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JustJess · 03-31-2008, 02:48 AM

As far as the IUD goes... man, I have posted all over the place about it.

Yep, it hurt to get it. At least for me - I had never had much in terms of cramps before, and boy did I when they inserted it. However, advil or motrin are your friends, and your very bestest friends. They are the *perfect* med for cramps. So take about 4 an hour before you have it actually inserted. If you lived through the coloposcopy, you'll live through this. It's frankly similar. (I've had both.) The first few days, you will be a crampy whiny thing, so have plenty of advil on hand and don't make plans that involve a lot of walking. I know, I'm not reassuring you. But I am telling you the worst that it could be - it's not going to be worse than it was when I did it, because the cramps were such a revelation for me, never having had them before. If you've had cramps before, it won't seem like as big a deal to you.

Things to know: if you're cycle is heavy now, it will only get heavier. A light cycle now means a medium to heavy cycle after the IUD. The first six months, very heavy. Cramps: if you didn't have them before, you will now. Advil works wonders - seriously, half an hour after taking it, you'll actually feel giddy b/c the cramps are so gone. Just keep up with it as long as you have them, and you'll be fine. Once I figured that out, I was set. Now, a year and a half later: medium cycles, occasionally very light, occasionally really heavy. Cramps: mild to medium, easily managed with Advil. Sex: whenever I want it, no concerns ever. Oh yeah - make sure your doc leaves the string LONG, NOT cut, for James' sake. And if you've ever had PID, they won't do it (too risky to your health). If you don't know what PID is, you probably never had it. (pelvic inflammatory disease)

Ideas: try the progestin-only pill. See if it works. If it does, and your libido is fine, you could get the Mirena IUD instead - all the joys of an IUD with no heavy cycle or cramps to go with. Get over the "not remembering" part - put them with your toothbrush and you'll remember. Or your contacts. Or something like that. I'm actually not a proponent of hormones anymore, but they work for a LOT of people.

03-31-2008, 02:48 AM	#44 (permalink)
JustJess Unencapsulated Location: Kittyville	As far as the IUD goes... man, I have posted all over the place about it. Yep, it hurt to get it. At least for me - I had never had much in terms of cramps before, and boy did I when they inserted it. However, advil or motrin are your friends, and your very bestest friends. They are the perfect med for cramps. So take about 4 an hour before you have it actually inserted. If you lived through the coloposcopy, you'll live through this. It's frankly similar. (I've had both.) The first few days, you will be a crampy whiny thing, so have plenty of advil on hand and don't make plans that involve a lot of walking. I know, I'm not reassuring you. But I am telling you the worst that it could be - it's not going to be worse than it was when I did it, because the cramps were such a revelation for me, never having had them before. If you've had cramps before, it won't seem like as big a deal to you. Things to know: if you're cycle is heavy now, it will only get heavier. A light cycle now means a medium to heavy cycle after the IUD. The first six months, very heavy. Cramps: if you didn't have them before, you will now. Advil works wonders - seriously, half an hour after taking it, you'll actually feel giddy b/c the cramps are so gone. Just keep up with it as long as you have them, and you'll be fine. Once I figured that out, I was set. Now, a year and a half later: medium cycles, occasionally very light, occasionally really heavy. Cramps: mild to medium, easily managed with Advil. Sex: whenever I want it, no concerns ever. Oh yeah - make sure your doc leaves the string LONG, NOT cut, for James' sake. And if you've ever had PID, they won't do it (too risky to your health). If you don't know what PID is, you probably never had it. (pelvic inflammatory disease) Ideas: try the progestin-only pill. See if it works. If it does, and your libido is fine, you could get the Mirena IUD instead - all the joys of an IUD with no heavy cycle or cramps to go with. Get over the "not remembering" part - put them with your toothbrush and you'll remember. Or your contacts. Or something like that. I'm actually not a proponent of hormones anymore, but they work for a LOT of people. __________________ My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.