I removed mine myself a few months ago. It was the easiest thing to do, because my doctor didn’t cut the strings short. All I did was very gently pull them and before I knew it, the thing was out. I never even felt it. I was lucky though because mine was still where it was supposed to be and didn’t get embedded in my uterus. I’ve had about 2 periods since it was removed and both had a couple of days where it was really really heavy, but other than that were normal. Since taking it out, my hair has started falling out and I still haven’t lost any weight. I worked out that I have put ...
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Hi tinymom, The cream is made up of natural hormones, such as progesterone, estrogen, testosterone or whatever it is that your body is in short supply of. I’ve never used it before, but my dad’s partner has some that contains natural progesterone. She went to a doctor who specialises in this sort of treatment, and he takes blood tests to analyse what she needs. He then has a pharmacist mix a custom made blend of hormones to suit her. You apply a tiny amount on the areas of your body which don’t have much fat, such as your wrist or neck, and I think you do it twice a day, or maybe ev ...
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We got ours in and out about the same time. As much as I hated that stupid thing, I have to say that since it’s come out I’ve had 2 migraines (one 3 days after it was out, and another last week) where I’ve had vomiting and diarrhoea as as well. I got the Mirena to stop my periods and ovulation, and therefore to stop my hormone related migraines, week-before-period thrush and ovulation agony. After 2 years on the Mirena, the migraines had lessened in frequency and severity, and the thrush disappeared completely and the ovulation pain subsided to bearable. Right at this very moment I hav ...
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After reading your post kim.leethal I have to say that I too wanted to ring that bitch (and I’m in Australia!) and let her have it. Good on you for not backing down and for walking out of there with it sitting in the bin where it belongs. The way that woman behaved is exactly why I took mine out myself. And how dare she tell you that you shouldn’t be doing research on it. It’s because of our own research that we’ve all been able to make the decision to get this evil thing out of our bodies, and stop being deceived. I cannot believe that anyone would expect someone to keep something in ...
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I had mine for over 2 years and a couple of days after taking it out, I had a heavy bleed for a few days with blood clots, followed by about a week of normal/light bleeding. The best part (or should I say most comforting) was that it was red and not brown sludge coloured like with Mirena. My periods had pretty much been reduced to about half a day of light spotting about every 6-8 wks, so I’m not sure where all my bleeding came from after I took it out. From what I’ve been reading on here, it seems to be a normal thing to get blood clots a couple of days after removal. I’m still waitin ...
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I also had the Implanon, but unfortunately I had very similar side effects to the Mirena, especially the weight gain and depression. I wouldn’t recommend this one based on my experiences. But everyone’s different, so it might be suitable for you.   [End]
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I took mine out myself. I did it while sitting on the toilet about 3 weeks ago, and it was the best decision I ever made. If you can feel the strings, keep trying to get a grip and then very VERY slowly start to pull it. I started just by giving it a slight pull, just to see that it wasn’t attached to my uterus, and before I knew it, the whole thing was out. I felt it come out (kind of in the way you can feel your gums after a local anaesthetic at the dentist), but it definitely wasn’t painful, and it wasn’t uncomfortable. Mind you, I’ve had 4 children, so I guess my cervix is probabl ...
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I just read your post and couldn’t believe you said you ovulate twice. I thought I was the only one that did that. I split up with my husband a few years ago and we ended up getting back together and had unprotected sex once and I thought I was safe because I had ovulated already that month, and then you wouldn’t believe it, but I ovulated again the very next day. I now have my 4th daughter from that, who’s 2 1/2 yrs old now. Oh, and he’s now my ex-husband. And I have to agree being a woman sucks sometimes.   [End]
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I’m sorry but I have to disagree with your comments about us being only 1% who have problems with the Mirena. We’re probably less than 1% who have realised that the Mirena is responsible for our problems, AND been lucky enough to stumble across this website. And the reason doctors aren’t getting complaints about the Mirena from their patients is because they dismiss what they’re being told and tell us it’s not related to the Mirena - it can not possibly be related. They don’t have complaints from other women about Mirena because the other women DON’T have problems related to Mirena. Ho ...
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Every woman that I know of who has had her tubes tied has had really heavy painful long periods often starting at shorter intervals. That’s the reason I never went with that option. I’ve had 4 kids and definitely don’t want any more, but I’m going to have a break from all forms of contraception. I have the added bonus (if you can call it that) of not having a partner and not actually needing birth control at the moment though. Why the hell aren’t men taking some responsibility with this anyway. They think wearing a condom is uncomfortable - well at least they still get to have sex a ...
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I can’t help thinking that it sounds like the first period I would have after I had given birth. It would be huge clots and very painful, but my doctor told me it was just the left over stuff coming away from the lining of the uterus. I know it sounds awful and it’s pretty scary to see it coming out of your body, but I would probably take it as a good sign that things are returning to normal.   [End]
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Hi. I took mine out about 4 days ago, and yesterday I weighed 82.2kg (approx 181 lb) and today I’m 78.8kg (approx 173 lb). My weight 2yrs ago when I had it put in was about 60kg (132 lb). I’ve also started the lemon detox diet yesterday which is supposed to help lose weight very quickly, so that could be helping as well. I’m feeling very unwell today thanks to the detox but I’m determined to persevere and lose this weight and the other crap floating around in my body.   [End]
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I removed it myself and I didn’t have any problems at all. I did it while sitting on the toilet and I honestly didn’t feel anything in the way of pain. I was very nervous, but in my case I think I was very lucky. I started just by giving the strings a little tug, just to see if it would come away easily, and before I knew it the whole thing was out. I probably wouldn’t recommend it to anyone else though, because as you can tell from a lot of the postings, sometimes there are real problems with having it taken out. I’ve also given birth 4 times, so that may make a difference too. The ...
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Hi again. Just wanted to let you all know that I didn’t book in to see a doctor to get my mirena of 2 years removed. I didn’t want to be talked out of it again. I just took it out while sitting on the toilet. It was very easy and completely pain free and I have had no cramping or anything, except maybe a bit of shock that I actually did it. All I can say is thank god it’s gone. I will NEVER recommend this to anyone. Ladies, listen to your bodies!!!   [End]
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Hi everyone. I’ve been reading all your horror stories and unfortunately I’m one of the unlucky ones as well. I’ve wanted this thing out for ages, having had it in for over 2 years now. I’ve spoken to two different doctors about having it removed and both of them (one male and one female) have talked me out of it. I feel stupid for not listening to my instincts and my own body because I know that this Mirena is not right. I’ve put on over 20kg since I had it put in, and because of the weight gain I’ve become very severely depressed with everything else in my life as well. Anyway, I g ...
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