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of my life. I remember screaming, nearly fainting , throwing up on the way home, and weathering waves of debilitating cramps for days. So when the five-year mark rolled around and my Mirena needed to be replaced, I wasn't exactly thrilled to repeat the experience.
I talked to my ob-gyn about how painful the first procedure was and made it clear that I was extremely anxious to do it again. He said there were a few measures I could try to help with the pain, beyond the doses of ibuprofen I'd taken during the first insertion. He actually told meto take any oral painkillers the day of my appointment; instead, the nurse gave me a shot in my hip, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug .
It was a lot of needles, but they were worth it; I couldn't believe what a difference I felt. The worst pain came during the, which felt like one big cramp. When my doctor started to insert the new one, I felt just some distant discomfort in my abdomen. When he told me it was finished, I stared at him and said,"Wait . . . really?" Compared to my first IUD placement, I'd barely felt a thing.
It's hard to describe how debilitating the pain of IUD placement can be if you haven't experienced it, and how frankly terrifying it is to know you're about to put yourself through that again. In fact, fear of pain is considered a legitimate
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