Mirena - ouch!

Nov 20, 2009

Went in today at 10:00 to have my MIrena birth control placed. I took a pill last night that was supposed to soften my cervix and dialate it since I have not had kids so it'd be a bit less painful.

First thing she said once I was strapped in with my girly bits in the wind was, "Ohhh....I hate hoped it would have dialate your cervix more. This might hurt a bit." Nice!

She had me cough at which time she punctured my cervix on each side with some plyer looking things. This hurt a tiny bit but not unlike the poking of the cervix you get at your annual pap. The actual insertion of the Mirena though really sucked ass! Hurt! When she first started to go in I actually caught my breathe because it surprised me and hurt much more than I anticipated. So I started giving birth like breathing to calm myself. Right when my breathe caught she said, "Are you still with us?" so she must have noticed how quickly I tightened up everything.....LOL. My hands immediately started to sweat. Then I felt blood running down my butt crack! TMI I know but just a good picture of how much it hurt. Ha! Anyway, the process took about 15 minutes so not completely unbearable but I certainly won't lie....it hurt like hell and I have a relatively high threshold for pain.

Right now I am cramping but manageable. I am a person who never really had to deal with cramps before because I never got them with my periods so I don't really have a reference point but they are midly irritating and making me want to lay down and sleep. I have to wear tampons / pads whatever you like for the next few months because of the bleeding. She said I'll bleed a bit now from the puncture wounds to my cervix and then I'll spot on and off while my body regulate itself; generally lasts a month to a few depending on the person.

So overall the process was quick but very, very uncomfortable. I am glad I did it though because I"m a long time pill user and won't be able to count on those after my Dec. 1 surgery so this is a good option. Now here's to hoping I'm not spotting during my 3 or 4 day hospital stay. Their pads and fake undies suck big time! That happened to me once before! Not fun.

Take care.
Mandy

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