Lost Mirena
Posted over a year ago
Can it be lost and not seen on a normal ultrasound? I had Mirena inserted in Dec 07. I never felt the strings and only bled a small amount from insertion. After that I had weird shooting cramps that I have never had before. I called the MW and she said ... more »
Can it be lost and not seen on a normal ultrasound? I had Mirena inserted in Dec 07. I never felt the strings and only bled a small amount from insertion. After that I had weird shooting cramps that I have never had before. I called the MW and she said that my body may be trying to expell it. Well, nothing happened as far as I knew. No strings, no blood, no Mirena. The cramps come and go still and they shoot from my lower abdomen down where it feels as if i could touch where the pain ends in my crotch, although in reality it hurts on the inside. Its never long or really bad, I mean bad enough that if I am walking and it happens I will hesitate for a few seconds. I had a ultrasound done to try to see it, and they didn't see it. Could it be somewhere and not be seen by regular ultrasound? In a fallopian tube maybe? I really want to have another baby now, and I am freaking out because I don't know if this thing really came out or not, and if not I want it out!!!!!
Shay89 - I couldnt find the string to my mirena and i was having slight pain shooting pain in my lower abdomen .. So i ment to my ob and Well, they couldn't find it. so they said I needed to get an ultrasound. They still couldn't find it so they did an internal ultrasound...still nothing. So my doctor ordered an x-ray. They finally found it back on the right side of my abdomen. Not in my uterus.. I couldn't believe it.then i needed surgery to remove it. They did a laparoscopic surgery... i had the same pains as you and i thought it was nothing untill i had discorved this ...
Mistymartin - Thank you for telling me this. I will be on the phone Monday morning with my Dr. My Next question is, if it is in the wrong place is it still effective? I mean I would think it obviously is since it is still there. SO as long as this thing is in my body, no matter where it is, I can't get pregnant? I really hope that it's not there, but so far all I have had done to check is an internal exam, and a regular ultrasound. No vaginal US, or x-ray or anything, they were just like oh well, it's not there, it must have come out. And I am like UM HELLO?!?! are you sure? They seemed aure to me, but something inside me says it's still there, and I want it out or I want to know for sure it's gone. Anyway, Thank you so much for the insight to this. I felt like if they look farther it may still be there, but hopefully I am just freaking out and it really did come out.
Thanks again!!!
Misty Martin
Jdoxakis - Misty
If it is not in the right place, it is not effective. It is made for the hormone to be released in your uterus to deter implantation. If it has migrated out of your uterus and into your abdomen you can still get pregnant because it does you no good not being in your uterus. Not to mention is very dangerous to be any other place than where it should be.
Shay
Did they say how in the world it got into your abdomen? Did it perforate your uterus and migrate outside of it? I cant grasp how that happens. I have heard of women having a pregnancy outside of uterus but how in the hell does that happen??
Mistymartin - LOL Thanks. I called my midwife today. She assured me that since it was not seen on the ultrasound, that it is most certainly not there. She told me that the only way out is through your vagina, otherwise it would have to porferate(SP??) your uterus, and she assured me that that would be/have been extremely painful. I am still having irregular periods, and she told me to call back in JAN if it hasn't straightened out and we will go to the DR and see what's going on and maybe do a D & C to clean out my uterus. Thanks again everyone!! Shay....you had me FREAKING OUT!! LOL but hey it happened to you! Sorry BTW....
Jmo - I honestly think that mine may not have been implanted correctly into the uterus. Plus, after being where ever it is now for so long I'm afraid that it has grown to one of my internal organs.
Mama39 - i had the mirena put in jan 14, 2010 and since then it has been problematic. I have since visited my ob gyn to have it removed - this was yesterday and it could not be located. I went to do an xray last night and it was seen on the x-ray. how dangerous is this?
Megmoser3 - I had Mirena inserted in December of '09. I bled for about 3 months straight and just barely stopped, but started having some unusual cramping. So I went to my OB and he said that he couldn't locate the strings, and ordered me to have an ultrasound on monday. I am terrified of being pregnant or of having to have surgery to remove it.
S123 - I saw my ob gyn today and she couldn't find my IUD strings. She fished around and still couldn't locate it. She did an internal ultrasound and still couldn't see it. I'm getting an ultrasound Friday and if it still isn't seen she has also requested that I get an abdominal x-ray. I was to have it removed today and now this. I just want to leave this IUD bull**** behind me.
Rraschella - went in a week after insertion and it could not be found, had surgury and they could not find it, ultra sound showed nothing. They thought it expelled on its own. Now 3 years later i am having bowel trouble and they took x-ray and guess where my lost IUD (mirena) is. It is in my abdomion next to my bowel. Have to have another surgury to remove it....not sure if it can be removed by laparoscopic surgery or not until they go to remove it. NEVER EVER THOUGHT IT WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THIS...HAD IT FOR 1 WEEK SO I THOUGHT.....
Cathas3 - I've had my Mirena in for almost 5 years. Along the way, I've had some stomach pains, but I never thought it was due to my Mirena. I went to the Dr. on Monday to have it removed and my Dr. couldn't locate it (very painful), he ordered an internal ultrasound for Friday afternoon. On Friday, the ultrasound technician couldn't locate it and my Dr ordered a KUB (an x-ray to locate the IUD in my abdomen). When I saw my x-rays I was upset about where the IUD is. IT IS IN MY UPPER ABDOMEN! I haven't spoken to my Dr. yet, but anticipate I will speak to him first thing Monday AM and will schedule laproscopic surgery to remove my birth control method. Who would have thought the little piece of plastic would have migrated in my body to my abdomen. Wish me luck...I will report back once its out.
Tabyfaye - Mine is lost too. Just found out today. I have had it in since Fall 08. My GP tried to remove it for me, with no luck. I have an ultrasound appointment tomorrow to "look for it". How the heck does the Mirena get out of the Uterus!? Seriously, if it perferates the Uterus wouldnt you FEEL it?
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