irishmonk

I got Mirena in on Wed, 9/4 - almost two weeks ago. I have been bleeding on and off for most of the summer thanks to my PCOS. (This was my first "AF" since I got pg with my DS in Jan 06.) My m/w, doctor and I all decided Mirena would be a good option for me.

When I went in to get Mirena, I was bleeding lightly. I bled a little heavier that day, but then the bleeding went away almost entirely and I was just spotting. Until this last Wed or Thur. Suddenly, I'm bleeding as heavily as I was in the beginning of my monster AF, which is to say filling overnight pads in a couple of hours. I'm also passing large clots regularly. And I'm cramping quite a bit, which I actually haven't been doing with all my previous bleeding.

I'm calling tomorrow to talk to my m/w, but I'd like to know if other PCOSers have experienced this heavy bleeding after Mirena insertion. I would think that with the hormone support, this wouldn't be happening. But I never have any idea what to consider normal when it regards menstruation and me.

Thanks for any input!

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Michelle-32
DH-31
TTC #1 for 3 years
TTC #2 for 2 years, including 1 m/c
Thank you, PCOS!
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Mairead (Maggie) Kelly
Born Nov. 1, 2002

August (Gus) Joseph
Born Oct. 11, 2006

CurlyChica

I've had the Mirena for 2 months now. Spotted only a little after the insertion then nothing for like 2 weeks. Then I got AF. The flow was really light but I never stopped spotting. I've spotting now for a month and I believe I got AF again now. No cramping to speak of.

The clots sound scary. Cramping I think is normal since you just got it in.

I hope it sorts itself out. Good luck.

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mama2ak

I had no period at all for the first 3 months, then boom, bleeding for the next 6 months constantly. I had that thing removed. I'm not anti-Mirena. I liked it when I didn't have my period, I just wish it would have worked better for me.

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Dx: PCOS w/IR, Acne, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, vitamin D deficiency, fatty liver, obstructive sleep apnea, morbid obesity, bipolar type II, irritable bowel syndrome, asthma, plantar fasciitis.

Rx: Paxil, Zyprexa, Synthroid, vitamin D, metformin XR, phentermine, CPAP, Xanax, Yaz, Clean & Clear Continuous Control Acne Cleanser, Clean & Clear Advantage On-The-Spot Acne Treatment, Clean & Clear Dual-Action Moisturizer. 18 lbs. down! Having WLS this year!

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