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Welcome to the Chronicles of Me and My $600 Internal Body Ornament.
Here you’ll find the truth as told by my hormones, uterus and sex drive. (Ha ha ha… sex drive.) You know, just in case you’d like a some perspective before spreading ‘em open and ordering the little plastic T.
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You probably know enough already…
Have you had any problems w/ weight gain, bloating,
or hair loss ?? I just had my bloody mess of a paraguard switched to mirena on Friday, and now am reading all of these horror stories ! The last thing I need is mood swings, and panick attacks, I
have already…. even w/out HBC ! WTF ! Just F-ing great ! Well… bring it on!!!! I’ll just yank the
little bioch out if it screws w/ me !!!
And let my husband worry about BC !! : )
oopps !
I haven’t had issues with weight gain, bloating or hair loss, but I definitely had bouts of anxiety, mood swings and near panic attacks. They were pretty much contained within the first few months, though. Things are pretty easy at this point, and I’m at month 5.
Hello, I’m not sure i’m in the right place to post this but here goes…
I have had this thing inside me for 13 months. I’ve gained 20lbs, had hair loss, mood swings, acne,back to back yeast infections… the list goes on and on.
I’ve never been able to feel the strings since the dr put them in. I went to have them checked back in Feb and he told me they were just curled up toward my cervix but it was still in place and not to worry.
well i just went to see him this past monday (9/28/09) because of these yeast infections that are driving me nuts. Well guess what? My strings are missing in action.I have to go for an ultrasound next week so he can check to see where this thing is! so…. My question is if the stings are not hanging out….. how is the dr going to get this thing out of me?
Crystal,
Are you okay? What happened at the ultrasound? I wish I had an answer for you, but I’ve never heard of this happening. If you’re willing to share the entire story once you find out what’s going on, I would love to post it here for other women to read. (No worries if you’d rather not. I completely understand.)
CK
Well ladies I’m back…. I went to the Dr yesterday and didnt get good news. I had a vaginal US and the DR was able to see the Mirena, however the strings are up inside of my cervex and the Mirena is in the middle of a softball size mass of some sort! The DR does not know for sure what this mass is… he is hoping that it is just some fluid built up around it. I have been put on Provera to cause me to have a period. He wants to see what comes out on its own before we do anything else. I’m scared to death that this mass or cyst or what ever this thing is could be bad news….. I go back in 3 weeks to be checked again. If I dont start my period in that time I really dont know what the next step is. I wish I had never had this thing put in.
Crystal
It’s not till a come upon this website that I’m stating to realize whats been going on with me. I’ve had the mirena since 6/09 and have gained 16 pounds. I had no clue why. I also have had breast tenderness and pain in one breast. I had a mammogram and ultrasound and they found nothing. It’s good news!! But does anyone else have breast pain???
I’m so sorry you’ve been going through that. It sounds terrible! I didn’t have breast pain, but I think that’s because I wound up having no breasts left after nursing my daughters.
I’ve definitely heard that weight gain is associated with the Mirena, though. I wouldn’t be surprised if breast tenderness is too.
Well after doing some research all day yesterday I decided it had to come out.
It has been about four hours and I feel relief already. It was fast and painless.
I even took the opportunity for my annual pap. Minus well. Hopefully I will see a difference in the way I feel. I will keep you updated in the next couple of weeks.
I am 24 years old. I had twins, it was my first pregnancy. The doctor suggested the Mirena, and all the stories I had heard about it were positive. I have had it now for a year this month. I have been experiencing cramps,abdomenal discomfort and spotting. I called the doctor and he told me there was nothing to worry about, but I know my body and this is not normal. I don’t know what to do and my doctor wont listen to me. Do you have any advise for me?
Dear Venesha,
I somehow missed your comment and question and just saw it today. I’m a year late in responding and am SO SORRY. I hope you found your answers and that you’re feeling better. Did you stick it out and find that your body returned to normal? Did you have it removed? I’ve often wondered if things would’ve gotten better if I’d kept it past the year mark.
Again, please forgive me for not responding.
CK
Hi CK, just wanted to thank you for this blog, it is honest and tries to be as objective as possible (in reference to Mirena). I have had it for a month, and I realize I am totally depressed, I have never been depressed in my life, not even when my husband left me for a close friend of ours, with 2 small girls. I am not the type. But this month has been hell! My period lasted for 3 weeks and then I had 5 days of brown discharge and then my period was back for 7 days, and as from yesterday the strings have disappeared, I have inflammation so I am on anti inflammatory and anti biotic, all I dream with is taking it out but now it is not clear that it will be easy to do so, so I have to wait for 6 days to see if the strings re appear. And all this was because my partner wanted to have sex more often since my period used to last for 10 days! but the last thing I have wanted to do in the past month is have sex! it hurts and I bleed after intercourse and after the last intercourse the strings were absorbed… I now know that is one more situation where a huge corporation and thousands of doctors are making a lot of money and the fact that thousands of women go through a very tough time is overlooked ..is this the price we are willing to pay as society so as to keep Bayer and the jobs going and other thousands of women happy????….. it´s the same with poverty:: as long as there is one child who is under fed or not making it to school the system is NOT working and must revised, the same with us women on Mirena…my doctor “forgot” to tell me all the side effects, let alone the immense pain when he tried, twice, to insert the damn Mirena.. The result is I am totally depressed, 700 dollars less in my pocket (this is what we pay in Argentina), just to be clear: outside my life is great and I am very happy in a wonderful relationship, great job and great new home, my girls grown up, healthy and happy!!!! thanks again for this blog, regards, MMC
Hey MMC,
Thank you for reaching out and sharing your story. I’m so sorry you’re going through all this! How did everything go? Did the strings reappear? How are you feeling? Are things getting better? (And btw: I completely relate to how you’re feeling re: sex. I never wanted to have sex during that time, yet I longed for the physical intimacy that was missing.) What a mess the Mirena turned out to be. I hope things work out better for you!
CK