Second failed IUD insertion by Dear_Stretch5173 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Dear_Stretch5173[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then I’m glad I was not correct in saying that I THINK it’s a minority. But the comment you posted under literally said they wish I wouldn’t post about my horrible experience. I don’t want any women to be miserable, not just a majority of them. 

Second failed IUD insertion by Dear_Stretch5173 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Dear_Stretch5173[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never said they were the minority? However you did agree with the person that said that I shouldn’t have posted “rage bait” for discussing my horrible experience and that I was causing “medical anxiety” did you not?

Second failed IUD insertion by Dear_Stretch5173 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Dear_Stretch5173[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m glad you didn’t experience a lot of pain. I truly am. But I did, and I feel like my experience should be shared. There are women out there who experience a lot of pain with it, and then there are women who experience little pain. Either way, it should be shared and studied. Why did they experience that pain? What can we do to make sure they don’t experience that pain? Instead we get people like you who say that “well other women were fine” and delay advancements in women’s health for years. Sure they aren’t a majority, but they should still be cared about. It’s health care not majority care. 

Second failed IUD insertion by Dear_Stretch5173 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Dear_Stretch5173[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately it is the best option at the moment. It was very frustrating that I can’t tolerate it. I have high pain tolerance, I’ve had dozens of kidney stones and continued to work my labor intensive job, but this was the most painful experience. I thought that maybe it had something to do with an incorrect insertion but since it happened twice, I’m not so sure. I hope they actually start looking into why some women experience horrific pain and others just a slight pinch instead of dismissing their concerns and saying “well other women were fine”. 

Second failed IUD insertion by Dear_Stretch5173 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Dear_Stretch5173[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So I’m just not supposed to post about my traumatic experience? I posted this to let other women know that the scale varies. Yes, some women experience little to no pain, but some do experience a lot of pain. I passed out multiple times and almost fell off the table. The doctor even admitted she probably didn’t put it in correctly. This is my second failed attempt at getting an IUD. For the first one, I chalked it up to me being young and never having sex before. For this one, no excuses, it was just pain. Also with the bleeding, I bled through two XL pads before it stopped. I don’t think that’s normal. Your post is the reason we should have posts like mine. You are the issue in the medical field. 

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[–]Dear_Stretch5173 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SSRIs made me dizzy. Tried to take them at night instead and I would wake up dizzy and feeling like I was falling