To ask for gas and air for a coil fitting

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I want it done but I'm terrified as I've heard a few horror stories about how painful it is. Do you think they'd give me gas and air or would the Dr think I was a bit bonkers?!

Some clinics are able to offer you a local anaesthetic. I explained I was worried about having one out and new one in in one session as I'd been in great pain with that previously, and they said I could have the anaesthetic. Procedure was fine in the end but I cramped for days after. But to me those few days are worth the following 5 years of no pregnancies or periods!

I've had two kids and it was agony! I have tilted uterus though and it was an inexperienced doctor, it took ages. I nearly passed out afterwards! Everyone has different experiences, don't think it is down to pain threshold though..! Ask for the cervix to be numbed if you're worried.

That's the thing isn't it kiki? My periods were debilitating and often knocked me out for a week, I love the coil as it has given me my life back - and reduced my bloating.

Numbing cervix involves injections I will continue the hunt for the next year....I think gas and air should be the least offered though.

Also was going to say - I have a tilted uterus too, I wonder if that has made inductions, smear, colposcopy, internal scans & sweeps more painful. I just wish I had control of my own cervix.

I didn't feel a thing for mine !

A GP surgery is incredibly unlikely to have entonox, not sure about family planning but I would think it's unlikely. I took couple paracetamol prior, it was a bit like some early labour pains but very short. Not a pleasant experience but about what I'd expected I've had two mirinas

I was so busy chatting to the nurses when I had my mirena put it that I didn't even realise they'd done it! And I've never dilated or given birth vaginally.

Yes but why should we have to put up with that pain? Private hospitals have entonox and I will likely pay for that!

Have never had a coil fitted but I get why you're anxious! I also had a terrible experience with a stretch and sweep before the birth of my first child. I was literally screaming in the gp surgery! The midwife couldn't find my cervix or something and basically I was now where near ready to give birth so it was awful. Sounds from other posters like it's not so bad though hopefully to have a coil fitted. Hope it goes ok.

I would not have a coil near me for love nor money , I tried one after DD2 a year of hell followed even tho the bloody thing was removed a week after insertion.