lurkette

OK, so I've had this thing for 8 months now, and for the most part I've been happy with it. But I'm curious if some odd physical symptoms I'm experiencing are side effects:

Breast tenderness. Specifically, hard, sore nipples. All the time. I'm in the middle of my cycle right now, nowhere near my period, and they've been sore for days. Sometimes this happens if I exercise without wearing a bra, but I've been wearing a bra all week, so it's not that. I mean, even the water in the shower hurts them! I read that this can be a side effect of Mirena, but usually only in the first 6 weeks.

Weight gain. I am not eating any more than I usually do, and I'm exercising regularly, and I've gained 6 lbs in the last 3 months. That doesn't sound like much, but on a 5'1" frame it's enough to make my pants tight and my belly jiggle a little. This is after initiall LOSING weight when I got the Mirena.

Low back pain. It feels like the pain I get when I ovulate, or when I'm cramping, but it's not limited to the time in my cycle when ovulation would occur, nor when I'm having my period. It's random and persistent for days at a time.

Anybody else experience this?

I've otherwise been pretty happy with it - my periods are moderately irregular but extremely light - really just 4-6 days of spotting, and not much cramping to speak of.

Maybe because D is so obsessive about charting her cycle and the symptoms of pregnancy I'm a little paranoid, but could I be pregnant? I know the thing has a very VERY low failure rate, but still not 0.

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