get the kids off to school and then go outside to do chores. So much has improved. There is hope ladies !!! We are not crazy...it is the Mirena !! Oh I should mention...the doctor insisted that it wasn't the Mirena causing all of my side effects. I brought up the other women out there, and his comment amounted to that we are all just crazy and needed to find the real reason for our problems! I gave up arguing with him. Told him that we could argue all damn day long on whether or not mirena is the problem, but that I didn't give a damn about his opinion, I knew what the problem was. I guess that I got a bit rude, but oh well it needed to be said. He is a stubborn old doctor/rancher/ cowboy and nothing would change his mind anyway. Best of luck everyone !! Take care