I thought I'd share my experience with others about what happened with a coil insertion. I had a mirena coil inserted 4 weeks ago. At the time of insertion it was very painful. The family planning consultant was worried she may have perforated and sent me for an ultrasound scan. I had it done that very day and the scan didnt show a coil in the uterus. I went to A&E the next morning as the pain got worse overnight and became sharp. A xray showed that the coil could be seen but a further ultrasound needed to be done. As it was the weekend I had to wait till Monday. A further ultrasound did not show the coil to be in the uterus. I was put on the list for a laparoscopy. As it was christmas I had to wait for the new year for the first elective/planned laparoscopy list. I had so much pain.I also have 2 children, a 2 year old and a 8 month old so it was difficult to manage the pain and 2 babies. I had the laparoscopy 6 days ago. The coil was found behind the uterus in the pouch of douglas. I also had to have a blood vessel cauterised as there was blood in the pelvis. I'm recovering now but it has been a hard slog especially as I had an elective c section with my second child, then an ERCP for retained products when she as 3 months old and now this.
The irony is I'm a GP with special interst in family planning and I've inserted many coils in patients myself.
I think I'll stick to the pill....
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Mirena coil perforation
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orangeblosssom · 13/01/2013 20:16
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