Week 1 after Mirena Removal

It has been one week (July 15^th, 2016) since Mirena was removed from my body.  I felt a little crampy for a couple of hours after the removal, but my spotting seemed the same as it did when I had Mirena.  The last few months, I had been spotting brown blood for days at a time.  I still have this spotting all week until yesterday, July 22^nd.  I started the worse period of my life and today, I am stuck in bed cramping and I swear I don’t remember it ever feeling this painful, but then again it has been 9 years without much of anything that resembled a period other than spotting from time to time. 

This week I have been moody, weepy, sweaty and tired.  My weight though has instantly changed!  I was 245 just last Friday and today a week later I am at 236.  I have never seen this happen during the 9 years with Mirena.  Last Friday, I told the nurse that I couldn’t wait to get my period for the first time in so long and she looked at me funny.  This period is horrendous, but I have read that it will get better.  I certainly hope so.  I am in so much pain and am soaking through pads.  I apologize if this post is just too disgusting for some, but I want to be bluntly honest about my experience after removal.