Embedded coil removal

[Roaringlions]

I've got the copper coil, and it has been found to be almost fully embedded in the muscle wall of my womb.
They've mentioned surgical removal, but nothing further as to what type of surgery.

I'm waiting for an urgent gynae referral, but does anyone have any ideas what type of surgery it might be?

How are these things still legal!

There is always a thread on there where people have problems with them

@yeahwhatev they've said they can't refer for a general until I've tried awake. Apparently they'll use a numbing gel on my outer cervix. God knows about the rest of it though, I'm dreading it tbh.

Hi, have you had the surgery yet and how did it go? I’m in a similar position

Sorry I just saw this @stargirlinterlude - I did have the surgery after waiting around a year. But when I got there for the procedure I was booked for the doctor said she didn’t think it was the right option for me because there was a risk they couldn’t get it out if very deeply embedded/might need keyhole surgery. So she asked me would I prefer to come back and do it under general anaesthetic, particularly as I’d experienced intense pain on insertion of IUD so was likely to experience similar pain again. I gratefully agreed to do it under GA and it went absolutely fine. It also validated my feeling that this should have been an option from the beginning- the GP who initially suggested I should just have it yanked out blind with the offer of a diazepam to avoid waiting lists was clearly poorly informed and could have resulted in tearing as well as pain. I felt bad at the time for being ‘difficult’ by saying no but the gynaecologist I finally saw couldn’t understand why I hadn’t been recommended GA from the outset. I also struggled to get the embedded coil diagnosed in the first place - was told it wasn’t possible for me to feel it. I should probably write to the GP surgery to complain to help others but didn’t get around it. The euphemism ‘discomfort’ is what all the doctors use - but they must know it’s misleading for quite a large percentage of women.