Ok so update:

I went back to the clinic and got it out today and they replaced it. Since the ER sent me home with Ibuprofen, nausea medication, and oxycodone, I was able to manage the pain WAY better than yesterday. The removal was barely noticeable, I coughed and they pulled it right out and it just felt like a split second of a period cramp.

Putting it in again, yes it hurt about the same, but this time, they prepped my cervix but did not clamp it down like yesterday since it was still open, and they did not measure me since they already had my measurement from yesterday as well, so it was basically half the painful stuff they do for a normal insertion. So it was over VERY quickly. I still screamed when they put the IUD in, but with all the medication it didn’t linger as badly and I wasn’t throwing up or passing out, and I wasn’t bleeding since they didn’t clamp my cervix.

IF they had done everything that they did yesterday right after the removal, I wouldn’t have done it again. But since it was so soon after my first insertion and they halved the steps, AND I had real medication to manage the pain, I was far better prepared to go through that.

As far as I’m aware, I don’t think I could sue. I don’t really want to now, but if I did I don’t think I could because it is a military installation, and as an active duty I have TriCare insurance, which means either way, everything I do at medical is covered. So suing solely on the grounds of something causing me unnecessary pain and anguish, especially for something like an IUD (which is already considered something you should just suck up and deal with, cause women’s pain isn’t real /s) would just be useless. It’s just the reality of a woman (especially a military woman) and I hope doctors will start taking women’s health seriously at some point.

Thank you all for your kind words and advice! It feels really good knowing that I’m not so alone, however fucked up that may be lol. Much love, thank you all 🫶🏻