To remove my own coil ?

[LockdownSally]

So doctors won't take my coil out. Been told it could be many months before they will do so. Tempted to try and get it out myself. My clock is ticking and I'm finding it upsetting that I can't ttc.

Anyone done it themselves?

I wouldn’t - mine shifted itself in my cervix and I ended up collapsing at work with cervical shock, low blood pressure . It can trigger off like a vasovagal response and make you feel pretty rotten .

I had mine removed in clinic by a gynaecologist in the end - they needed forceps and stuff so I don’t think it’s as simple as just pulling it out . The strings on mine weren’t all that long and I think it would be very hard to get a decent grip on - would worry you’d dislodge it only a wee bit and then end up like me. I’ve also had friends who the blasted thing has gone right through the womb - definitely not worth chancing just now .

How easily can you feel the strings?

No way, you could do yourself some serious damage. Could you afford to go private?

No, do not do this.

Sounds like a terrible idea. I’d also not want to be pregnant right now.

I did this before and it was OK, just pulled the strings, but you aren't meant to really. Unless there is a reason to do it for example very heavy periods from a copper coil, or sick of infection, I would leave it.

God no! No. No. No.
My GP couldn't do it. Had to go to sexual health in the hospital and did have to wait a couple of months. It had shifted and I was in a lot of pain.

You might find your clock stops forever if you do this. Just be patient

Please don’t. You could really hurt yourself.

No if you damage yourself there'll be no TTC.

Definitely not OP. Go privately

Don’t do it!! It might be frustrating but it’s just one of those things

Please don’t do that. It would be a ridiculously stupid thing to do, you could seriously harm yourself, to the point that you’d potentially scupper any chances of a baby ever.
Have you tried sexual health clinics locally to you?

Why won't the doctors take it out? Your body, your choice. Go back and argue your case.

But please do not try and get it out yourself.

My friends moved and she caused serious damage to her womb. Don’t try remove it yourself.

Do not take it out yourself, you could have a vasovagal episode and faint seriously injuring yourself. There’s a reason why it’s done by professionals.

@Mischance - everywhere is saying it’s not essential treatment at the moment to remove long acting contraceptives and refusing to take them out. Lots of discussions have been happening here.

OP whist they are one of the easier ones to remove (and at lot easier to come out than go in!) you don’t know if it could have got embedded in your womb lining (happened to a friend of mine) or some other issue. You don’t want to do yourself any damage. A couple more months wait will go quickly, or try and go private. I agree women shouldn’t have this choice taken away from them.

Eh? Well you won't be TTC for some time after you potentially damage yourself and cause severe pain or injury from attempting that anyway will you so what will you achieve .

Makes no sense OP, and is very reckless. Invest the time in calling the GP and raising the issue or finding a new practice or sexual health service that will do it.

I really wouldn’t try this, you could cause internal bleeding or infection and you wouldn’t want any complications which may further delay your chances of conceiving.
Please try to be patient and try to prep in other ways, eating a healthy diet, getting your body as fit and ready as possible etc.
Good luck 😊

People saying to go privately are making an assumption that the OP can afford that. It's not an option for many people.

Google you local sexual health clinics and see what services they are currently offering. It may vary from county to county, and also between the city and the county it's in (mad, but it's the way services are commissioned in some places) so if you are able to travel, check all those options. Give them a call tomorrow.

Can you go privately?

Don't do it. Mine shifted, lodged in my cervix and permanently damaged it. Luckily I don't want anymore kids, but I've been warned that if I do ever TTC I'll need a close eye keeping because of my cervix. It was horrendously painful and I couldn't sit down for a few days until it was properly removed.

I think the problem is that you can’t predict whether it’s straightforward in advance. My gynae offered to take mine out while she was doing a scan for something else and said it would only take a couple of seconds. I ended up having to have it out under a general anaesthetic and she said it took her 20 mins of wrangling. If even a gynae who is looking at it can’t predict how easy it is to get out, then we lay people have no chance.And if it goes wrong it can go badly wrong. Take care.

Yes. Mirena are soft, self-collapsing and made of plastic. If you can feel the strings, you can probably do it yourself with one long tug.

I wouldn’t try it with a copper one myself, but it is all personal judgement.

How old are you? How long has the coil been in?

I had trouble getting mine removed and encountered a certain amount of scepticism about my reasons for wanting it removed. They are expensive and doctors get arsey about removing them when they haven't been given long enough to settle.

I loved my coil and had it in for longer than the recommended 5 years, despite that, and the fact I was late 30s and planning to ttc I still got a bit of a disbelieving eye roll when I said I didn't want it replaced.