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Today I got an IUD. If you do not know what an IUD is, go google it. They can explain way better than I can. The basics are: a plastic thingy goes way up there in your nether regions and you don't get pregnant (or in my case, cramps) anymore. However, it kinda hurts when they
What you don't know (and definitely no one bothered to mention) is that before they
And then, it was over.
The only casualty was the cushion on the examination table. I guess I need to cut my finger nails down a bit but I'm sure it can be patched up with duct tape. Everything can be fixed with duct tape, right?
And next time if they don't want their cushion irreparably damaged, they'll give a girl a little heads up before doing something like that without any warning.
That sounds truly awful. I had mine put in while five, count em five really hot med students looked on, and one played with my then 1 year old son, and there was laughter and smiles all around....and me, going, WTF is this tea time?
ReplyDeleteLet me tell you though: I've had mine for five months now: WORTH EVERY SECOND.
Yeah... the nurse kept trying to make chit-chat while I was just trying to keep breathing. 5 med students would have sucked. Kudos to you!!
DeleteI know it was a long time ago, and the memory is hazy but uh, damn you're a wuss. =P
ReplyDeletepffft... I didn't take any issue with the insertion itself. But you're right. When it comes to needles I'm a total and complete wimp. They scare me SHITLESS!!
DeleteI have had an IUD for.... 5 years now. (I have a Paragard, the non-hormonal one). I did NOT have the shots to my cervix or get the suppository thingys to put up there before hand to "soften" it. Insertion was not pleasant but I didnt destroy the room. The Ex said that I hollered and swore which I do not recall.
ReplyDeleteSince the docs didnt prepare you for the insertion, I will assume they didnt prepare you for the adjustment period to the IUD either. Give it time to settle and your bod to get used to it. Especially if you were on HBC before insertion. I had a rocky few months but I would do it all over again. I love my IUD.
Thanks for the heads-up. I wasn't on any BC before this. Oral BC makes me crazy... and not just a little. So far other than a little twinge here and there it seems to be fine. The hope is to reduce the cramps that come every month. If it does that, I'll be ecstatic!!
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