Mirena

TheKellys sister got hers free being special needs, and for us it works to stop periods, which it does,

If you ahve heavy periods you can get it paid for by your insurance company - that is how I got mine. If I didn't have insurance I would of had to of paid for it myself as I did not meet the requirements that the health system has in place for them (iron and feritine levels).

Just because a gyne says you will get it doesn't mean you will. I had one gyne say yes I could get it and the insurance company and shering (the ones who make it) turned down my request for funding for it in 2005. The gyne I saw last year wrote a different letter my my insurance company who said they would pay for it going by what he recomends (pretty much told them pay for that or a hystorectomy lol). Just don't count your chicken before they hatch with what gynes say with them.

Another option is to wait until the implant becomes available. It's inserted surgically into your arm and can be taken out at any time. I saw on the news that Pharmac are going to fund it soon.

Just another idea..

i had mine put in last monday under a GA while having surgery.
and OMFG talk about painful. my uterus has not stopped cramping and stabbing me to death from the inside out im still taking naprogesic (sp) and panadol 6hourly just so i can function during the day.

but apart from that i dont have sore boobs like i would by now had i started another pill packet.

i got mine funded thru the District Health Board thru the public hospital gynae dept, they decided no pill they out me on, or depo was going to stop my heavy irregular periods so the mirena was the only effective option for me.

i dont qualify for the normal funding as even after 12 days of heavy AF my iron is still 'high' yet when they test it mid cycle it is extremly high so it does get low, just not low enough. and the length and irregularity of my AF on its own isnt enough to qualify

mummy becks - its getting better already.
after another chat with the DR half of my cramping/tummy pain is actually the pulling from my stitches in my fru-fru that are holding my pelvic floor together after having a cyst removed.
im only taking panadol periodically now when it gets bad enough.

Mine has been in for 4 months now and it was perfect. i had AF for 3 days of spotting after 6 weeks of insertion. then got AF for 5 days of light after another 6 weeks.
then now for the last 3 weeks ive had spotting and light/med AF constant.
and oh my god the cramping. it hasnt been this bad since i had the actual surgery and got it put in.

But cos i had a D and C to clean out my uterus when i got it inserted my cervix was dialated extra and as a result my 6 week checkup showed i have no strings.
so i cant get it removed till im 100% sure im ready to take it out as it may damage my cervix, or they will have to use the gel they use for induction/late abortions to dialate me so they can find the strings easily.

ive had the scan to confirm its all in place nicely but i just have no strings.

thankfully for me my health insurance who paid for my surgery (but not the actual IUD as the DHB funded that) agreed to pay for the scan as the gyno wrote on the referral to check cyst is 100% gone and not returning. and to check mirena position within the uterine cavity.
cos she put it in that order Southern Cross felt like they had to pay.
and thank god ($170 for a private scan here in dunedin)