Saturday, July 23, 2016

The Day I removed 9 years of Damage from My Body

So I guess my title sounds a bit overdramatic; however, there would be no other description worthy of the hell that Mirena has caused.  Granted I am sure that there are women who have had worse outcomes with Mirena such as it poking through their uterus, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease etc., but for me Mirena has taken away my body.  I was starting to feel less of a woman. 
July 15th, 2016.  I saw my OB/GYN.  He has been my doctor for years; however, I must confess that I had been a terrible patient because I neglected to see him since he placed my second Mirena in May 2011.  His face when he saw me, I could only assume it was a shock to see how big I have gotten, but then again I feel like everyone who hasn’t seen me in a while are astonished at how fat I have become. 
Let me back up to May 2011, I went in to have the first Mirena removed and have a new placement put in.  My doctor was unable to get the Mirena out without the aid of ultrasound, so I was surprised when he was able to get it out with just a light, but painful tug.  He asked if I wanted some other kind of birth control.  I told him I am absolutely finished with all of it.  He asked me what have I experienced and I told him everything from my weight gain, acne and facial hair.  He didn’t look either convinced or surprised so maybe he has heard it all before.  He has been talking to me about tubal litigation and I am considering it, but it is condoms here on out. 

I am now free from 9 years of havoc and now I want to blog how my body is hopefully getting back to normal here on out.  I don’t see many posts, blogs, or websites that follow a woman’s path to getting her body back post Mirena and I wanted to create this blog to help women find hope, if at all I have any success at feeling better again.  

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