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I got the Mirena in 2010 and was just sleeved last month. I won't lie, the first couple ofonths on Mirena were very rough. I had extreme cramping, unlike anything I'd ever experiences before. My periods stopped almost immediately and I haven't even had spotting since then. I am happy with it now but it was not very comfortable at first!

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I got the Mirena in 2010 and was just sleeved last month. I won't lie' date=' the first couple ofonths on Mirena were very rough. I had extreme cramping, unlike anything I'd ever experiences before. My periods stopped almost immediately and I haven't even had spotting since then. I am happy with it now but it was not very comfortable at first![/quote']

Did you have an incredible amount of blemishes with your Mirena?

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No, none at all. I didn't gain extra weight and my skin is great. The only side effect was 3 months of miserable cramps!

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No' date=' none at all. I didn't gain extra weight and my skin is great. The only side effect was 3 months of miserable cramps![/quote']

Good to know. I tried it a few years back and had tons of blemishes. Considering giving it another try.

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I recently removed my paragard IUD to give my body a rest plus after 4 years it cause extremely painful and heavy periods not to mention it decreased my sex drive a bit after a while~ Anywho

I plan on getting the Mirena IUD in next week!

For the ladies who have the Mirena IUD did you get it inserted before or after getting sleeved?

T~ :wub:

I am on my second 1 Mirena is great

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I've not yet been sleeved but I can tell you a couple of things.

My surgeon recommends 2 forms of birth control the first 18-24 months. A hormonal form and a barrier method. But you've mentioned you aren't able to take the pill. I've tried Nuva Ring with success and I've heard good things about the Depo shot, but before this recent round of pills I loved the idea of Mirena. Semi-permanent birth control that I didn't have to remember? Awesome! The insertion was a little painful but after a day of cramping things were seemingly ok. With that said...

The Mirena was a nightmare for me. My cramping was more severe than before (I was on heavy narcotics for period pain.) My periods stayed heavy and lasted around 20 days. My body hair became coarse and I started to get random facial hairs. This was huge for me as I've never been a hairy person. I have absolutely zero armpit hairs, just started shaving them to fit in in the locker room after practices. I was constantly bloated. With the Mirena I had two cervical cancer scares, both of which required colposcopies. One of those resulted in a staph infection in my uterus that spread to an ovary.

But the deal breaker? I'm as fertile as a rock and with the Mirena I got pregnant. And because of the Mirena I thought I had a miscarriage in March 2011. The ER told me I wasn't far along at all and my body would "take care of it.". In August 2011 I "delivered" in my bathroom a fetus that had grown and died (who knows when) in me. My Mirena messed up the bloodwork and urinalysis at the hospital in March and every dr. appt I had after.

I had the Mirena removed IMMEDIATELY and it was slightly imbedded so the removal hurt like a mo' fo'.

To sum it up? Use a barrier method AND, try the shot, Nuva Ring, or Implanon and if you chose Mirena, good luck. I wouldn't recommend it for ANYONE.

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I'm 40 and very done having children. I don't want to have a surprise and get pregnant with my youngest being 14! So, all this has been a push for me. To get off hormones after too many years on birth control pills and to really take care of my birth control. I'm getting sterilized. I'm having the Essure procedure before my surgery. Outpatient procedure with two little springs inserted in the Fallopian tubes (they scar over and seal up). Drastic- perhaps. But appropriate for this time in my life.

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Also, while losing weight you're shedding estrogen which causes Hair loss. With my Mirena alone I lost hair on my head because of elevated estrogen. I can only imagine what the combination of the two is capable of!

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The Mirena was a nightmare for me. if you chose Mirena' date=' good luck. I wouldn't recommend it for ANYONE.

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Wow. I am so sorry you had to go through all that.

I am on my second mirena and I absolutely love it. Having it inserted and removed and a new one inserted was VERY painful. Cramps I can only relate with contractions!!!

But otherwise great!! I haven't had a period in 7 years.

My only worry is will VSG affect its effectiveness? I do not want more children. Anyone know?

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Did you all get sleeved while implanon was in ur arm?? Mine is coming out next year. They never mentioned that I had to take it out b4 surgery

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Do have to have children to get the mirenia?

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Do have to have children to get the mirenia?

No

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