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To think this amount of pain on mirena isn't normal?!

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sadandanxious · 17/10/2016 20:41

Posting here mostly for traffic. I had a mirena coil fitted 3 and a half months ago and for the most part it's been amazing, no periods, no pain it's been great. Today though it's been horrendous. I've been getting such bad cramps I'm in tears. My threads also feel really low - they're hanging just above my entrance when normally they're really hard to reach. The pain is unbearable, I'm curled up in a ball trying to breathe through the pain. I've never had this much pain before and I'm worried something is wrong. Anyone have any experience or knowledge on this?

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Lamere · 17/10/2016 20:43

That doesn't sound normal, I would get it checked out. Never had a problem with mine (had 5+ years)

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chocolatestrawberries · 17/10/2016 20:44

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RandomMess · 17/10/2016 20:44

It could have dislodged, I'd be getting an urgent scan tbh.

Did you used to get painful periods pre-mirena?

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Homebird90 · 17/10/2016 20:45

Sounds like it might be coming out / stuck in your cervix, this can cause some kind of shock... Ring 111 for advice?

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sadandanxious · 17/10/2016 20:46

I can't use any other form of contraception though apart from non latex condoms and DP most certainly isn't ready for a baby. I really wanted the mirena to work for me this is the first time it's been like this.

chocolate was it constant or just ocasional? I had such bad cramps (though not this bad!) and bleeding with the copper coil I can't go back to that.

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Emberfirefly · 17/10/2016 20:51

This happened to me and when I got it checked the nurse couldn't feel the threads, had to have an ultrasound and it had dislodged. It was agony! It also felt like something was sticking into my rectum as well as awful cramps, haven't had cramps like that since early labour! You should get it checked oP

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Homebird90 · 17/10/2016 20:52

"In about 5-6 % of women, the muscular contractions of the womb push the coil out of place or expel it from the uterus. This is most likely to occur in the first few months after fitting."

"you may experience persistent pain or abnormal bleeding"

"You may be able to feel the lower end of the Mirena can be felt (this often feels like a matchstick)"

From www.britishfibroidtrust.org.uk/mirena.php

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sadandanxious · 17/10/2016 20:52

random no not really, I tended to only bleed properly for a day, spotted for about 3 days then but it was never painful, just mild discomfort. How do I get a scan?

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Dontpanicpyke · 17/10/2016 20:55

You should go to casualty or see your emergency GP.

You may not need a scan and it might be nothing to do with the coil.

Go and get it sorted. Mumsnet can't diagnose you and it could be serious.

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Homebird90 · 17/10/2016 20:56

How do I get a scan?

Via the person / place who put it in... Or if the pain is unbearable and you're worried about perforation call 111 who may (or may not) tell you to go to emergency, depending on how you're doing.

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sadandanxious · 17/10/2016 20:56

homebird I've just tried feeling and I can't feel anything like that. It feels really painful though when I try and feel around up around by my cervix (sorry if tmi)

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Homebird90 · 17/10/2016 21:00

Not tmi at all - sound like it's stuck there though maybe - do call your medical centre for out of hours advice x

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chocolatestrawberries · 17/10/2016 21:42

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sadandanxious · 17/10/2016 23:00

I'm now in out of hours. They won't see me until I can give a urine sample but I don't even remotely need to pee

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sadandanxious · 18/10/2016 07:23

Just to update everyone. The out of hours doctor had a chat with me and said it definitely sounded like the coil was coming out. She took a look and said she could either remove it there and then or I'd continue to be in excruciating pain until it managed to work it's way out - so of course I told her to take it out. I have some very minor discomfort this morning but other than that I feel so much better.

I'm not sure whether to get another one. I'm assuming it was just a one off that it came out but who knows. In any case I'm going to book an appointment with my GP to talk things through.

Thank you all for being there last night, it really helped a lot being be to talk it through with others

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RandomMess · 18/10/2016 23:13

Glad you are okay now, sounds horrendous!

Who fitted it - family planning clinic or someone else?

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sadandanxious · 19/10/2016 07:25

Thanks Random

It was the family planning clinic as nobody at our surgery was trained to fit them. I've since moved health trusts and therefore GP surgery and again nobody is able to fit them at the surgery. It would at least be a different family planning clinic now though since we moved.