Contraception – the coil days

After two blissful years on the injections I was told I needed to give my body a break and use an alternative method. I was devastated. After going through my options I was told I needed to use the Mirena coil. Again there was quite a bit of discussion about using a long term contraceptive when I didn’t have any children.

The day finally came around for insertion and I can honestly say I wasn’t expecting it to hurt so much, I had been told it’s a little uncomfortable but that was way beyond uncomfortable. In fact the cramps were so bad after I drove home I crawled onto my sofa and couldn’t get up all night. The cramps continued to be so bad I couldn’t stand up straight the following day, which made it awkward calling my boss explaining why I couldn’t come into work that day! It took around two weeks before it all settled down and I could continue as I was previously.

After three years my periods started coming back again, having been told it would last for five years I was a little disappointed but eighteen months before it was due to be changed my new doctor was happy to change it early.

My second Mirena fitting was nowhere near as bad as the first time and the cramps settled down almost immediately, or so I thought. I put up with stomach cramps after eating and pains I just put down to wind or needing the toilet. It wasn’t until this Mirena was removed I realised that wasn’t the case at all, I’d just forgotten what it was like not to have cramps!

After three years of that coil I started getting completely random pre-menstrual symptoms. I suffered awful angry raging moments, I say I suffered but my partner mostly did, even when I tried to keep him away. Then I had moments where my nipples would be incredibly sore for weeks at a time, so much so having clothes rubbing against me was unbearable.

It was around this time I had a moment that sticks in my mind, it left me feeling like the worst sub in the world. I was tied to our new spanking bench. My head and my back were aching so he was going to be fairly gentle with me but after two taps of the paddle I safe worded. The look on his face was pure disbelief, he stopped, untied me and held me as I sobbed. In that moment I felt so useless and a complete disappointment to him.

I endured my random hormones for a few months longer but after a period starting when we were on holiday when we were 11 kilometres from our base, in the wilderness of the Norweigian Fjords. Let’s just say that’s the longest walk back I’ve ever had, my head was spinning, I felt sick, I couldn’t drink enough water. That period was still going two months later when I got that coil removed and my third inserted.

I’ve always been fairly happy with the Mirena so I didn’t really consider a different option at the time. When the doctor joined the nurse and I in the room he didn’t acknowledge me or even speak to me, until I was yelping as he pushed tugged and prodded me during the procedure. Even then he asked me if I wanted to stop and informed me that as my uterus is tilted it makes it difficult for him. I was a little miffed, to say the least, that I was being blamed for having a wonky womb!

Once the procedure was all done, the cramping stopped almost immediately. It may well have been a painful insertion but other than the bleeding which continued for days, I was feeling very good. It was only then I realised I was no longer getting the cramps I’d put down to wind anymore, I’d become so used to them I hadn’t even considered it had been an awkwardly placed coil that had caused them, no doubt that was down to my wonky womb too!

A few days passed and I checked that the strings were all in place, I felt them then I felt a large plastic lump that the strings were attached to hanging out of my cervix. Well panic set in, no wonder I wasn’t getting cramps, it was falling out! The next day I went to see the nurse, she had a quick look and insisted there was nothing wrong. I tried putting it to the back of my mind and not worry but it was still niggling me. The next day I got my partner to have a feel and he was surprised and made a good point that something that sharp would be stabbing his cock as he thrust into me. Not good at all!

Another appointment was made, this time with a different doctor. Straight away she told me it was indeed falling out and it had to removed straight away. Having mentioned all the pains I’d had over the years I made the suggestion I try a different contraceptive method. She agreed, removed a very crumpled Mirena coil and made a comment about what a mess it was and how painful the insertion must’ve been!

She asked if I wanted another inserted but I was done with coils at this point, I wanted to try something else…anything else. So she talked through the options and decided it was fine to try the implant.

Part three to follow.

Read part one here