Fun with prophylactics!

[logansrogue]

Okay. So it's now about 20 hours or so since they popped that coil of hormoney goodness into my little sac of pain. I was *right* in the middle of a period when they did this. Bleeding, cramps, the whole nine yards. Here are the phases I've gone through in the past day:

Phase One: Coming Out of Anaesthetic

- Cramping around the implant. Painful, sore, and every time I get a full bladder or colon, it presses against the uterus and HURTS LIKE FRIGGING HELL.
- Wooziness from the drugs. I was given some opioid that began with the letter "T", Teh... Try... something. I don't remember - I asked when I was coming out of anaesthetic. (Don't ask me why I ask these questions - I'm too curious or something).
- Mood dips as the drugs wore off.


Phase Two: Sitting Around At Home Getting Used To Shit

- More cramping, yay! No, it's really fucking hurting now.
- Sharp pains start joining in around my abdomen. It's just like the pains I had when I was coming out of the last general I had when I had the laparoscopy. I remember Dr. Karen telling me that it's common with opioids to feel sore in the guts when coming off them.
- Still tired as hell.

Phase Three: What The Hell Is My Body Up To Now?!

- Cramping has subsided (for now).
- Sharp pains have taken over. All through my abdomen is killing me.
- Back is starting to hurt - that is really weird. Back pain, from shoulder-blades to dip in middle of back.
- I've stopped bleeding. There's no period blood. I don't know if this is my usual 'pause' in the middle of my period, or whether my poor uterus has gone into shock.


So yes... this Mirena thing is surely an adventure. O_O Hopefully things will improve from here on in. I really want this to work. I want to have a shot at getting busy with things again.

Comments

[erisphobos.livejournal.com]

Hey,

You alright? I don't see you around anymore.

~Fiona

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

I'm fine, hon. I've just had two weeks with solid family birthday parties and then in the past three days, was getting ready for hospital, going into hospital, and now recovering from hospital. Tomorrow I'll be healing and spending time with the boyfriend. Another family party this weekend! I'll try to get on on Sunday my time, okies? Sorry about not being around - crazy month!

[simons-flower.livejournal.com]

I wish you better luck with your IUD than I had with mine. I had a Paragard put in, but had such intense pain and cramping from it, that I had it removed after four months.

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

I've heard some pretty good things about Mirena. Some people have bad reactions, but I've also heard a lot of good reactions too. So - I'm hoping for the best! *fingers crossed*

[likebunnies.livejournal.com]

With endometriosis, I would have never tried an IUD. So, well, best of luck!

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

I've heard it's been used for endo a lot. I'm praying all goes well!

[likebunnies.livejournal.com]

Pregnancy helped the most. No period for a year or so was great. Not that I recommend this to those who are not ready. :)

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

Oh, I intend to do the baby thing at some point. I look forward to some things about it, that's for sure.

[nevermore82.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I remember the pains well. If you move too fast, does it hurt in the area? I remember rolling out of bed had me doubled on the floor. That was part of why I wouldn't let the Dr. put another one in. I had it in for 3 days or something like that. I had actually started bleeding with that in, I got so scared. The Dr. said it was actually me getting my period, but for some odd reason it stopped the day after he took it out.

Anyway, *hugs again* and you are a tough one! I can see you getting past the first few days and then being okay agian. Sending good vibes your way. I hope it gets better for you.

[mawaridi.livejournal.com]

It works that way for some people (glad it helped for you :D) but not always. I know a woman who didn't start getting pain from endo until AFTER she'd had four kids. It's such an incredibly variable disease.

Nacey, I hope the Mirena works for you! You really deserve a break from this crap. *hugs* Here's hoping the pain your in now is just your body adjusting and it will settle down in time.

You know, the middle back pain thing sounds like something I get sometimes. I've got no idea what it is, but I've started to consider it a variant on the usual lower-abdominal endo pains because I can't think what else would cause it. Is it like a sort of deep, dull ache? I found that having someone rub my back in big circles or lying flat with my electric blanket turned up high helped a lot with that, but my usual painkillers didn't tend to have an effect.

Good luck!

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

Well, believe it or not, it's about as bad as my worse period. And as long as I have the codeine, I'm okay. But I'm not taking codeine like this for longer than a week. If the cramps are still there in a week, I'm going back to the doctor.

[likebunnies.livejournal.com]

I should add that the pregnancy thing only helped for a few years. Or maybe I was too busy with my monster of a kid to notice the pain! :-)

Actually, the funny thing is that during that time when the pain went away, I started to think I imagined the whole thing or maybe I was just a whiny teenager who had no clue what pain was yet. Until the pain came back. Oh boy. It was not my imagination!

[erisphobos.livejournal.com]

Hey hope to see you online soon then =)