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Halloween IUD

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Yesterday had my yearly psychical/pap - my IUD will be 5 years old this Dec. and due for removal. Since I was going for my psychical I figured I would have my IUD removed and get it over with before the holidays. Well pap was 1st and went ok. Next the removal of Mirena....she could not find the strings. Great a huge since of panic set in. She tried for 10-15 min with breaks as I asked. Finally she said being a well visit physician she did not have the appropriate tools and wrote me off to get an ultra sound.
Wait a minute, wait a minute I said. "An ultra sound?!" I am not ready for all that run around. She explained the 1-1,000 case that if my IUD was not present in an ultra sound step 3 would be surgery.  So leaving the Dr. as fast as I could as to not be late getting my 2 kids from school I felt defended. I was in the cute bubble that Mirena was a good choice for my body & family. I have no real problems on Mirena beside a little spotting here and there. I have been thinking of baby number 3 as we own 2 houses I am a stay at home Mom and our finances are where we would like to be.

Thinking of the arrangements for the kids while trying to find an appointment I was like how the heck would I do all this with 3 kids?!

A very nice receptionist recommended I go to an OBGYN or GYN for a 2nd look/ try as no ultra sound appt where available till next Tuesday. I was not trying to wait if there really was a problem so I found a GYN that was able to see me today.
A few painful tries with a local antistatic spray the Dr. today was able to successfully remove my full Mirena!!!! She said that she had more of a veriety of tools to catch the strings. She also said my strings where cut too short.  I am super sore and happy to have this experience over with. I was told no sex for 3 days and birth control or condoms were recommended for the first 2 cycles.

Now,a feeling of mixed emotions: Baby #3?!?!?!? Excited & Scared at the same time


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Re: Halloween IUD

  • dogperson11dogperson11 member
    edited October 2013
    Baby #3 is between you and DH. Man, that does NOT sound like a pleasant experience... Welcome to the board :-)
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  • AlanaB2010AlanaB2010 member
    That sounds hellish.  I've been off BC prepping for TTC and have been feeling SO much better without the hormones so now considering IUD for post-pregnancy (I guess Mirena has hormones so maybe not that one?) but this is making me wonder...glad you got through it and it's done!!
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  • MMason12MMason12 member
    Sorry you had that horrible experience!!!  Glad they were able to get it our without having to do surgical intervention though.  

    For others who may be nervous.... prior to ttc I had one Mirena in for 5 years then had that one replaced and the new one in for 6 months before we began ttc.  For both of them the insertion and removal was text box perfect.  Not that people cannot have complications, but not everyone does. 
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  • AlanaB2010AlanaB2010 member
    Good to know it's a positive for some/most - definitely still on my list to consider.  I just don't want to go back on the pill at ALL.  Somewhere along the way I stopped feeling like myself.
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  • Casper417Casper417 member
    edited November 2013
    I have had Mirena for about two and a half years and I am always freaked out that my OBGYN might not be able to take it out. I haven't had a period since when I got it put in, but when I get cramps they are HORRIBLE! I keep seeing all of the "IF YOU HAVE THE MIRENA IUD GET IT REMOVED NOW OR SUFFER INFERTILITY" blah blah commercials. I never know what to think.

     Good luck and hopefully everything will be just fine!


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