Ok gals. Here's the deal.
I have had Mirena for about a year now. At
first, I bled for 7 months straight while
my body was adjusting to this. (I had the
baby 6 weeks prior to insertion).
After I stopped bleeding, I had no periods
at all (which is normal). It has been 5
months since I was bleeding. Now, all of a
sudden, I started bleeding again 2 days
ago. At first, it was barely spotting.
Yesterday, it felt as though I were having
contractions! VERY, VERY bad cramps. I
took some Midol and went to sleep. Today,
the light spotting is back, along with the
cramps.
I've heard that PID is common with Mirena,
along with cysts. What do you all think?
Paranoia or time to go to OB-GYN?
I've also heard that getting pregnant is
possible as well. Doubt that is what I am
going through though.
Any ideas???
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Georgia59
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Posted: 10-10-07 19:19pm
If you were pregnant (really unlikely) the
strings would pull up into your uterus. It
is possible, but it's like .05% chance or
something like that, almost (or as)
effective as sterilization.
PID is a risk, but it would usually come
up earlier (I think) because the risk
comes when an outside object is inserted
into your uterus- meaning the day you get
it in. I don't really know how long it
would take for the infection to show up,
though.
With such a sudden change after having it
for a year, I would make an appt. to see
the doc. You don't want to mess around
with that.
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Marianne0558
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Posted: 10-10-07 21:44pm
Thank you! I was wondering if maybe my
period could have just come back because
like I said, it was little spotting
before. Could that be it?
It is old blood because it is very dark,
almost black.
What do you think?
I just don't want to make a hasty
appointment to the doctor when it could
just be my period rearing its ugly head
again (haha)
I don't have insurance for the moment.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 10-11-07 12:20pm
I guess it could be it, it could be
perfectly normal for you. But my doc had
told me that if I experienced any sudden
changes in bleeding patterns or pain, I
should get checked out. How are your
strings?
Perhaps it's at least worth a call to your
doc, those are free!
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Marianne0558
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Posted: 10-11-07 14:58pm
The strings are still there. Today is day
3 bleeding. My gut is telling me that it's
probably just my period again... I think I
am going to wait it out a couple more days
and if it lasts any longer than 5, I am
going to the doc.
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