tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post7910878823453031245..comments2024-01-10T06:45:29.904-08:00Comments on The Truth About the Mirena IUD: My IUD StoryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger443125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-38016428408235759862022-08-13T07:48:04.239-07:002022-08-13T07:48:04.239-07:00This is an old post but I thought I would add some...This is an old post but I thought I would add some more recent info. I’ve been on the mirena now for just over a year and boy, the mirena pooch is real! I couldn’t understand what was going on with my body :( was even asked if I was pregnant! I’m gyming harder and eating healthier than I’ve ever done, but not managing to lose any weight. This is also the heaviest I’ve ever been. I can’t seem to pull my belly in- it’s just bulges, disgusting. I’ve also had migraines, so I’ve finally made an appointment to have it taken out in two weeks. After reading these posts, I wish I had an appointment sooner. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-38332786650062223012020-11-13T19:44:38.536-08:002020-11-13T19:44:38.536-08:00It’s obvious some patients with HIV are being ensl...It’s obvious some patients with HIV are being enslaved to the antiviral and other supplementary Orthodox medicine just to help suppress the virus and not cure it permanently. I have been with the virus for years until I was introduced by a friend who also narrated her story online on how she was cured of Genital Herpes after using Dr James Herbal Mix Medicine. I was cured of HIV/AIDS after the usage of strong herbal mix medicine Dr, James prepared for me. All thanks to Dr James, for healing me. I've seen the great importance of natural herbs and roots and the wonderful work they have done in people's lives. I wonder why people still spend their money on surgery, injections and drugs each time they are sick. 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Dr James herbal mix medicine it's easy to drink with no side Contact Dr James on his Email .... greatcureman@gmail.com....INFO@drjamesherbalmix@gmail.com .AND GET RID OF YOUR DISEASES.SUSSAN MORRIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728964988321582476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-77636618113143401982018-07-30T09:14:25.231-07:002018-07-30T09:14:25.231-07:00I got the copper one because there are fewer affec...I got the copper one because there are fewer affects. Things such as heavy periods, spotty and possible rejection. I've had it in for three years now. I've experienced none of the negatives. I refused morena because I cannot be on hormonal birth control. I still get my period, it's quite heavy but I've lost weight, still have a sex drive and do not appear to be in the early stages of pregnancy. And the copper ones are $70. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08084374090739423978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-31473992588305273162018-06-23T14:30:29.071-07:002018-06-23T14:30:29.071-07:00I came to this site because im fed up with the wei...I came to this site because im fed up with the weight i am gaining after having mirena inserted in dec of 2014 after having my son october of 2014 i was skinnier than before i had him i was only 120 pounds and i only gained 20 pounds during pregnancy. When i had it inserted over the past 4 years i gained 30 pounds and i never had a problem with weight gain and its all going to my stomach i have a lower belly pooch which i never had before i have worked out dieted etc. And for some reason i cant lose not even one pound im thinking of taking it out in the next couple months and seeing if th e weight will drop off. I love how it stopped my acne and no other side effects besides the weight gain im really thinking that this birth control makes u gain the weight and they never tell you that!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13557725625524673046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-47257705518808030412018-03-22T09:18:58.072-07:002018-03-22T09:18:58.072-07:00I had the Mirena for 2months I just took mine out ...I had the Mirena for 2months I just took mine out myself because of the same issues you guys are having and my stomach is swollen in one spot and won't go down my periods lasted 3 weeks I went to the hospital I took a pregnancy test and it came back negative and they say theirs nothing wrong but I feel it is with my stomach being swollen it's not that in bloated it's in one spot at the right side of my naval and it's gotten bad to where I be in a lot of pain and can hardly move around.!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-5421279700244742302018-01-18T10:56:36.325-08:002018-01-18T10:56:36.325-08:00I am currently on deployment and i wish i had read...I am currently on deployment and i wish i had read all these before i got a mirena. it's currently the only form of birth control i have access to and i was only able to go get birth control once in the past six months. so my options were severely limited. I got the iud and instantly was in pain. I cramped so hard for those first three or four days that i was essentially a waste of space at my job. (bedrest isn't exactly a thing here) so i suffered through a month of being out and having those terrible cramps that hurt every time i sat down, walked, ran, or bumped into anything. it always felt like someone was tearing out my uterus. I had suspicions that it was put in wrong or sideways to cause that much pain but when we were able to call a doctor they said pain was normal. about a month or so into having mirena i noticed that none of my bras were fitting anymore. (i was originally a C cup) not even my biggest sportsbras. I got to the point where wearing too-small bras hurt as much as wearing no bra at all, so i would wear two t-shirts or borrow a bra from another female in my unit. I eventually stopped somewhere where i could have access to bras, and bought about 6-7 sportsbras that sort of fit if i wore 2-3 of them at once. this finally brought down the breast pain but they continued to grow for the next two months. my breast pain never went away and i was still experiencing it as well as significant cramps that would sometimes shoot down to my knees or ankles on really bad days. it became hard to sleep at all and the odors were getting hard to hide. It was at this point that my unit medic (who had been with me through all of this) finally thought it was possible i might have an infection of some sort and convinced my command to take me somewhere to get it looked at. When i finally got it looked at it was still seated correctly, but there was definitely an infection and it had been left for waaaaaaaay too long. (this is partly a mirena problem, and partly a me-being-on-deployment problem) but i finally got it removed and was given antibiotics and the pain almost instantly diminished to dull pelvic pain, or almost nothing at all compared to what i had been dealing with. within a week the pain was almost gone completely. It's now been three months since i got mirena removed and my breast size has gone down a little but not much, and not back to what i was. I finally had access to actual cup sizes and was able to figure out that after they had gone down in size I was still a DD, when i was originally a C. I wouldn't recommend mirena to anyone. The side effects are just too crazy for some people. if you do get a mirena, make sure you have access to a doctor to talk to about it, and make sure you go with your gut. you don't have to have a reason to get it out. just tell them to take the damn thing out. it's your body!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-85504563628767684122017-11-16T11:11:08.725-08:002017-11-16T11:11:08.725-08:00I actually didn’t have my periods stop completely ...I actually didn’t have my periods stop completely until about a year into it, but they when they came we’re super light and short. I still have cramping from time to time but no bleeding at all! I’m over 3 yrs into having the Mirena.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-64774752338321790602017-09-15T01:56:23.966-07:002017-09-15T01:56:23.966-07:00So i experienced this, but you should know more ab...So i experienced this, but you should know more about [url=http://motherhow.com/mirena-birth-control/]pros and cons[/url]of mirena.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-85479828698014918872017-05-07T10:44:07.858-07:002017-05-07T10:44:07.858-07:00Thank you for this. It inspired to post the chroni...Thank you for this. It inspired to post the chronicle of my experiences with Kyleena too: http://ripthisoutofme.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-first-awful-28-days-of-kyleena-iud.html<br /><br />Kyleena turned me into a completely different person, I thought I was going crazy, and I'm so glad I'm not the only one!Sweater Sleeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340523900449638662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-39420427094315527352017-03-16T16:52:33.621-07:002017-03-16T16:52:33.621-07:00Me too love it!!Me too love it!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15245881563609251487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-53315829811111818112016-12-15T07:24:14.623-08:002016-12-15T07:24:14.623-08:00Just wanted to say for women who are thinking abou...Just wanted to say for women who are thinking about getting the mirena now as in 2016, I just like to share from recent experience of having it.. I have had mirena for about a little over two years now and at first I loved it but around in febuary of the beginning of 2016 for months I was feeling harsh and extremely painful cramps as well as sharp pain and was always bleeding I figured maybe it was normal and it would go away and then it never did finally I had to be seen I woke up one morning and I couldn't even sit down without the sharp pains in my pelvic area I rushed to the hospital.. They had to remove it immediately as an emergency opp.. The iud apparently moved so much out of place as in it feel so low in to my cervix and was stuck there which is what was causing so much pain on top of that after having the first one in I went back after a couple weeks like you were suppose to and it moved a little too but she didn't say worry about it it should be ok... After a little less than a year, no it wasn't... So after they removed it the first time I decided well maybe I should try it again I just loved having the freedom of not getting pregnant with my husband again. we had two boys going to be 4 and 3 this upcoming year..after having it inserted again I noticed I was gaining weight out of control and hear I thought well i,did eat a few cookies and a brownie so maybe it's just the junk food I know I didn't believe it at first because it just didn't make sense to me I was 130 and just started gaining weight drastically. I know it's unhealthy but I'm a busy mom never eating and if I do it's something small on the run and it's been that way for awhile so for me to gain weight out of nowhere to having the on the run problem well it's not normal for me.on top of that the sex drive is horrible I thought it was just me too but I'm always never in the mood and I feel like it's breaking the connection with me and my partner and I don't want that we use to make love every day almost and now he lucky if I even feel like playing around and the mood swings on top of the ovarian cyst I get all the time they hurt so bad I didn't know the mirena cause ovarian cyst mine is like,almost every month it surely does suck... I have been breaking out more than usual I never really had acne since 5th/6th grade a pimple hear and there but it's been crazy since I had this back in. I been contemplating for a long time taking it out and finally with the false pregnancies symptoms and test,loss of sex drive, over amount of weight gained, bloated tummy pain, horrible sharp pains and constant ovarian cyst.. I'm just so done and don't with this anymore so if you thinking about getting mirena I hope you do lots of research to see if it's right for you cause I made that mistake my doctor pushed it on me cause my implynon wasn't working for me either they said try this and I read about it but didn't do enough research on it like I should have I thought it would be great.now looking at 186 pounds only after a little less than a year later with decent eating habbits and excerise I shouldn't look and feel this way..I hope this helps Someone else.. Happy New year...good luckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-66069083965223111142016-10-27T23:35:32.231-07:002016-10-27T23:35:32.231-07:00Hello, I'm here to introduce someone to you al...Hello, I'm here to introduce someone to you all, his name is Dr.Ekpen Temple a spell caster that help me restored my broken relationship, I saw an article on the Internet someone talking about him how he help her in her relationship, today I'm a beneficial of that article, so that is why I'm also talking about how he has helped me so that someone out there that is facing the same challenge can also contact him for help. Here is DR EKPEN TEMPLE contact info: (ekpentemple@gmail.com) or on Whatsapp number 2347050270218.Gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125928389426370946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-17056496310052103342016-10-03T10:04:59.894-07:002016-10-03T10:04:59.894-07:00i have been married for the past 7 years with no c...i have been married for the past 7 years with no child and since then i have been trying to get pregnant i have been to specialist hospital and they told me that everything is fine but with no lucky of having a baby until i finally met Dr.Ologbo online who help me to prepare root and herbs that i use to get pregnant within a month am so happy now, finally am a woman to be in few months from now contact Dr.Ologbo on his via email Ologbotemple@gmail.com or his mobile number +2348073887808Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978460915154644194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-33938485508545025552016-08-31T22:58:12.858-07:002016-08-31T22:58:12.858-07:00Your symptoms sound like PPD or just exhausted mom...Your symptoms sound like PPD or just exhausted mommy syndrome. I don't know that I'd blame the IUD as much as the battling hormones in your system. <br /><br />Mine has been in for months now and the odd vinegary smelling discharge did stop after two months, but I still want it out. Sex hurts because of it and always ends in my spotting for two days. ugh. I'm 44, I'm probably not going to get pregnant again, but I'm also still rapidly losing weight, so as last time (I dropped from 388 to 204 in less than 2 years. weight gain hasn't been an issue for me. I was 250 when it went in and am now 204) the speed of my loss caused Estrogen Dominance and almost killed me, they want me to keep it in so the progesterone can counter the estrogen and maybe not cause me to mass produce linings one on top of the other.<br /><br />I do wish they'd warn you accurately about the issues with this product, before insertion.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03864534737532264573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-88983209545868029482016-08-31T22:43:09.276-07:002016-08-31T22:43:09.276-07:00Thank god for this post, and for all of you who co...Thank god for this post, and for all of you who commented sharing our stories! I feel like I have lost a year of my life! I got the mirena IUD a few months after having my daughter, and about a month after the mood swings started. Moments of absolute rage at my daughter and fiancé. Absolutely no patience for anyone or anything. Feelings of irritability comparable to REALLY bad PMS 24/7. Plus inability to lose weight despite breastfeeding and eating pretty well and exercising, and lately, extreme insomnia! It takes me a good 2-3 hours to fall asleep every night! So I thought it was PPD, I even went to a therapist, who basically attributed all of these things to the stress of being a new parent. Which made sense to me, so I didn't question it. I learned to live with it. I began exercising more, eating a lot better, doing yoga at night, learning to control my temper and know when I needed to pass my daughter off to my fiancé if I was about to lose it. Mind you, my pre baby self was the most calm, patient, happy, and easy going person. I was fun, I did not get angry ever! I never put any of this together or would have EVER suspected the IUD as the culprit, but I was having some irregular bleeding so I thought I should do some more in depth reading to make sure it was normal. All I can say is THANK GOD I was having that bleeding! I can't believe I spent the first year of my daughters life feeing so miserable when I didn't need to. But I am so relieved to know I'm not crazy, and that I am not alone. Thank you thank you thank you. I am going to get this thing out ASAP! Ps I know this is an old pot but I felt I had to comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-14611519947419177302016-08-30T19:27:27.743-07:002016-08-30T19:27:27.743-07:00All these posts are so old, it makes me sad that i...All these posts are so old, it makes me sad that i didnt know about these side effects. That my doctor didnt know about these side effects. That knowing how badly i suffer from depression and anxiety that the mirena could have a negative impact on these. <br />I have had mirena in for 6 months. At least once a month i get suicidal for a few days, usually around the time of my period. I've never been suicidal except for when i was pregnant. It seems hormones and anti-depressants are a really bad mix for me.<br />I continuosly ask every doctor i get sent to "could it be the mirena?" but they assure me it isnt because of my history... i actually was put on anti depressants to control my anxiety not depression.So to feel like life isnt worth living and everything is hopeless is so strange to me. I have a beautiful 9 month old, so well behaved and affectionate and for days on end i want nothing to do with him. My husband works away so its not an option, im all he has.<br />Doctors have me on all different medications now, anti depressants, mood stabilisers, valium to offset all the other side effects and yet nothing is working. I just get worse each month.<br />Logic tells me it is the mirena. I was on antidepressants for yrs with no problems - perfectly happy. I get pregnant and they start failing as soon as the hormones kick in. I give birth and have a bit of pnd but after the hormones settle i am fine again. 3 months later i get mirena and every 2/3 weeks i want to give up on life and constantly considering checking myself into a mental health facility so someone can do something to stop this despair.<br />I went to a gp the other day, one who doesnt know me and just said i want it out, take it out now. And he did, right there and then no questions asked (luckily drs are free here but i would have paid anything really. Psych session cost me between $300 - $500 an hour)<br />Im waiting for it to be the magic cure for everything but i read that im still in for a tough time with the mirena crash. All the side effects are what i have been suffering from so far. Funnoly enough they say the crash isnt dangerous unless you suffer from suicidal thoughts...<br />Anyway i felt like sharing as the only thing that has helped improve my mood is reading about every one elses problems with mirena and knowing its not just meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-22685615837200199992016-08-22T06:21:54.259-07:002016-08-22T06:21:54.259-07:00Hi,
I am 19 and after having a miscarriage with ...Hi, <br /><br />I am 19 and after having a miscarriage with my boyfriend of 2 years I decided I would go on a more permanent form of contraception. After much discussion with my GP and sexual health nurse I was advised that the mirena coil would be my best option. I specifically asked three questions. 1. will it make me gain weight (I am a personal trainer and basically dedicate my life to my body so weight gain would effect me highly), they said no. 2. will it give me mood swings? ( for obvious reasons after having a miscarriage), again they said no. 3. will it cause my skin to change or worsen? ( after suffering with mild acne as a child and also having problems with a few stretch marks from building muscle in the gym), guess what they said no.<br /><br />After having the mirena coil fitted I felt fine for the first few weeks. A slight amount of spotting but nothing unbearable. I actually believed I had made the right choice as I didn't have to worry about taking the pill ect. I couldn't have been more wrong. After around a month of having it in, I started to notice my body changing, my legs were getting chunkier (not in a good way), I started developing cellulite around my usually perk bum. I also had it around my tummy area and arms. As time went on this only got worse, I have gained weight - particularly around my arms and hip area which is horrible to look at. I am no longer toned, but flabby and even my parents have noticed this. <br /><br />Other side effects were worsening also, my acne has returned. Mainly around the chin and jaw area, and specifically on my shoulders?! Deep spots, more like a rash but all over and extremely noticeable. My skin is greasy and oily. My hair is no different, the colour is not a vibrant and my scalp has gone extremely dry which means I now have to use a specific shampoo. Yesterday I noticed in the middle of my thighs purple stretch marks, resembling that of a heavily pregnant woman. I have now booked in for my mirena coil to be removed. <br /><br />The physical side effects are bad enough. My once toned body is now something I am no longer proud of, my long blonde healthy hair is now always tied up in a tight bun as I am embarrassed of the state it has become. I am now wearing makeup in the day because of my awful skin and covering up my arms and stomach, as I once would have worn crop tops ect, I again am embarrassed. The mirena coil has completely took everything I have worked for with my body and appearance and also my entire confidence is shattered. <br /><br />This aside, the main reason I want this thing out of me is because of the mental effects. My mood swings have effected my relationship with my boyfriend and friends. I feel, most days, like I cannot get out of bed. I cry at the littlest things and feel as though I have no one and nothing to get up for. My boyfriend is urging me to get this out as since having it in I have gone from a happy-go-lucky type of girl to someone who has no spirit, meaning or personality anymore. I am not exaggerating this, the effects it has had on my temperament is awful. <br /><br />I am writing this to keep young girls away from having the mirena coil as an easy alternative to the pill. I was clearly lied to about the side effects, which have near enough ruined my life while having it in. I want to know why these are not explained to women before putting this into our bodies. I now have to go through the process of having it out, but frankly I cannot wait!!!EmilyDenise97https://www.blogger.com/profile/06885716037830225818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-71249726211852426892016-08-07T11:41:16.652-07:002016-08-07T11:41:16.652-07:00I would be very careful you guys I used to have t...I would be very careful you guys I used to have the I'd and I had it removed because my partner would feel it hurting him when he and I had intercourse and he had told me it felt like it was going inside his willie. Also it is very rare but the I'd can travel and you need to have surgery to get it taken out. Another thing I won't get it again any of them because I hear some drs re-use them, I know my old Dr I went to to get mine got caught doing that and got sued for it but you never know what other dr's do the same shitAlicianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-47816745242384580612016-08-04T11:49:52.877-07:002016-08-04T11:49:52.877-07:00Thanks I hope my experience is like yours! I jus...Thanks I hope my experience is like yours! I just had mine inserted this am and now am kinda nervous aftreer reading these posts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-17865785533125405582016-08-04T11:41:25.563-07:002016-08-04T11:41:25.563-07:00Thank you. I just had it inserted and was so afrai...Thank you. I just had it inserted and was so afraid after reading these posts!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-36204587078630357462016-06-27T07:59:49.978-07:002016-06-27T07:59:49.978-07:00i have had my IUD for about 6 months and just had ...i have had my IUD for about 6 months and just had it removed this past Friday.<br />i have had all the same symptoms of:<br /><br />• bloating in my stomach area (where i've never held weight before)<br />• feeling pregnant - took so many test and always came up negative<br />• moody and depressed<br />• headaches everyday especially when i has to pee - which was all the time. i swear i peed 30 times one day<br />• i used proactive, so i can't say about acne too much, but my chest broke out a little which was weird for me<br />• my boobs/nipples are so tender<br />• i feel lazy/tired all the time<br />• and i got infections more so than regular.<br /><br />my OBGYN said it was also "the best" and i am a sensitive girl, but i never thought all these symptoms would happen to me. i felt crazy and no one believed me until i really started doing my research. like most of you said, not having a period and feeling protected from sperm during sex was - but i am done with having my body unnatural.<br /><br />as of last Friday:<br />• i haven't been peeing as much<br />• the headaches have subsided<br />• i started spotting today (Monday)<br />• and my mind is at ease<br /><br />i gained about 15-20 lbs. and have been eating healthy and working out and again no weight loss.<br />now since the IUD has been removed i am excited to drop the weight and be back to my normal self.<br /><br />i will update when i see more of a difference.<br />all the luck ladies and thank you for expressing your stories.<br />it's nice to be in this together and realize this isn't just in my head<br />xx<br /><br />Sarah Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-90717372456280311852016-04-21T20:36:46.379-07:002016-04-21T20:36:46.379-07:00I have had my Mirena 6 months. Right at 6 months I...I have had my Mirena 6 months. Right at 6 months I got soar,tender breasts and that's been constant for about 2 weeks now. It feels like when I quit nursing my son and if you touch them they'll pop! I have been having lots of problems lately and until I read this blog I thought that turning 40 SUCKED!!! I got the Mirena inserted 2 days after my 40th bday in early October 2015. A week before thanksgiving I started having excruciating sharp pains in my lower back-hips. I couldn't sit on the floor, bending over was impossible! Two days before Christmas I couldn't take it anymore and went to a doctor they said that it sounded like siatica (sp) nerve pain. Gave me a muscle relaxer and an anti inflamitoy for a couple days and said that's it. Well that really wasn't it it didn't get any better the sharp pain moved outward more concentrating in my hips now. I went back to my primary care provider and she said back surgery, or to loose weight(which is impossible right now as I can't hardly bend over) or to try some alternative medicine first. I have been trying acupuncture and have three sessions of that for the past 3weeks now. It hasn't started helping, but I feel like it is my last resort. I feel HORRIBLE( in pain,tired,drained,frustrated,fat,miserable) every day. I am thinking I am at wits end. I want to be losing weight and enjoying my life, not in pain and struggling to bend over all day long. With this pain comes the fact that I can't stand up straight very long,sit very long,sleep very long, all of everything I do on a daily basis is painful. <br /><br />My question as I have reading through everyone's posts on here is has anyone experienced this hip/lower back pain? It started with me about exactly 6 weeks after having the mire a inserted. I am unsure if this is related to the Mirena and I know it's probably a stretch, but any insight would be greatly appreciated. I am desparete and miserable not knowing what is going on with my body thinking I can't be like this the rest of my life! <br /><br />Thanku, DesperateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-69016380672379238792016-04-15T12:41:04.707-07:002016-04-15T12:41:04.707-07:00I am wondering if anyone that has used the IUD Mir...I am wondering if anyone that has used the IUD Mirena has been diagnosed with Polycystic ovary syndrome and if so could you please contact me by phone (239)443-7864 or email me at brantleym88@gmail.com if you can not reach me by phone leave a voice mail or even text would be fine. Thank you so much. <br /><br />Malory Brantley Malory Brantleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-13176039374580498752016-04-10T21:24:00.838-07:002016-04-10T21:24:00.838-07:00I've been on 10yrs. 2 lots of 5yrs. I used t...I've been on 10yrs. 2 lots of 5yrs. I used to have calendar perfect periods. Every 28 days4fay periods. Had children, completely mucked up periods. At 37 I got my first mirena, prior I had periods that lasted weeks and were frequent in between. Low iron also. My periods became spotting. Some days I get red blood for a day, but mainly brownish red spotting. My life with periods before mirena was a nightmare. I couldn't do the pill, depo injections I bleed every day for 3 months!!!<br />I'm 47 in October, I'm about to have my second mirena removed and a third inserted in 2 weeks time. For me it's worth the horrible periods. The second mirena, I had some idiot woman who honestly had no idea what she was doing. 30mins in the mirena still not in, with 4 injections below! It was worse that giving birth. Make sure you know the person inserting has lots of experiences with mirena. It should take a couple if mins and not really hurt, but I had some idiot! I must say. I'm so nervous to get third, incase I get another idiot! It was so sore, like I said worse than giving birth.... Best of luckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-502544039669161957.post-53496476617098218132016-04-10T21:12:50.847-07:002016-04-10T21:12:50.847-07:00I've had Mirena 10yrs. So that is 2 lots, 1 la...I've had Mirena 10yrs. So that is 2 lots, 1 lasts 5yrs. My reasoning for mirena was I was low in iron, heavy, random periods which went for weeks at a time. My weight is the same. I was an active person when I began and I an still active. I have always been a person who has yoyo in weight.<br />I don't nor have had an odour, spotting yes, but compared to my weeks long periods, spotting is fine.<br />I'm about to have my mirena removed nxt week and m seriously thinking of having my third inserted the following week.<br />I guess it's easy to blame an iud for weight gain, but for me, if I gain weight it's from laziness and excessive eating of junk food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com