Mirena and other stuff???

Question for those with Mriena's:

• Do you like it?
• How has it effected your periods??
• Anything else??

The other stuff, I am going to be having my 3rd hystroscopy next month, this time I am getting polyp's removed. Anyone had this happen??

And the other stuff, bladder banding. I am getting my bladder banded because I have irritable bladder (a result of stress and urge incontinence), anyone had this on anyone they know had this done?? Anything they can say about it??

Thanks

i had a mirena for 5 years (was removed 4 years ago) - had it put in due to excessive painful bleeding - loved having it had absolutely no problems with weight gain, had no periods at all, and when it came out my periods returned to normal (every 28 days) with none of the issues before the mirena

did however put on weight after it came out so not sure if it was that or relationship issues!

i think it is like anything that adds hormones to the body everyone reacts differently - i had a dreadful time with BCPs however this worked for me

good luck and i hope you get everything sorted

Hi Becks, I haven't had one but have been researching whether or not to get the Mirena or a plain old copper IUD once Ava's arrived in August

For the start, I'm going with the copper as I don't want a hormonal form of birth control as have been off them since 2006. Any extra hormones in my system play up and there's no evidence that says Mirena is any better from that respect.

I figure that with the copper, if I bleed heavily then I'll just get it taken out and a Mirena put in (although of course my issue is I don't get AF and when I do its pretty full on so wouldn't notice much difference lol)

The thing that the Mirena would be great for you for would be to help with your periods. I know you have a terrible time with them and Mirena's recommended for people with endo etc to help stabilise as its meant to reduce it all. Of course you can get spotting etc but sometimes that outweighs the benefits.

Unfortunately you won't know until you try, but ask your GP or spec if you can get it subsidised as apparently some people can (I think I can so pretty sure you would be able to!)

Sorry don't know anything about the polyps. Good luck hun

Well I have a mirena and love it. I had it put in when Caprece was 12 weeks, so have had it for a year and a half. I spotted almost non stop for 4 months maybe (can't really remember) and then had no bleeding at all for 8 months probably and now I get regular periods but very light. I use a mooncup but could get away with panty liners I just don't like them. My periods used to be relatively heavy for a day or so so its way better for me.

I did have a few random cramps that I'm guessing came from it but nothing now. I haven't had any weight issues and don't think I have any mental heath issues lol. To be honest the piece of mind is so worth having it, I don't want another baby right now.

I had the copper one fitted and for about 6 weeks I felt a bit crampy like I was about to get AF, or even that early preggie heavy feeling might be a better description. I also had spotting for a week after it was fitted but none since.

No that drug was never mentioned, but I have tried almost everything under the sun to control the bleeding, and nothing has worked.

You can get the Mirena subsidised if your iron levels are low enough thou Sheering, but my insurance company paid for the mirena as I needed it for reasons other than a contraceptive, using it for that reason was the last thing on my mind. 

I hope it does work, and I will let you know how it goes.

Im really struggling with my Mirena. I have had it in for 4 weeks and have been having really bad knee joint and back pain. Then I started getting really bad feelings of falling of a cliff type depression, then back up and then having nightmares of the possessed type. Its not like me at all. I feel really dizzy and lightheaded and my weight is up and down (3 kilos in a day). Is it me? Or has this happened to anyone else? I can cope with the random bleeding, I dont feel it, I really want it to work, but I feel really strange and panicky all the time. It must be the Mirena because nothing else in my life has changed apart from that. Has anyone else had this problem?

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