IUD loss, heavy bleeding, tranexamic acid

[BumDNC]

I lost my mirena during an extreme flooding episode. I've been put on a high dose of tranexamic acid, but am still having (smaller) episodes of flooding. Is this normal? I've taken 3G of TA since yesterday.
Im not clear on how long this takes to work?
Also I don't have a scan for another 3 weeks so I am feeling anxious about what has caused this sudden issue which began about 8 weeks ago?
Also now I don't know what to do about the IUD, GP wants to put it back in at some point. It really had helped give me smaller periods (they didn't stop) but losing it for no apparent reason has really put me off having another
I have been very anxious about this

[mumznet]

hmmm
these happen alot these days my sister also had one and it was 8cm which was found during her pregnancy
but it went fine.

[BumDNC]

Not sure of exact measurements but they aren't like melons or anything

Also she didn't say tiny.

This was just sonographer.

One is at the top and the position may have forced out IUD if that wasn't positioned high enough the other is at the back and her words were 'pressing on the bowel'

[mumznet]

are they quite large?

[BumDNC]

It's fibroids - 2 of them and one is compressing bowel

[mumznet]

okay dont worry it will be fine. I also had them heavy when I was younger. sometimes they still are . good to get the scan done.

[BumDNC]

Not when the mirena was working properly but before that they were heavier than average

[mumznet]

oh hope you are okay. ...do you normally have heavy periods?

[BumDNC]

I don't know. I have no way of knowing whether the IUD dislodged and caused damage or if there is something sinister in my womb
Scan tomorrow

[mumznet]

Hmmm

Is this because of iud falling out? I mean all the symptoms?

[BumDNC]

I am ok thank you how are you?

Like I said on Saturday I think the worst seemed to pass, the clots went and the pressure. I have slight spotting now but generally pretty normal until earlier on when I had a few hours of back pain which didn't feel like my usual back pain and radiated down my leg and across my abdomen on the left side. That's now also passed.

I got my scan moved to Thursday and GP next week to ask for some more TA to take next period - hoping taking it on day 1 will help rather than day 10!

[NoMudNoLotus]

Bum how are you ?

[mumznet]

poor you I hope the heavy periods get sorted for you....i also used to have them heavy but now that I eat more veg...and hoping to start exercise
things are better...

[mumznet]

they fall out all the time

[BumDNC]

It fell out, I just kind of pulled it free of my body

[mumznet]

T shaped

[mumznet]

don't worry about pulling it out,....when I pulled my copper coil out it was quite easy to come out during period days and it was quite small t shaped with long threads....

[BumDNC]

Thanks I will see what happens with the scan and then possibly the diet. I am seeing GP too for more medication options for next month

[MichaelSheensNextDW]

"special diet"

[mumznet]

www.wikihow.com/Make-Your-Period-Lighter

[mumznet]

There is a special diet for heavy periods which ca help
Things like green leafy veg
Dates
Nuts
I will send u a link to read more

[BumDNC]

It didn't perforate - I have no severe pain or anything. I've had physical examinations and the like. The IUD def fell out as I pulled it out when I felt something there.
I have had investigations before for heavy periods and there was literally no reason for them

[BumDNC]

Did our IUD's stage a xmas walkout?

14 days in now to the period from hell, finally feeling more normal again. I cannot believe how much blood I have lost. I have had a million panic attacks and found it hard to leave the house. I have no idea what's wrong with me and what will happen next month (feel sick at the thought)

I don't know if I could face having the IUD back in ever again

[NoMudNoLotus]

OP this happened to me too Christmas week !!

[mumznet]

Don't put it in again
Don't want to make you nervous but it can also go through the uterus and then you need surgery to take it out.

Why are your periods heavy? Maybe look up how to treat heavy periods I could send you a link if you like? Let me know
And if you do all those things then that diet should help with heavy periods
Don't put it in again is my advice
Drs couldn't find my iud strings and sent me for a scan and it was exactly in the same place after that I pulled the stupid thing out. No more anxiety

[BumDNC]

The pressure increased and increased on my bladder and I swelled up all bloated over the past 2 days. Going to the loo was agonising. I carried on passing clots then after the last one (50p size maybe?) the pressure vanished.
This is all so weird