Excruciating pain. Posting for traffic.

[TheGirlWhoLovedTomGordon]

Had a coil fitted this morning. As a replacement for one which was fitted a few months ago, but fell out after 3 days. GP knew this, and said "I'm going to really shove it in very high to make sure it stays in." It was agony, but I thought, OK good idea. I am now in absolute agony still. Have taken cocodamol all day and still very very very painful. Am alone with 3 kids. Whag do I do? Not really bleeding, just spotting but so painful I cant really do anything. Is this a reason to get medical attention?? I'm at my wits end with the pain. Thanks for reading

I’d go to out of hours if I’m that much pain.

111

You need to be seen, I think. Call 111.

I would absolutely call 111. Not minimising it at all but my first coil was agony (know it isn’t your first but fucking wombs) and I was out of action for a week with the most incredible period pain so it could just be absolutely nothing - but definitely get it checked. I know that isn’t much help but sending you lots of sympathy OP x

Oh you poor love, call NHS24 and get advice, don't take risks.

Either way can someone take the kids to school in the morning for you so you can get to the GP sharpish and have it removed if need be?

Getting a coil fitted carries a tiny risk of uterine perforation, but when that does happen it causes severe pain.

Given the level of pain you are experiencing, you need to be checked by a doctor to make sure nothing has gone wrong.

Yes, call 111 and when you've recovered put in a complaint about the GP. Not just for the harm but for saying "shove".

I'm in a very similar position. My uterus is not within the parameters for the Mirena to fit correctly and remain in position. When it migrates and gets lodged in the cervix, the pain is difficult to describe to anyone who hasn't experienced it.

Unfortunately it is the only treatment I can currently use to control the symptoms of adenomyosis, endometriosis, endometrial hyperplasia and whatever the hell else is going on in there.

I had my fifth Mirena placed a week ago, by a consultant gynaecologist who had just viewed the area with a hysteroscopy. He said it might stay in place for days, weeks or months... there is no way to tell.

I had some pinching, stabbing pains yesterday but today it seems to have settled a bit.

OP:
Before fitting the Mirena, the GP has to measure the height of your uterine cavity with a sounding device. If it's between 7 and 10cm, the Mirena can be fitted safely.

If it's less than 7cm, the risk of perforation is too high.

If it's more than 10cm, the Mirena doesn't sit snugly within the uterus and there is a risk of it falling down (which is very painful and makes it a less effective contraceptive). Some women will still ask to go ahead with fitting, but the HCP should first explain the situation and the increased risks.

In your position, it would be very reasonable to ask what measurement the GP recorded before deciding to go ahead with insertion.

Correction: the minimum height for safe fitting is 6cm. Sorry.

I have expelled several, and can now tell the difference between "bad cramps because a Mirena has just been placed in my inhospitable uterus" and "the Mirena has fallen down and is stuck in my cervix." The first is like mild labour pains, the second is more stabby. Everyone's body is different though.

@TheFirstOHN they tend to just measure the strings of your last one rather than do the ruler thing which I can still feel behind my belly button every time I think about it. I’ve had four now and I’ve only had that done once.

@TheFirstOHN also god I count myself lucky that the one I had that fell out I only noticed because I could feel it when I checked the strings. I’m now having a Fleabag moment about my cervix....

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They should use the sounding device to measure before each insertion. Yes, it's the most uncomfortable part of the process. But some women ask for the threads to be trimmed so length of threads is not a reliable gauge.

Thanks everyone. Waiting on a call back from 111. It's like a horrible stabbing, cramping pain. It makes me feel sick and comes in waves. I've had 3 coils in the past, besides the one that fell out. Never had these issues. Just going mad with the pain. Thank you all.

Hope you are able to access some help soon.

Yeah definitely sounds odd. I expelled one and it was stuck in my cervix and that hurt. A&E were looking for a gynaecologist specialist and I was "get the receptionist to take it out at this point I do not care!"

Interesting about the sounding, I'm dreading my next one

‘Shove it in very high’ does NOT sound right at all. I wouldn’t trust a GP to do it tbh I’d rather go to a family planning nurse who does it all day every day.

The pain you describe sounds really bad, I’m glad you’ve contacted 111!

OP, your description made me cross my legs 🤢

No advice, hope you feel better soon though!

Does it feel like contractions? A friend had a similar feeling and her body had tried to literally 'birth' it, it got lodged in her cervix. Hope you get it sorted soon

Fuck me, who'd be a woman eh?

Sorry you are going through this OP!

Hope it's sorted before morning.

I have never had a coil, and the more I read about them, the less I bloody want one!!!

@thegirlwholovedtomgordon did you get a call back? poor you, it sounds so painful.

Hi everyone. Thanks for your advice. They did call back. Suggested A and E, but I have nobody to watch my kids. So I dosed up with more pain meds. Managed a couple of hours sleep. Still really painful today, with a bit more bleeding, but nowhere near as bad as last night.
As for the "give it a good shove" doctor, I don't know... She was the one who put the last one in, which fell straight out. I guess I thought she was just trying to make double sure it went in properly.

I'm glad it's not quite as bad as it was.
I hope for your sake that it turns out to be settling in pain rather than lodged in the cervix pain.