LauRAa-1 in reply to Tryx

I know its awful. I was kind of lucky that it was over the Christmas period so I stayed in a nighty most of the time. I did feel like it was never going to end and I was going to be a badly bruised balloon forever, but it didn't last forever. Hope yo feel better really quickly.

Megvarn in reply to LauRAa-1

Definitely more than a week, it took a week for my period to come after I had it fitted and I'm not going to lie the first period was horrendous. I felt quite sick for a few weeks. I would say it took about 2 and a half weeks maybe but everyone is different. I'm so glad I had it fitted though.

LauRAa-1 in reply to Megvarn

thankyou. My friend had hers fitted the day before me and was fine the next day, but she doesn't have problems with periods. I had mine fitted at the end of my period so I'm not due for another two weeks. The pain from fitting is definitely less but its just very slow progress. Fingers crossed I'll have results like you!!!

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Tryx in reply to LauRAa-1

I had finished my period before my lap but I think that I'm due another one now as getting similar pains but much more intense and making me cry. I normally have problematic periods but mirena is supposed to help so hopefully it does once it has settled down x

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Tryx in reply to Megvarn

I had my period before the lap and coil fitting but I think I'm due now as getting period like pains but at a really high pain intensity and having to take an extra codiene to help. If it helps in the long term i don't mind this but it's awful. So glad it worked out for you though x

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Tryx in reply to LauRAa-1

The swelling? Or the pain?

LauRAa-1 in reply to Tryx

sorry I was talking about my coil which i didn't have fitted during my lap. After lap my swelling started to reduce after about a fortnight and was mostly gone by four weeks and the intense pain about the same time frame but I was definitely still slightly swollen and bruised at five weeks and I did have pain but not as acute x

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Tryx in reply to LauRAa-1

Aah ok, I had mine fitted with my lap as apparently it's easier when you're knocked out. My swelling seems to not have changed much but the pain seems to be getting worse and I'm having to take an extra codiene and use regular hot water bottles to help x

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LauRAa-1 in reply to Tryx

yer definitely would be. Having it fitted was awful. I managed pain with tapentadol, cocodomal and And an array of pillows in a funny arrangement to try and keep pressure off any particular area. I stupidly tried to get up and do housework and stuff which would make the swelling worse and the pain and i can only imagine set the recovery back, so dont be like me!

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Laurasomm in reply to Tryx

Hey! So sorry to hear about the pain you have been having, the only way I could get some sort of control with it is with strong painkillers and hot water bottles! My pain was like sharp stabbing pains through the vagina and they were so strong they literally took my breath away, it wasn't constant but I did have a few episodes a day. My mum and gyno kept saying stick with it for three months and if I still feel this way then to have it taken out! I remember one very painful epidode when I was on holiday and I was talking to a shop assistant and I nearly collapsed due to the pain, they had to find me a chair and get me some water I felt so embarrassed but I knew after that I had to have the coil out!

I totally agree that everyone has different experiences with it, my friend absolutely loves it and says it's the best thing she ever had put in but she didn't have endo!

My experience was daily sharp stabbing pains that were so intense and even with strong painkillers it would still not help, I spotted for 3 months constantly, I gained about 7 pounds instantly and even through hard diet and exercise I couldn't shift it, I had acne on my cheeks and chin that I had to get antibiotic cream for, I cried all the time and sometimes for no reason at all! My husband and I argued a lot more too, I remember one particular row I threw a candle at the wall and made a hole in it! I laugh about it now as it is so not like me, we never row normally but everything just seemed to irritate me and I'm definitely not an aggressive person.

I think I just had a bad experience with it and I really wanted it to work but when I had it removed I felt soooo much better! I feel like myself now!

How long have you had the coil in for now and do you have any other symptoms?

If the pain persists though go back and let the doc check so see if it is in the right position too!

I had an mri done to check it was correctly positioned and that's when they detected adenmyosis too, I had it removed after that

I hope it gets better for you and things improve though Hun and I hope this helps!

Let us know how you get on! Xxx

Tryx in reply to Laurasomm

I've only had it for just over two weeks but it's kinda like the pain I had pre-op but more severe. I have it in the lower back pelvic region and in the lower pubic area running across and internally in the vagina. I had bleeding which turned to spotting then bleeding from the weekend which I'm assuming is a period as pain has increased but im not bleeding like I usually do so confused as unsure whether it's due to the uti I may have. I'm back on max codiene which takes the edge off but this is my third week off work and I'm really worried about it. I have to see a nurse to see whether the coil is still in there but pre surgery no one said it'll hurt it was the bleeding which I didn't worry about as I'm used to that but just feel like I'm being fobbed off again

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