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Having a mirena fitted
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I'm having a Mirena coil fitted in August. I've read previous posts through searching, but guess I'm just worried about the on-the-day-pain! I found that my implant is causing a lot of sickness, nausea (sp?) and dizziness, so I really wanted a change, also my implant runs out next year.
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Take some strong painkillers about 30 minutes beforehand, make sure you eat something before you go (the nurse made me have some biscuits) and rest for the remainder of the day with some more painkillers and a hot water bottle. If they offer and injectable anaesthetic into the cervix, take it. I was offered one without question but some places put them in without a local.
I would say it definately hurt me quite a lot and I didn't want to do much for the rest of the day.
It's nothing that you can't bear though and the person fitting it is generally sensitive to the fact you are in discomfort.
I had a copper IUD fitted first and for about 2 days after that I had really bad cramping feelings and could barely move. It was lie in bed with a hot water bottle and painkillers. When I had a mirena fitted I was slightly uncomfortable for about half a day afterwards and then felt fine. Was happily in the pub in the evening without a care in the world.
I didn't get offered a local anaesthetic either time...didn't even know it was a possibility.
I know I could google it, but I'm lazy
People who haven't had children.
I have never had an anaesthetic with any of them. The last one i didnt even feel it hardly any more than a cervical smear, but then again, i had had a baby 3 months earlier. The other two times it did hurt, but it was ok. I wouldnt say it hurt for the rest of the day, maybe an hour or two. I still went to work afterwards, but tried to take it easy.
definitely worth it though. Its the only method of contraception i really get on with
Sorry, everything in my head is in medspeak at the moment
Is the pain on the day anything like period pains? I get very severe cramps (hence injection) when I come on so if it's anything like that I could probably cope.
I used to have period pains which would leave me writhing around on the floor in agony - having a mirena fitted was a breeze compared to that :yes: It's definitely managable pain.
Is it true it stops your periods altogether? That was most of the reason I was looking at other contraception because my periods are SO painful that I can barely move for like 2 days. Even if it just makes them lighter/less painful that would be good.
If your GP can't/won't fit them, you might be better off going through a family planning clinic, that's how I got mine.