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Judith Proctor ([personal profile] watervole) wrote2010-01-29 09:06 am
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I want my Mirena back!

I'm in the middle of a period.  This is a horrible experience - I haven't had one for four and a half years, and  I fully intend to rectify the situation as quickly as possible.

My Mirena coil came to the end of its life recently.  The doctor removed it , but said I should spend a month without it just to see if I'd reached the menopause and no longer needed it.

Turns out that I haven't  reached the menopause.  I'd forgotten just how bloody inconvenient periods are - and how tired they leave me. And this is relatively light compared to the periods I was having before the Mirena was put in.

I've already arranged to see the doctor again.  I want a new Mirena asap.

I wish I'd had one inserted fifteen years before I actually did.  I lived though a decade of increasingly heavy periods that left me exhausted and often iron-deficient.

Periods, I have come to realise are not very natural.  Historically, women would have spent most of their lives either pregnant or breast-feeding.  A progesterone coil simply mimics that historical situation and allows modern women to live normal lives without the massive inconvenience of having to carry sanitary towels and tampons around at certain times of the month.  We don't have to have horrendous period pains and blood-soaked underwear.

Anything that suppresses periods (unless you're trying for a baby) is a good thing.

There's more than one method - the Mirena was ideal for me, but there's tablets and injections as well.

Don't put up with periods.  Get rid of the damn things.  Get your life back again!

[identity profile] vjezkova.livejournal.com 2010-01-29 10:59 am (UTC)(link)
*HUgs* I know how you feel! I had to go through the whole thing fully, my doctor advised me not to use anything for special medical reasons. Just some vitamins. So finally I got rid of periods, bless, but not of those damned hot flushes. I can manage but it is annoying. Fortunately I can see they strike less often. Ha.
Hsve you had any problems with extra kilos? I have...
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[identity profile] watervole.livejournal.com 2010-01-29 11:24 am (UTC)(link)
No, I'm not putting on any weight, but then I'm trying to get as much exercise as possible to help my asthma.

I've had a few hot flushes, but found, almost by accident, that oil of evening primrose seems to help. (I was taking it to help with breast tenderness and found it also helped with the flushes)

[identity profile] vjezkova.livejournal.com 2010-01-29 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you very much for your information aobut the oil!
I have googled for the plant and yes, it is common and the oil is available too. I only didn“t know that it helped for hot flushes. I will buy it on Monday!
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[identity profile] watervole.livejournal.com 2010-01-29 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I take a high dose capsule every night before I go to bed.

Let's hope it works as well for you as it does for me.

[identity profile] vjezkova.livejournal.com 2010-01-29 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I am very optimistic, thank you once more. I will let you know!