Am I the Only One? (Mirena issues) long post!

muttpups

Am I the only one who has had a nightmare experience with Mirena? After my son was born, my Dr. asked about what kind of bc I was interested in using. I had been on the pill for 10+ years before and was tired of it. She suggested using an IUD and it really seemed like the perfect choice for me. DH and I knew we wanted more kids, but weren't sure how soon. I told my Dr. I needed to think about it because I had read about the horrible possible side effects (migration, surgery, ect.) and it made me paranoid. She reassured me that it was very rare for that to happen. Honestly, she made me feel like I was the ridiculous one for even dreaming that something could go wrong. So, after months of going back and forth, I decided that I should try it and I was probably overreacting (I should have listened to my gut).

I got the IUD last Feb. and went for my annual pap this past Sept. Well, my Dr. couldn't find the string. A week or so later I went in for an ultrasound to try and find it. (Side note: I drank and held too much water and got a UTI!). The tech did the regular ultrasound and the transvaginal one for 1.5 hours. No dice. I then went in for an x-ray and the IUD was found in my abdominal cavity. I was in disbelief and mad at myself for not listening to my gut instinct in the first place. In November, I had the surgery to remove it and needed to miss 2 days of work for the surgery and recovery. I'm now concerned this will affect any chances of getting pregnant in the future and have 3 scars as a daily reminder.

I knew the possible side effects and should have listened to my gut instinct, but am also in disbelief that a product like this could be on the market. I have also been seeing the settlement commercials for Mirena. I haven't called and was wondering if anyone else has been in the same boat and/or called the Mirena settlement #?

If I knew then what I know now, I wouldn't have gone on any bc at all. The risk and financial aspect of becoming pregnant is worth it to me. I was just trying to do what I thought was responsible. We are open to having more children at some point and I'm happy knowing that my body hopefully is getting back to normal.

Please note that I know that there are many many women who the IUD is a perfect solution for, and I wish it had been for me, too. Unfortunately, it wasn't.

muttpups

I just realized I posted this on the wrong board, but I am still looking for anyone who can relate. Oops!

rlyttle

This just happened to my friend last month. She actually got her tubes tied during the surgery. She had problems during her 2nd pregnancy and after this issue her doctor & she felt another pregnancy would be very harmful to her body.   I'm scared away from IUDs for good!!

olechka

wow how scary, i haven't had any problems except for acne and weight gain but who knows if those are actually related and doctor found my strings just fine last time.  They tell you to check yourself but i've never been able to feel them.

mle929

My Mirena came out of place after a few months. I was having a poking, cramping feeling so I went to the Dr. She said it would be very rare that the Mirena would move. I got the feeling that she didn't believe me that I was feeling discomfort in a certain area. It had indeed come loose. I'm glad I felt it and was able to have it removed before it caused any damage. Scary!

PS- I really held on to my pg weight until I didn't have the Mirena anymore. Afterward, I started to lose weight and didn't have headaches anymore.