Mirena and hip bone

WOW! I can't believe I have found so many woman with so many of the same issues I am having. I am a 31 year old mother of two, and I had the Mirena put in September of 2007. My periods before were nearly non-exhistant, but when I did have one, it was so very painful. I thought it would be a great alternative to the once daily pill, and it would give me peace of mind. I currently have the worst case of acne I have ever had. It is all over my back, neck, jawline, and forehead. Just recently my nipples are very sore, and my right hip bone (iliac crest) hurts to touch for no apparent reason and it has been this way for about 6 months now. My hair is even falling out. I am very active, but my energy levels are a 2 on a scale of 1-10, not to mention my sex drive is a zero. My poor husband! I am calling my OBGYN tomorrow to have this removed. Thank YOU everyone for posting your stories.

I got the Mirena inserted in the beginning of December 2008. About three weeks later, I started having excruciating pain in my right side. It went from the bottom of my rib cage to my hip bone. The pain is sporadic and intense, but I haven't had any bleeding. Has anyone else had the stomach cramps without the bleeding?

I had a Mirena placed inside me and three days later when I went back for the checkup the doctor couldn't find the strings. I had told him before he checked everything out that I couldn't feel them the day before but he said that I wasn't feeling in the right place most likely. So sure enough when he looked he said he couldn't find them. They did two ultrasounds on me and couldn't find it in my uterus. They sent me up to x-ray and by then I had lost my composure and started crying. When I got my x-rays back you could see so plainly that the Mirena was not in the right spot. It was over near my right hip bone. WAY off track. I took the x-rays back to the doctor and they booked a surgery for the next day to have it removed. I was in surgery for 3 hours total and they found it on my colon. They said it probably tore through my uterus and traveled it way all the way over there. I shouldn't known but especially the doctor should have known something was wrong when he placed it. He had to try THREE times before he got it to stay. and it was SO painful, and to think that it was going to get so much worse from there. do not get one of these. it's not worth the risk.