Mirena- no strings and removal before ttc

CeeKayM

DH and I would like to start ttc #2 sometime around aug-oct. I've had mirena in for 3.5 years and i can barely feel something solid (not sure if strings or if the strings broke off and its the bottom of the IUD) poking out of my cervix. I used to be able to feel the strings when i first had it put it, but then one day i couldnt find the strings anymore and I went in for an u/s. they said it was in place and functional. As of late i do feel something but it doesn't feel the same way the strings used to feel. do I have anything to worry about? Surgical removal? What would you do in this situation? 

Also if you have any experience with ttc after having mirena removed (surgically or otherwise) I'd appreciate hearing your experiences. 

ilovemygirls

No advice re: ttc post Mirena, but my doc specifically told me not to feel for the strings as in most cases they kind of 'wind up' onto the cervix.  I'm on IUD #2 now & have never checked for strings- whenever I've gone in for my yearly exam it's

llsarmy

My Mirena moved out of place a little and made it so my doctor couldent grasp my strings she used all sorts of tools she had in the office but could not find them. I had to be put under and they used a camera to go in and take it out.

As far as

hjw101

I thought I lost my strings but they magically came back. I just got mine taken out and it wasn't bad at all. I didn't have a period the entire time it was in. 29 days after it gotten taken out AF showed up. So we are right on track to try for number 2.

PunkyBooster

I really have to fish around for my strings. They have kind of curled up after all this time, but they are still there. Don't worry about not feeling them, they do get situated nicely after some time! You don't really want your DH to feel them anyway a

charlies-angel

I never really felt my strings when I had mine in, and the removal was just fine. Regular quick removal in the doc office. I got pregnant immediately - less than a month later. 

anssett

For my first one I was convinced they were lost or had grown into my skin (I had a bunch of agonizing cramping issues at first that the docs were mystified by and blamed on the strings). When it was time to take it out it was a piece of cake. Doc found th