Endo/pms

[mo222]

Hi, need some advice I'm having endo removed next week. The gynecologist has suggested I have the marina coil fitted while I have the procedure. I'm a bit concerned as I suffer with pms and I've heared some stories it's made peoples pms symptoms worse. Anyone else experiences would be appreciated thanks.

[Iloveelephants]

Hi. Good luck for next week hope all goes well. I had a laparoscopy on 24th September and was encouraged many times to have the mirena coil. I decided not to as had read mixed things about it. Although my periods are excruciatingly painful there not heavy and I was worried if I had the coil this could happen from things I had read. I did alot of reading and research about it beforehand. The mirena coil works really well for some people though. Just do your research and ask lots of questions. 😊

[LeperGirl]

I have not had the coil although many doctors have recommended I try, so I cannot say in terms of PMS but I have had two laparoscopies so I can offer some insight if you need any. You will have vaginal bleeding after the lap, much like a period (mine was quite painful) so if having the coil fitted at the same time would cause more pain I would maybe give it a miss for now.

One thing though I would say to anyone having the lap is ask for laxatives and start taking them as soon as you take cocodamol/codeine! I became so constipated I was in the worst pain of my life, worse than the endo, for hours and had to go back to A&E. HYDRATE! Eat prunes! I drank so many laxatives and they just about made me go normally.

And take as much time as you need to heal, it took me much longer than the 1-2 weeks bollocks that they tell you.

I hope your surgery does the trick x

[Henley13]

I'm on my 2nd mirena now and get on well with it as it has made my periods manageable (much much lighter and less painful, I have both endo and adeno). Both times the coil has been fitted during a lap. I've not noticed pms being worse than before for me. I do get rage sometimes but think I'm now perimenopausal so probably has more to do with that! I would say for me each coil has taken 6 months to settle and until then I get a lot of spotting. Good luck with your procedure.

[Henley13]

Another thought, how do you get on with the progesterone only pill? I found side effects of that worse than coil mood wise.

[mo222 in reply to Henley13]

I have quite a sensitive stomach to medication and it just gave me an upset stomach when I tried it. Glad to hear you get on well with it x

[Knina]

I tried different medications after lap because pain was still there. Nevertheless I ended up with Mirena anyway. It was my last option except Lipron shots that my doctor's advised against and I don't want to do them as well. Because I could not tolerate insertion at all, I went through another anesthesia to put it in. I think it is ok to try it and if it does not work take it out. I have some side effects and pain is not gone completely. It has been 2 years since insertion.