I'm hopefully having surgery within a couple of months and I have an IUD. I don't see why, but would I need to have it removed?

I have the Mirena (the 5 year plastic IUD) and I was fine. My doctor said there was no reason to be concerned. Just to be sure ask yours, but you should be fine. Good luck!

I have the copper IUD (atleast I think its made of copper) and my surgeon knew about it before hand and it was fine. I am going for my first annual since surgery in Sept, but I cant see one affects the other?:confused2:

I didn't think there would be a problem (couldn't even think of a possible reason why), but you just never know. :whatchutalkingabout

i have the mirena, and I made both my Gyn and surgeon aware of the implant. The only thing my gyn recomended was to periodically check that the strings are still there. Feeling the strings will let you know that the device is still in place. The other thing is that with severe rapid weight loss, the device can slip, so if you start to feel weird or have unnecessary discomfort dont let it go. My friend lost 8 oz of blood from a punctured uterus from the mirena.

Before my surgery I had the ParaGard IUD...about 2 weeks post op I started having abdominal pain. I went to the ER and I had a cyst that was a little larger than my uterus on my ovary...I continued to grow more (they would each burst after getting so large) and finally my doctor decided that I needed to have my IUD removed as soon as possible...so now I'm back on the pill

I have the Implanon, it goes under the skin in your arm, close to your arm pit. It lasts for 3 years. I had it placed back in July and my surgeon said that it was fine, I have had no problems with it at all and I love it...

I have a mirena, it has been in for 2 years. No problem since banding 2 months ago.

My wife has a Mirana and I have a lapband, it has never been an issue for us...:drool::tongue2::w00t:

Dan

I had the mirena implanted just 3 weeks before my LapBand and all is well :drool:

I also have the copper IUD. I had it about 3 years before lap-banding. I've been banded for over 10 months now and no ill effects.