Mirena Hip Pain, Physical Therapy, Mri, Coincidence, Doctors
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I began having right hip pain a month after the mirena was inserted. I assumed it was from running. All the doctors I have seen for the past year stated I strained a muscle. They ordered MRI's and physical therapy. I have completed all, but still have the ... more »
I began having right hip pain a month after the mirena was inserted. I assumed it was from running. All the doctors I have seen for the past year stated I strained a muscle. They ordered MRI's and physical therapy. I have completed all, but still have the same hip pain-over a year now. Has anyone had hip pain due to the mirena? And did your hip pain stop completely after your mirena was removed? I am considering getting it removed. Although the doctors tell me they are not connected, I can't help but think there is a coincidence.
Cw2bf - I have had joint pain on and off with the Mirena. The hip pain has been the weirdest by far--it felt stiff, like I had to pop it back into place. I swear I thought I was 88 and not 38. At first I thought my pain was due to marathons and the training involved. But since Mirena removal, 3 weeks ago, I can run and feel no stiff joints except for normal post exercise soreness. I have only had one issue with the hip and am guessing it's because my period is due. I am hoping that as time goes by and my body gets back to normal, the side effects will dissipate. I hope this helps. Take Care!
Prettpenny678 - Hello,
My name is Penny im 22 and never had any children i have had my mirena iud for 1 and a half years and i think its the cause of all my problems. first losing my hair , werid pains in my right ovarie only, hip pain , kidney pain only on right side. was hospitalized a week afte rinsertion for servere bleeding and pain they said it was pollups on my ovaries bursting baisicly. now a year an a half later i cry over everything, constant pain 14 day periods low sex drive. i got this so i could not worry any more an this makes me worry more then anything else also i havent been able to feel the strings in months and the dr's office never returns my calls. i want this thing out of me
Jblevins6288 - I too had hip and knee joint pain and since having my removed yesterday the pain has gone...I would talk to your doctor. Mine said it can happen but I was her first case of it that she has seen but everything effects everyone differently, but yes I had HORRIBLE hip and knee joint pain!
Les1021 - I have had the Mirena since Dec. 2006. I am now experiencing the hip pain - pretty severe that goes from my left hip to the right hip and the pain also radiates down my legs, into my knees. I am otherwise healthy except for carpel tunnel which I had before Mirena. I decided to look into side effects of the Mirena because of this hip/back pain that is making me feel as if I am 90 years old. I also have had intense nausea(like morning sickness 24 hours a day), weight gain, insomnia, no energy, fatigue, very irritable and not a nice person like I used to be. I have 5 children ranging from the ages of 2 to 16 and I am more moody than my 16year old!!! I have been suspicious of the Mirena but was told there were no hormones. I also am having the flutters as if I were pregnant to go with my belly that looks like I'm pregnant. I exercise, eat healthy( as much organic as I can afford) and am very optimistic. I believe in living a balanced life and am realizing how out of balanced I have become since the Mirena insertion. I always thought it was life in general especially with 5 children. My symptoms have become so bad this past week (especially the hip pain) that I am going to the doctors tomorrow and after reading these postings, I will have it removed. We want to set a positive example for our children and anything that makes us act otherwise isn't worth it! Our loved ones deserve better! And so do we!
Kgoddard - hi i have developed hip/back pain after having the mirena fitted about a year ago, it has gradually got worse to the extent that i have had blood tests done for arthritis which have come back clear. the pain is constant and i feel stiff. however having done a bit of research alot of woman have been complaining of the same thing after having mirena fitted. so i will be having mine removed asap 2 see if my symptons go
Taximomuv3 - YES!! I had mine inserted in January, 2009 and except for the constant (smelly - ew) discharge I hadn't had any problems until the last month or so. My right hip - out of the blue - started feeling almost as if it had popped out of joint it hurt so bad! I can't get comfortable at night and if I sit the wrong way I cry out in pain it hurts so bad when I try and stand up. I can't lift my grandsons (2 & 4) which is the most heartbreaking of all - I had NO PROBLEM with this before January! I have also gained over 20 lbs in 7 months even though I've been cutting back more and more as the weight goes on - it makes no sense. I have no energy - my house is a mess because I just don't give a sh*t most days - definitely NOT ME! I haven't experienced any acne or hair thinning as some have, but this joint pain makes me want to make an appointment to have this blasted thing removed. I am 45 years old (some days feel 85) and had the Mirena inserted to help relieve heavy periods and to get me over the hump til menopause.... I never thought I'd say this, but I'd rather deal with heavy periods again. :o(
Limortager - Thank you, ladies, for all the valuable info. you've posted. It's because of everything I had read that I gained the courage to go and take the Mirena out after having it for almost a year and a half. I did it today, Sept 8 2009.
My symptoms were: hot flashes, which started with palpitations and would take place at least 10 times a day, also waking me up at night, sleepless nights, low back pain, vaginal itching and yeast infection, which I've never suffered from, sore back and neck.
The reason why I took it out was low abdomen pain and an ACUTE low back pain which had forced me to spend most of the time in bed for almost a week.
Good luck to you all. I would recommend reading and inquiring as much as you can before deciding to go for it. Most gynecologists don't even know about all the "other" symptoms we're complaining about! I decided to go to a woman gynecologist, as I thought she would be more empathic. On the whole she was, and at least didn't try to convince me to leave it or give me excuses..............
Hippainmirena - i had the mirena inserted 5 months ago.I have gained 7 pounds which is a lot on my frame 5'1"but am thrilled that my extremely heavy bleeding has stopped AND I AM NO LONGER extremely anemic. Last month i starting having hip pain that is constant on both sides.I am so glad to learn of this connection but dont understand why this Iud would give you hip pain?Is it a hormanal imbalance? what do i tell my dr to test for? I am going to see my internist and obg next week to see how they can explain this and what i can do.I have to stay on this as i was so anemic i had to get iron injected directly into my veins. I am 51 and there is no history of arthritis espescailly at this early age. I will follow other posts and thanks to everyone who posted! I actually googled mirena and hip pain to get here as nothing expalins this sudden hip pain. I have exercised consistently for 20 years and have always been moderate so none of this makes any sense at all.
Murderous_mirena - I have read these posts over and over again just to be sure that I am not going mad, I am 48 and had Mirena fitted 1 1/2 years ago. I have history of PCOS, miscarriages, ectopic pregnancy, fibroids, heavy prolonged bleeding the usua,l so this was the only option besides a hysterectomy. Despite all this, always had good sex drive and no signs of arthritis. Now am crippled with chronic hip pain to extent I feel like jumping of a bridge. You may think this is dramatic but, I am emotionally and physically exhausted, Ob/Gyn fed up with me. recently had 5.5 cms cyst but could feel hip pain was different ie. 2 pains. this week had steroid injection itno hip and prescribed Pregabolin and Amytriplyline for neuropathic pain. Still in pain!! In the back of my mind I blame Mirena but want to be sure. Besides the hip pain I have had weight gain, hair loss, groin pain, toothache twice (and I am hygienist and never had probs like this), tingling, facial pain, TMJ, headaches, blurred vision, minimal sex drive, cysts, joint pain... WOW. Only benefit is light periods. Also have low Vit D and raised ESR. I also react highly to meds and alcohol so dont drink and usually have to take small dose of meds. HELP
Maks_mom - Wow! I've had serious right hip pain for a long time...it was just occasional, but now it is constant, I can't sleep or walk...my doctor said it was strained muscles, sent me to Physical therapy, which was working, and a week later all the pain was back (even though I was still doing the excercises on my own) It always helped when he pulled my hip joint out of place, but would only last a little while), I am planning to call the doctor again tomorrow, but now I think I will mention the Mirena and see if it is a problem!
Kaysiez1 - I strongly believe the Mirena IUD has caused hip pain for me also. I had it inserted in July 2009. Everything was ok for the first four months. Then my right hip started hurting. Not really in the joint but right on the round boney part. I am on Mobic and Motrin. I take it EVERY day. As far as periods...they are lighter but they are almost CONSTANT. I spot and bleed probably 25 days out of every month. It is miserable! Of course my GYN is totally bothered by me and thinks I am crazy. I have an appointments with two other doctors and really think I will have it removed by the end of this month. Will repost after removal to update.
Maks_mom - Having my Mirena out on Monday, March 1. My doc says it's worth a shot to have it out, so going to see the OB, and now I am terrified of the Mirena Crash...but the long term affects will be worth it!
I found another question and answer site today that made sense. Since the Mirena makes your body think it's pregnant, it would make sense that we would have hip pain. When you are pregnant the tendons and ligaments around your hips get lax to help your muscles and hips spread for delivery, causing pain in the hips (feeling like they need to crack) that can radiate down the legs. Yup That describes my pain to a T! I hope getting it out gets rid of the pain. My weight gain is becoming extreme, but I can't walk for more than a few minutes, so I can't excercise, although I eat like I am pregnant. I feel hungry mere minutes after I eat...I hold out as long as I can, but then I get shaky....If getting this thing out, resolves my issues, then the FDA is getting a complaint from me!
Msmsms - I'm so glad I Googled "Hip Pain and Mirena"! I had mine inserted in 2007 after having my daughter. Since then my body went completely haywire. Shortly afterwards I had constant pain in my right middle finger knuckle joint. I just assumed I was sleeping on it wrong or over working my hands. Then my vaginal area became hypersentive to irritants in Jan 2009 and I began having a strong smelling discharge. After months of no help from the doc except him telling me I needed to eat more yogurt and use dye-free hypo allergenic products, I trumped it up to a flora imbalance and started a regime of folic acid and acidophilus which put things back in order. Most recently in the past few months I have been experiencing lower abdominal pain as if I'm on my period, and then constant pain in my right hip. Then about 3 weeks ago I woke up one morning and felt like my right shoulder had been ripped out. I disconnected that shoulder back when I was 16 and just assumed I was sleeping on it wrong. No reading this I can't believe it. I too when from feeling like a 30 yr old to an old woman, limping around the house, unable to lift my arm above my head, can't get a good nights sleep in any position, tire all the time because I can't get some good sleep. I'm making an appointment tomorrow to get this removed. Thank you everyone here for sharing your stories. You truly have to be your own medical advocate these days.
Maks_mom - Had my Mirena removed this afternoon. Went better than I thought, no real pain when it was removed, although I felt it coming out, and it hurt some, nothing intolerable, more like a pinching...it did kind of feel like a suction though and that more than the Mirena came out, but the doctor assured me that did not happen :) I had some cramping immediately after and had some intermittent cramping throughout the evening....so far no bleeding, and the hip pain and other things are still there. I did not expect them to go away right away. I'll post again in a week or two to advise of any changes in my body. Til then....
Maks_mom - I am now 6 weeks post Mirena removal, the first week I had some spotty bleeding, but that was it, and actually haven't had a period yet, need to check on that! My Fog has lifted, my memory is tons better already, my acne has cleared up, I still have some hip pain, but it is 10 times better than it was and only really acts up after a long workout. Overall, I am Ecstatic that I chose to remove the little devil.
Chicana77 - So I've been dealing with this hip ache for about two to three months and then within the past week I began feeling tingling in my fingers and some of my arm...I've been on Mirena for about a year and although I will be getting a thorough checkup to rule out other causes, I'll bet the farm that Mirena has contributed to this issue...Chiropractor informed me I do have a locked joint in my lower hip area, sometimes caused by childbirth and ligaments/tendons not retracting back properly, etc, which could be causing the nerve interference that is causing the tingling...arghghghgh! So my last child was born eight years ago and I work out on a regular basis...how many people want to bet the Mirena caused my ligaments/tendons to loosen up as if I were pregnant...not worth it! I will update my prognosis as soon as other causes are ruled out...I will also be scheduling a removal of the Mirena...
Triciasal - I had the Mirena IUD put in 2 weeks ago. Three days ago I started having excruciating hip pain. So bad that I couldn't walk, carry my newborn, or move my left leg at all. It was so painful that I told my husband I'd rather give birth 10 times than deal with the pain in my hip. The pain started in the middle of the night so I knew it wasn't due to an injury. On day 2, I woke up and decided to google "IUD hip pain" and lo and behold, I saw tons of other people with the same pain. I called my OB/GYN immediately and made an appointment for that afternoon. I told the midwife there about the research I'd done online and she said she'd never heard of hip pain being a side effect. I told her I still wanted the IUD removed. I walked out of the office still having the same amount of pain (on a scale of 1-10, it was a 9.5). Within 4 hours, the pain was down to about a 5 (I could put a little pressure on that leg and had more mobility). The next morning, the pain was about a 2 and 24 hours after it was removed, the pain was gone. Having that thing taken out was the best decision. I just called the midwife who removed it to update her on my hip and she is planning to file a report with Mirena.
Jessika7807 - Hello, my name is Jessika, I am 22yrs old and have had the Mirena since August of 2009. I swear, I've had the hip pain since the afternoon I got it put in. It's EXTREMELY uncomfortable and feels almost like "growing pains" I used to always get as a kid. I've been having pain in both hips and my lower back ever since it was inserted. Before then, I had never had these kinds of problems. When I went back to the doctor a month after having it put in to make sure it was in place, I asked her if the Mirena could be the reason for my hip pain since it started the same day I got it. She insisted that the Mirena was not the reason. Recently, I've been having "hot flashes" and feeling lightheaded & faint. I get hot all the sudden, to the point of having what seems to be a "cold" chill. I'm trying to describe this feeling to the best of my ability. As soon as I get hot, I take my hoodie (sweater, shirt, jacket, etc.) off, and within minutes I'm putting it back on because I'm cold again. I'll be standing in the store shopping and start getting hot to the point of fanning myself, and I get the faint feeling. I fear that one of these days I will end up passing out in the middle of the store and freaking everybody out, and embarrassing myself. My fiance thinks I should go see a doctor about it now before something does happen, but I just get so frustrated with doctors who think they automatically have the answer. They're so busy running around like chickens with their heads chopped off trying to get to all of their patients (here's a concept, STOP OVER-SCHEDULING YOURSELF) that they don't even get to know their patients personally, outside of what they see on paper. I find myself flustered every time I go to the doctor because of the lack of sincerity. Now, here I am over a year later after having the Mirena put in and I'm seriously wondering if it's the cause of all the problems I've been having.. especially after reading these posts. I will be pretty disappointed if I do end up having to have it removed, because I will admit it is FANTASTIC not having a period!!! I am not 100% certain the Mirena is to blame for the "hot flashes" and feeling lightheaded, since I have in fact almost passed out WHILE I was pregnant. I have also always had issues with blacking out after standing up. Maybe there is a bigger cause of all my misery. However, I do plan on getting to the root of these problems because I am sick of feeling abnormal!!
Taximomuv3 - Well I had my Mirena removed approximately 8-9 months after it was inserted. The perpetual period it had me on and excruciating hip pain was just too much to bear and my doctor agreed that the Mirena was not right for me. She said some women are just more sensitive to the hormones that are in it than other women... go figure I'm one of the latter. Although she didn't think the hip pain was related to the Mirena, I don't think it was a coincidence that the pain subsided within a month of it's removal and my periods are now back to normal. The weight, unfortunately, is being a bit more stubborn about coming off, but I'll get there.
Daj - Hi All,
I had the Mirena inserted in July of 2009. Prior to having mine inserted, I had my FP doc run hormonal saliva testing on me, which insurance covered, because I thought my hormones may have been off and my periods were soooo painful and left me laying on the couch for 2 days straight with pain and no energy, so much it was interupting my day to day activities. Sure enough, my progesterone was quite low and although my thyroid testing came back within "normal limits" that most labs follow, my doc said what is normal for one person may be different for another, and since my progesterone was so low, the thyroid , works in conjunction with the others, she put me on a very lose dose of synthroid. Since having the mirena inserted and being on the very low dose of thyroid medicine, my progesterine has gone up within normal range and I have not had any problems with my mirena thus far, except for a smelly discharge at the beginning but my FP doc gave me a medicine for a possible bacterial infection and it cleared it up. I do spot but I finally have energy and when I do get a period, which is very little bleeding, is has been so much better and I am not laying on the couch in pain for 2 days. From the sound of these posts, maybe mine is working good for me because prior to having it inserted, my progesterone was low to begin with and it helped to get me up to normal level. Just possibly, if other peoples progesterone was normal, having the mirena inserted, has raised your progesterone to too high of a level. Might be worth having your progesterone tested. It was not that expensive and my insurance covered it. Just a thought. I had problems with one of my ligaments in the front of my left hip being stretched out prior to the mirena from possibly pregnancies and problems with my walking. Since the mirena, I haven't had any hip problems and from reading all your posts, am hoping to God I don't. At least I will know what to suspect and Best wishes to all of you. So sorry to hear that something that was supposed to help women has had soo many negative side effects for you all!
Pinkroses4mommy - I have had my mirena for 3 and a half years. 7 weeks ago I started having horrible hip, leg, and lower back pain. I have been tested for kidney stones, arthritis, interstitial cystitis and everything has been negative. I went to my gyn and she insists that it is not the mirena, but after reading all your posts, I'm not so sure. Can any of you who were having yours removed tell me if it fixed your hip, leg, and lower back pain?
Taximomuv3 - Yes it did. The doctors are quick to dismiss any relation to the Mirena and joint issues for some reason. In my experience, I wasn't willing to tolerate the pain any longer and opted to have it removed to see if it went away, and it did. Coincidence? maybe...but given other testimonials, maybe not. There really should be an investigation.
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