templedweller91
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Yes, it has kept me from getting pregnant so it is doing its job.
Big TMI warning lol
Backstory;
I got my Mirena iud inserted after having a c section. I bled for about 6 weeks which is normal and then didn't get a period for about 6 months. Thats it. It came back and is still the same as it ever was except my cycles are SO weird. Sometimes I get 2 a month, sometimes it will start and come back within 2 days. I spot ALL the time. One day I was literally standing in the bathroom and started gushing blood (tmi sorry)
The strings fell out sometime within the first year. So that combined with the random bleeding and severe cramps I occasionally get has caused at least 3 trips to the hospital and a couple of ultrasounds to make sure it hasn't moved.
I've had it for just over 5 years and finally decided to get it removed. Was that easy? Like everything else, no. I made the appointment and sat there for 20 minutes trying not to scream as she (tmi once again) dug around in my cervix trying to get it out because there are no strings to pull. So, now I'm on a list to have it surgically removed which could take up to 9 months. I'm 6 months in.
Don't even get me started on the hormonal acne either..
Big TMI warning lol
Backstory;
I got my Mirena iud inserted after having a c section. I bled for about 6 weeks which is normal and then didn't get a period for about 6 months. Thats it. It came back and is still the same as it ever was except my cycles are SO weird. Sometimes I get 2 a month, sometimes it will start and come back within 2 days. I spot ALL the time. One day I was literally standing in the bathroom and started gushing blood (tmi sorry)
The strings fell out sometime within the first year. So that combined with the random bleeding and severe cramps I occasionally get has caused at least 3 trips to the hospital and a couple of ultrasounds to make sure it hasn't moved.
I've had it for just over 5 years and finally decided to get it removed. Was that easy? Like everything else, no. I made the appointment and sat there for 20 minutes trying not to scream as she (tmi once again) dug around in my cervix trying to get it out because there are no strings to pull. So, now I'm on a list to have it surgically removed which could take up to 9 months. I'm 6 months in.
Don't even get me started on the hormonal acne either..