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hi

just thought id keep you updated.

12 weeks after removal and still not back to normal! still no period and still not pregnant obviously. i have read up on the merina alot and the after effects and following what other people have reccommended so now im using vitamins etc to try and get my hormone levels back. due to see GP this evening so hoping this may result in something. Im getting quite fed up n depressed now its been 3 months of having period pains and not having any period to follow, and im not getting any younger and still wanting to have another baby !

Please all keep your fingers crossed for me and anything else that will cros and hope i aint gone through the CHANGE whilst i had the coil fitted.

love to you all

JUlie xx

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Originally posted by jell
[br]hi

just thought id keep you updated.

12 weeks after removal and still not back to normal! still no period and still not pregnant obviously. i have read up on the merina alot and the after effects and following what other people have reccommended so now im using vitamins etc to try and get my hormone levels back. due to see GP this evening so hoping this may result in something. Im getting quite fed up n depressed now its been 3 months of having period pains and not having any period to follow, and im not getting any younger and still wanting to have another baby !

Please all keep your fingers crossed for me and anything else that will cros and hope i aint gone through the CHANGE whilst i had the coil fitted.

love to you all

JUlie xx

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Hi Julie, know just how you feel im 8 weeks after removal now and still nothing, went to docs with severe pain in my side thought it was my ependix and he said it was my ovaries and sent me to the nurse to do a pregnancy test to check i wasn't having an eptopic, it was negative so he referred me to the hospital for a scan and said it would be a couple of days that was last Tuesday and still never heard from them so i rang the womens and childrens hospital and spoke to the nurse who had done my colposcopy a few years ago i explained what was going on and she said i may have a blockage and to get back in touch with my doctor i did and he rang me back last night and apologised saying he sent the request for my scan on Tues when i went to see him and will put me forward again (said hospital couldn't of receieved it) so will be interested to hear what your docs say to you.
Sallyann x

Hi Sallyann

I know how you feel its very frustrating, well this might make you feel a tad better. I started spotting on Fri night and eventually got my AF on saturday after 12 long weeks !! It is very heavy to the point that i passed out and am having to change every hour or less ! it washed me out for the whole weekend.

I went to see my GP on fri too, who said that when merina is taken out we are immediatley back to normal ?? i told her about this site and asked her to go read the comments posted on here. My GP is female and also has the merina.

Anyway i can finally TTC, i have an appointment with the nurse today for blood tests to see where i am with my hormones, so all being well fingers crossed.

Thanks everyone for letting me bend their ears this site has been a great help and comfort to me.

Sally if you need to talk give me a shout .

Ill keep you all informed.

Julie xxxxx

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Originally posted by jell
[br]Hi Sallyann

I know how you feel its very frustrating, well this might make you feel a tad better. I started spotting on Fri night and eventually got my AF on saturday after 12 long weeks !! It is very heavy to the point that i passed out and am having to change every hour or less ! it washed me out for the whole weekend.

I went to see my GP on fri too, who said that when merina is taken out we are immediatley back to normal ?? i told her about this site and asked her to go read the comments posted on here. My GP is female and also has the merina.

Anyway i can finally TTC, i have an appointment with the nurse today for blood tests to see where i am with my hormones, so all being well fingers crossed.

Thanks everyone for letting me bend their ears this site has been a great help and comfort to me.

Sally if you need to talk give me a shout .

Ill keep you all informed.

Julie xxxxx

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Hi Julie,

Thanks for listening hon, i too got mine on Sunday morning out of the blue no warning signs at all really heavy and bright [}] after not having one for 10 years it came as a complete shock and feel totally washed out and light headed. Im too having to change every hour quite embarrassing taking your bag to toilet every hour ish feel like people think im scarving![].

Keep ya chin up and in touch.
Sallyann x

Hi Sallyann

Just thought i would keep you posted, i had my hormones levels tested by the GP got results today and my levels are normal!

What a relief, thought id gone through the change whilst i had the merina fitted!

So watch this space im TTC now and hoping that it wont take an eternity.
Hope your ok and getting back to normal. Keep in touch.

Julie xxxx []

Hi
I'm totally new to this site but thank goodness that i have found it!!!
I had my coil put in after i had my son(who is now 4)and had it removed last July. I didn't realise how bad the side effects were until i had it removed (bad back, really sore boobs, always tired etc)last July. I discussed this with my GP and she said that she had never heard of any one having any side effects and basically looked at me as if I was mad!
Anyway, to cut a long story short, my hub and I started TTC in October last year and I fell pregnant in December. Unfortunately I had a mc at 9 weeks. I have had two normal af's since then and this month convinced myself that i was pg, (feeling sick, tired etc) after I had used an ovulation test. However, after almost testing to see if i was pg, i started to have very bad pains and I am currently having the worst af of my life at the mo! Please tell me that there is life after the merina!!!?!

Lilylee - There is definately life after the merina hun.

I had the Mirena coil for 15 months and had very simular symptoms as you.

I had the coil removed in July and conceived in August, I now have two weeks and 4 days until my baby is due[]

Wishing you lots of luck hun.

Love Jen x [:X]

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[br]Lilylee - There is definately life after the merina hun.

I had the Mirena coil for 15 months and had very simular symptoms as you.

I had the coil removed in July and conceived in August, I now have two weeks and 4 days until my baby is due[]

Wishing you lots of luck hun.

Love Jen x [:X]

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Hiya Jen, Thanx for the reassuring words!!!

I will try to stay relaxed about it all ( easier to write than to do!!!)

Congratulations to you and yours on your happy event[]!

Best of luck! Lily xxx

Lily,

Hello there, I started this thread as I felt pretty much the same as you. I had my merina removed last June and have been ttc ever since. This may not be the positive note that you really want to hear, but perhaps me feeling human for the first time since the birth of my son in March 2002 is. I had horrendous side effects from the coil. I have even had HRT as my oestrogen levels were non existent. There are lots of positive stories on here so do try to stay positive. I am currently on a "I'm trying to chill" moment, so I haven't really been contributing to the boards only when AF rears her ugly head (as she has done today[xx(]).

I can only wish you the very best of luck. The ladies on the 2ww (two week wait) are really lovely and provide masses of support. Most of them have had some sort of problem with ttc - so there is lots of advice and words of comfort. I'm sure they wouldn't mind another lady joining them.

Fingers crossed and my very best of luck to you and your other half.

Babydust to all XX

J - I can't believe that you have only got two weeks to go. Good luck XX

Baby4Touchwood XX

hiya touchwood!!! how r u hun! so sorry evil AF got u again..u dont desrve that at all. really hope u get ur BFP .. []

lily- good luck hun.... can i ask u gals.. ok this is really dumb question..but wat exaclty is the mirena coil... there are 2 types of coil right? copper and mirena..is copper ok? i need some good contraception advice for after baby... and aj considering the coil... but now have heard a lot of negative stuff about the mirena...

i know this si probably not the best place to ask so i apologise if being insensitive / weird. thanks in advance! xx

faiza
12+4

Lilylee - I have everything crossed for you hun.

Touchwood - I have been following your progress for some time and I really do have everything crossed for you hun, you really deserve to fall pregnant and I hope it happens soon.

Love Jen x [:X]

Faiza
I have had both types of coil-first had normal coil (gyne-T) after having my youngest which resulted in very heavy periods 14days,clots,flooding etc also ovarian pain-had laparoscopies and changed to mirena but felt awful on it to be honest-yes it was convenient but it is linked to weight gain and I know you are a 'weight watcher' I put on about3stone over 4 years with both. I am also wondering what to go for after this baby is born as I intend to breastfeed again.
Really pleased following your journey on November thread as you were a great support to me on 2WW-can't believe we're all this far along now-good luck with getting your scan sorted out.
Love Baby usa x x x
(22+4)

thanks baby usa for replying.... loks like both coils arent great ..esoecailly for me who isnt fab with weight neways... and defo wana LOSE wieght post baby..not gain even more... so might try pill then...or abstainence! haha!!! was thinking of keeping fertility charting... so at least have 14 days off! o well..will see... but thanks again!!

its amazing to sometimes come onto septemebr thread and see ur progress as well!! wow.. ur more than halfway!!! did u have ur scan?? do u know wat ur having??? i know u havent gota choice...

my scan went well.. im due 6th nvemer instead of the 10th!!

and thanks for the fab kind words... love all the girls on the 2ww.. past and present!! was lovely to see u catch so quick as well!! i think after u babydust cuaght straight away as well..and then some of us stuck the name 'baby' in front of our names as it hopefully wud bring us luck!!

hope ur well hun xx

Hi All

Well just finished my second AF.

Touchwood - Thank you, your threads are one of things that kept me going through post - merina. Keep your chin up girl and i wish you all the look in the world TTC, keeping everything crossed for you.

Ill carry on TTC hope it dont take too long as im not getting any younger 38 !! if getting back to normal after the coil is anything to go by could be a long journey.

Good luck to the rest of you and CONGRATS to those who are expecting.

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Julie xx

Hi SallyAnn
I just wanted to let you know that I had the severe pains in the stomach, I went to a relief doc and he said i will pass [!] So after a couple of days it got so much worse and I managed to see my normal GP and she was wanting me to have a colonoscopy too, although she thinks it's my appendix I believe it is more Bowel related. Anyway she sent a referal to the hospital stating "Urgent Pregnant lady" with stomach pains and yet 6-8 weeks later still no news from the hospital...I did go to the emergency and they werent very helpful, tried to fill me up on drugs and send me home. As usual I am very anti drugs at the best of time so I only let them give me one lot. The pains are still around occasionally but definately getting better. Now 12 weeks preg and feeling much better that they are not so severe, I wonder if it was coil related??
Baby dust to you all....especially touchwood[]