Mirena Coil - your views?

RE: Mirena Coil - your views?

Hi,
and welcome to Hp!
I'll PM you....
Lisa x
www.relaxreflexology.co.uk

RE: Mirena Coil - your views?

I can't give you any personal experience, but would say.. Hang in there! You've obviously had this fitted for a good reason and it may take a few days for the trauma of fitting it to die down.

RE: Mirena Coil - your views?

Thanks for your messages

The pain has eased this morning so I feel a little better. 🙂

RE: Mirena Coil - your views?

Hi Janie,

I have had the coil fitted in the past, and I can honestly say that apart from a few cramps, you'll be fine. It doesn't cause weight gain as far as I know. As long as you check for it after each 'monthly', you'll be okay. You won't notice it's presence, and you can happily lose more weight without worrying about it.

If the cramps don't settle down after a couple of days, go back to the doctor who fitted it.

Good luck!

Patsy.
xxxx

RE: Mirena Coil - your views?

Hiya janie,

Is that the coil that releases the ooo whats the word, like the pill but fitted into the coil.
If it is I had it fitted two years ago, I remember haveing pain for about 2 days, but after that it was fine, and have got on with it quite well. I have lost weight since having it fitted, I dont really suffer with pms anymore mostly due to the fact I dont really have periods anymore:D, cramps are very rare and I am very happy with it, and best of all I dont have to remember to take anything anymore;)

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Today I feel more like myself and according to my scales still losing weight...phew!

I think the pains got to me cos I have a 10 year old Downs little girl and she is very demmanding, that with the pain and being spaced out on painkillers made me really upset.

Thanks for all your messages and I feel positive today. My period has even stopped and I have no pain and no spotting so happy

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:Dhad mine fitted six weeks ago its been brilliant just a little spotting and no period as yet i feel like a new woman

RE: Mirena Coil - your views?

Is that the coil with hormones as well?

Well, I am aware that that coil is very popular in Ireland and Uk, but outside not really. I had mine for 5 years, but when went to take it out my ginecologist was shocked that someone let me have it, as usualy it is recomended to mature ladies.The biggest of all side effects is that it slows down your sexual needs. In married life this is a hudge problem.

Just something to consider, from personal experiance, but of course it might be dyferent for others

Ps. No problem with the waight gain though:D

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Hi janiewai,

This thread interests me and if I am hijacking, I can start another thread. I'm pleased that you are feeling better today and things seem to be settling down for you.
I really want to talk to the ladies and men on this board about menstruation.

The whole idea of a coil inside you that lets out a little synthetic hormones into the lining of the womb that can (correct me if I am wrong, as I have only just started studying this form of contraception after a client of mine had problems with her) in 80% of women STOP periods altogether within about 12 months absolutely abhors me. That seems to be totally screwing with nature and the side effects say 20 years down the line - what are we going to find??

Please, I am not, really NOT judging *anyone's* choices here.

I would love to know your intimate thoughts about periods. Is there anyone here that views them as something wonderful, empowering and magical? If yes then what is it about them and if no, then why not?

Can I ask a hypothetical question.
I'm going to offer you a red pill or a blue pill 😀
The blue pill will stop your (or your partners) periods for ever with no side effects. Fertility will not be affected.
The red pill will determine that you keep your periods, but that the whole of societies attitudes towards them changes to honour them as a powerful and important time.

Which one are you going to take (or desire for your partner to take)?

I have SO many questions about this topic as attitudes, myths and just *everything* surrounding them fascinates me.

Does anyone use washable pads or things like the mooncup? How do you find them?

Oh, so many questions..................

Respectfully,
Amethyst x

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ORIGINAL: Amethystcave

I would love to know your intimate thoughts about periods. Is there anyone here that views them as something wonderful, empowering and magical? If yes then what is it about them and if no, then why not?

I Amethyst x

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I don't find anything empowering about standing in front of aroom full of my studentsand feeling a gush of warmth trickling down my leg when a super-duper-extra absorbent tampon AND a pad has failed to stem the flow. And, I wouldn't describe it as magical when I'm lying on a sofa at the end of a gruelling day's work, feeling like my insides are melting and that someone's just punched me in the stomach. My sister put up with extremely heavy periods, sometimes lasting for days and occuring every20 days or so,in the five years prior to her menopause.

I've chosen the Mirena coil so I don't have to suffer the same fate as I was starting a similar pattern and the alternative is a hysterectomy which I want to avoid at all costs. After a couple of odd periods lasting for 10 - 14 days (very light) and a couple of months totally missed, everything seems to have settled sown and I'm now regular and extremely light - a normal tampon or a panty liner is usually enough to protect me. It's liberating not to have to sneak a feel at my backside when rising from a chair, to check if I've leaked and to be able to stay in hotels or at friends houses without worrying that their bed linen will look like a massacre has taken place.

I'm struggling a bit with trying to lose weight at themoment, but I was before the coil was fitted 9 months ago. Years of yo-yo dieting have had an effect on my metabolism and I'm aiming to remedy that at the moment. Also, my libido dipped for a while but I'm getting it back a bit now.:)

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Amethystcave, I use Mooncup and have done so for a few years now, I wouldn't be without it now, I find cramping is far less with Mooncup than it ever was with tampons - I wont be going back.

Coil - Not sure which sort I tried but went into I think it was called cervical shock, apparently my womb wasn't big enough to house it so it had to be removed immediately. It's very rare, apparently that's why they advise people with kids to have it rather than those who haven't had a pregnancy. I think it works great for most people but it wasn't for me.

Just stick with what feels right, if you do find symptoms lessen or worsen as a result, go with what feels right - for you.

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My experience - My coil gave me Pelvic Inflammatory Disease 4 years after having it inserted - I'd had no problems for the first 3 years then pains on my left side over a while got gradually worse and worse till I collapsed with pain!

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Hi

I had the mirena coil fitted to try and control heavy periods- all that happened was that I bled continuously instead. They say give it 6 months which I did, but then asked them to remove it. My bleeding pattern returned to normal and the breast tenderness that I'd also had went. In the end I had thermal endometrial ablation- that was 18 months ago and no problems since. To not run the risk of 'flooding' and to not be anaemic is brilliant- I should have tackled the problem a long time ago.:)

Hi Amethyst. I am about to have my copper coil replaced with a merina coil. I have heard about the side effects and am willing to risk them with the idea of removing the coil if they become too bad. I too, with the confidence and cockiness of youth, felt that it was wrong to fill yourself with hormones and have lived my entire life without additional hormones apart from a 2 month go on the pill in my teens. However, at the ripe old age of 47, I now have a prolapse and can no longer use my mooncup which I have used for the last few years. I weigh too much for surgery and as another responder has commented, there is nothing at all to celebrate about having to change bedding several times a night despite the use of towels (bath towels that is, not sanitary towels) or of having to take spare clothes and knickers wherever you go and explain the trail of red you leave around other folks furniture! I love my mooncup and still am able to use it at night whilst laying down but my periods are too heavy for it to cope with now and it leaks because of my prolapse. It simply falls out during the day when I am upright! I would recommend it to anyone - best thing since sliced bread. It would be interesting to know how old you are and if you have ever had a heavy period, let alone years of heavy periods. There are folk worse off than me. I once sat in on a gyne clinic and heard women describe their heavy periods where they had to change their sanitary towel every 2 - 3 hours (bliss!) and also women who had to change their towels every hour or so but were talking about bath towels! So women's perception of what is heavy is very variable and I have little sympathy for the first group I mention. Anyway, enough of me and my soap box. Are you writing a book or something? I would just say, never say never!