I too wish I had visited this site before I had Mirena placed. I had it placed on Sept. 17. I bled for 17 days straight in October. I bled for 27 days straight in November. I have been bleeding for 12 days (and still counting) in December. This is SOOOO frustrating. Yeah, Mirena IS so effective only because you aren't having sex due to non-stop bleeding!!!!!! I'm going to give it a few more months and if the bleeding hasn't changed, I'm getting it REMOVED!!!
Ive had the mirena for about 5 years now, all was fine and dandy until the last couple years. I've had CONSTANT discharge, to the point that I have to wear a panty-liner every second of my life and now for the last 3 weeks I've been bleeding. Not sure whats goin on but Im convinced its from the Mirena. ANd no its nots not an infection, thats what I thought so I made an appt with my gyno and was on an antibiotic and nothing changed. He said it was normal.
I saw your comment and was wondering if all went back to normal. I am considering getting mine removed. I have bleeding every couple of weeks and painful cramps. I cannot loose the baby weight. Exercise and diet and nothing.
i have had mirena in for about two weeks now and i started bleeding when my doc put it in and havnt stopped please can anyone tell me if this is normal!!!
I got the mirena Aug '10 and now it is recently acting up! Never had kids just wanted to help wit cramping, BIG MISTAKE!!!! For past 2 months periods r lastin longer than 14 days and it has never shown a sighn of stopping:-( It is over 2 years after insert, I will b getting it out real soon!
I wish I would have found this forum before I decided to get the Mirena. I had mine inserted on 9/19, 8 weeks after having my second child. The insertion was painless but I think that's because the doctor gave me a numbing injection before the process. A few days after insertion, I started bleeding and I haven't stopped bleeding since. This is the third week and I am SOOOOOO over it. I was going to wait it out, but after reading about all these women who've been bleeding for 2 months, 5 months, 9 months! I don't think I'm going to wait any longer to have this crap removed. I'd rather remember to take a pill everyday instead of having to deal with random spotting and bleeding that can occur any time. That's just not cool.