I want my coil out tomorrow (got it in today)

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Hi all,

MNHQ please feel free to move thread if this isn't the right place.

I had my Minera coil in today to help with my periods but I had no idea a) how much it would hurt both at the time and after, I hobbled out of the room and cried most of the evening, felt very ill afterwards etc. B), I had no idea how invasive it would feel in terms of mental health- I've been assaulted before and I've found this very triggering. I know the physical pain/bleeding will die down but I cannot stand the way it's triggering my mental health, I very nearly went in after and asked for them to remove it but they were so nice and I thought it might just be my immediate reaction; it wasn't, I've had panic attacks all evening and I can't fall asleep. Aibu to ask for it to be removed asap, even if that's next week? I've never felt this way before (this intensely) but I know that I won't come around and that it's severely affecting my mental health. I'm so tempted to try and remove it myself but I can't bring myself to do it. TIA.

You may prefer cerazette to help with your periods x

I had a coil fitted years ago and had it removed 3 days later for the same reasons. No problems just a note on file to exercise caution if I requested one in the future.

Op please don't do this - it can be dangerous

@ThreeLittleDots thank you for understanding, the only thing is I have a tilted uterus so I'm wondering if it'll be a little more difficult than that? Appreciate you might not know but maybe someone will?

Yes get it removed. Don’t try to do it yourself.

I had a similar experience to you and it didn’t get much better- it was painful for months and then I expelled it. I have since seen a gynaecologist who has said that I have adenomyosis and that can be a factor in pain from Mirena coils (also that a coil can help, if you can tolerate it, but some people can’t - tolerate here is not “can
you put up with it” but “will you expel it”.

Don’t struggle on if it doesn’t feel right.

Sweetie dont do it yourself. Ring tomorrow first thing, explain and insist it gets removed. It's not for you.

Try and relax tonight and get it sorted tomorrow. X

Already I'd like to thank everyone- I thought the immediate reaction would be 'give it more time etc' but I can't explain how it's affecting me both mentally and physically but more so mentally... thank you all for understanding 🥺

@ThreeLittleDots if I did go down that route (ie if the dr won't listen tomorrow) then do you recommend doing it in a bath or over the loo? Sorry for so many questions

It doesn't matter what the reason for not wanting it is, if you don't want it inside you then get it removed, this is your choice x

I had mine taken out 5 days after it went in, because of the extreme pain - it turned out my uterus was trying to expel it. I called the gynae clinic where I’d had it done and they said to come in, and took it out within half an hour. This was about 8 years ago, so I know things have changed a lot, but they must take it out if you don’t want it any more. The relief was instant.

Just to go slightly against the way the thread is going here my experience was a similar feeling of shock. It is painful but it does subside. I stuck with it and it's great to not have to think about contraception or periods for a few years. I love it now.

If you do have it taken out, it is not anything like insertion. It's more like having a tampon out.

I had my coil removed after 8 painful hours where I had a constant need to have a bowel movement. The Dr thought I was crazy but the minute they removed it , the pain vanished as did the need for the loo. I'd never let them near me with one again.

Lots of options given but once out do look at alternatives for periods.
If you have heavy, irregular or painful periods there are many options and you shouldn't suffer simply because the coil isn't for you.
All meat and fruit diet, nicknamed the Lion diet is one option.

I think you need to give it more than a few hours.

I think you need to give it more than a few hours..