The Rising Storm

This will not be one of those blogs that blames everything on Mirena (God help those people who use it to justify their lives!!) however, this will be a shared experience of my life with the Mirena. Disclaimer: This will be very detailed.

Growing up I was the girl who stayed home from school one or two days a month because of cramps so bad I couldn't walk. In my late teens I tried taking Ortho Tri Cyclen (pills) to help regulate my periods and clear up my skin. This pill did neither for me. Since I was not (shock I know) having sex I decided to just quit taking them. A couple of years went by with me just dealing with it as it is.Then, I started getting serious with my now husband and he soon proposed to me. So at the age of 20 I went to my obgyn and discussed my options of birth control. I decided to go with a pill again. I can't remember which pill it was, but I will never forget what it did to me. I was throwing up every day and the nausea never went away. So I went back to my obgyn and they switched me to Ortho Tri Cyclen - Lo, because they believe that I don't tolerate high doses of hormones. Same results as before, the toilet was my friend.

At this point, the wedding date was getting rather close and I was desperate to find something I would not be miserable with. So I started researching more forms and found Mirena. It was like hearing about a fruity cocktail for the first time, I was sold. The possibility of no period? Check. Never having to remember to take a pill? Check. Of course, in 2007 there weren't many side effects reported and doctors discredited most that were. So I made an appointment with my general practitioner to be recommended to an obgyn that would give me, a young lady with no kids, an IUS. (What is IUS? http://www.birth-control-comparison.info/iudinfo.htm) My doctor, and got my Mirena inserted. I had no more than the predicted pain from this. I cramped for two days and then was back at work.

Over the next 6 months I was constantly spotting and then had my period heavy once a month still. Talk about a honeymoon! My poor husband had to deal with all that is gross throughout all of that. Finally, one day... it was as if the sun began to shine... there was no more blood! I was, of course, very excited and pleased I would be saving all that money on tampons and panty liners. However, my excitement was short lived. What happened next will haunt me the rest of my life...