Mirena coil

Dumbledore55

OK - went to the GP this morning. She says as best she can tell the coil is in the right place but she's sending me for a scan to check. She has also done some swabs in case I have any kind of infection causing the bleeding.

So the way forward is as follows:

1. If it's an infection (I'll know next week) treat that and see if bleeding calms down
2. If scan reveals coil in the wrong place - try another one
3. If coil in the right place then its clearly not working for me so try endometrial ablation using microwave
4. If all that fails - hysterectomy

I feel better that at least we have a plan - however didn't feel so good when the 3rd year medical student had her first go at an internal exam!! I did agree saying it was probably better for it to be me who has had more internal examinations than most people I know rather than some shy young thing! I did regret those words when she was quite rough with me! Hey ho I suppose everybody has to learn.

I'm supposed to have yearly smear tests but I've not been able to have one due to the fact I never know when I won't be bleeding, about 6 months overdue now which is worrying.

suki1964

Im so glad that you now have a plan of action.

Hopefully the coil needs changing or you get the go ahead for the ablation.

Mind this thread has hexed me - just started the first bleed n a year

Dumbledore55

If I only had one bleed in a year I'd be ecstatic. I'm on day 10 now and only had an 8 day break since the last 12 day bleed. No wonder I'm always so tired!

Dumbledore55

Dumbledore55 wrote: »

OK - went to the GP this morning. She says as best she can tell the coil is in the right place but she's sending me for a scan to check. She has also done some swabs in case I have any kind of infection causing the bleeding.

So the way forward is as follows:

1. If it's an infection (I'll know next week) treat that and see if bleeding calms down
2. If scan reveals coil in the wrong place - try another one
3. If coil in the right place then its clearly not working for me so try endometrial ablation using microwave
4. If all that fails - hysterectomy

I feel better that at least we have a plan - however didn't feel so good when the 3rd year medical student had her first go at an internal exam!! I did agree saying it was probably better for it to be me who has had more internal examinations than most people I know rather than some shy young thing! I did regret those words when she was quite rough with me! Hey ho I suppose everybody has to learn.

I'm supposed to have yearly smear tests but I've not been able to have one due to the fact I never know when I won't be bleeding, about 6 months overdue now which is worrying.

No infections - scan next but not been given a date yet.

LilMissM

I had the Mirena coil fitted just under five years ago after being diagnosed with PMDD. It's abosolutely the best thing in the world for me, changed my life and I haven't looked back since.

I've recently been experiencing some rather uncomfortable symptoms though, such as very sore boobs, swollen stomach, tiredness, thrush on occasion etc, all symptoms which I would associate with periods I guess. I haven't had a period since I had my coil fitted (which has been absolutely fab!!) and am wondering now if I'm getting these symptoms because my coil is coming to the end of it's life?

Does anyone else have a similar experience to this? I'm gonna speak to my GP about it but thought I'd mention it here after seeing there was a thread for it

x x

suki1964

LilMissM wrote: »

I had the Mirena coil fitted just under five years ago after being diagnosed with PMDD. It's abosolutely the best thing in the world for me, changed my life and I haven't looked back since.

I've recently been experiencing some rather uncomfortable symptoms though, such as very sore boobs, swollen stomach, tiredness, thrush on occasion etc, all symptoms which I would associate with periods I guess. I haven't had a period since I had my coil fitted (which has been absolutely fab!!) and am wondering now if I'm getting these symptoms because my coil is coming to the end of it's life?

Does anyone else have a similar experience to this? I'm gonna speak to my GP about it but thought I'd mention it here after seeing there was a thread for it

x x

Yep

I know as soon as mines running out ( as in the hormone) my sex drive goes and I get all the symptoms of PMS back again


Ive had mine changed at 4 years no bother. This one the nurse says will do me ten years as Im coming to the end of my reproductive life - who knows

LilMissM

Thanks for that info suki1964 I've only recently been having the symptoms (last couple of months I'd say) but they're defo getting worse, especially the sore boobs. I'm gonna ring my doctors in the morning and see if I can have it changed before next February, I can't bear my life going back to the PMDD days, it was just horrible. xx

Frith

Well, I've decided - I'm having the horrible thing out! I can't believe it can be in the "wrong place" as the strings are where they should be and I have been told by 2 doctors that it is fine.

I'm really down about the whole thing, actually. 30 minutes of pain so bad they had to stop 3 times as I was passing out (and I never came near passing out in labour or with any of the broken bones or other scrapes I have had!!) 3 weeks of ridiculous pains that painkillers barely touched. Nearly 8 months of almost continuous bleeding with period pains - and I rarely got pain before!

What a failure. I also learned today that mum and dad sort of called a conference with my sister because they were so worried about me. Obviously, I didn't have a chat with them about having it fitted because.... they're my mum and dad.... but they actually sat my sister down to have a serious word with her because they couldn't understand why I had been deathly pale and drawn for 3 weeks and had a swollen stomach!

How embarrasing. And what a vile contraption it is :-(

Dumbledore55

ACEY wrote: »

Well, I've decided - I'm having the horrible thing out! I can't believe it can be in the "wrong place" as the strings are where they should be and I have been told by 2 doctors that it is fine.

I'm really down about the whole thing, actually. 30 minutes of pain so bad they had to stop 3 times as I was passing out (and I never came near passing out in labour or with any of the broken bones or other scrapes I have had!!) 3 weeks of ridiculous pains that painkillers barely touched. Nearly 8 months of almost continuous bleeding with period pains - and I rarely got pain before!

What a failure. I also learned today that mum and dad sort of called a conference with my sister because they were so worried about me. Obviously, I didn't have a chat with them about having it fitted because.... they're my mum and dad.... but they actually sat my sister down to have a serious word with her because they couldn't understand why I had been deathly pale and drawn for 3 weeks and had a swollen stomach!

How embarrasing. And what a vile contraption it is :-(

Acey

My GP says the only way they can tell it's in the right place is with a scan - have you been offered one?

Frith

Nope. But it'll be being taken out now even if they offer one! Because if it IS in the right place, its still awful :-S

Quite tempted to pull it out myself :-O