Got the IUD (again!)

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Registered: 05-07-2003
Got the IUD (again!)
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Tue, 08-01-2006 - 7:11pm

Hi all,

Just wanted to share my positive experience. This morning i mustered all my bravery and went back into the clinic to get the IUD again! This time i chose the Paragard, to avoid hormones (i have marked side effects from the pill).

Insertion was good, and she didn't use a needle, so i was spared that pain. But the sonometer that measures the uterus was pretty crampy and painful, as was the insertion. Not again until 2016 if all goes well!

Afterwards, though, i had a fainting episode. Leaving the reception area i had to sit down and then ask them to take me to a recovery room, where a nurse and then doctor monitored me. I have had the 'vapors' before under other circumstances, and my blood pressure is haywire, so i was not surprised or alarmed by this - just grateful that they gave me a place to lay down for a good long while before going back to the office. (Total time in the clinic was 2.5 hours, with the actual insertion over after half an hour).

Since then, though, i've felt okay. Am not used to the heavy periods, so i may yet be coming back here for moral support, gals! Hopefully i can help others too.

fuchsia

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Registered: 01-26-2005
Thu, 08-24-2006 - 3:57pm
sounds like it went well for you...great to share with others....
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Registered: 08-23-2006
Thu, 08-24-2006 - 4:17pm
Thank you Jill!! You are such a blessing. I will try the squatting technique after I get home. By "breakdown" I meant emotional breakdown. I started crying thinking OMG the thing has fallen out, where is it??? I had to pay for the IUD and it was acutally quite costly as my insurance would not cover it. So, of course I thought all that money down the drain etc. etc. any way I'll let you know the outcome. You ROCK!!

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