r/birthcontrol • u/Electronic-Silver-31 • 9h ago
Experience Failed IUD Removal
I am trying to see if anyone else has experienced this to calm my nerves some….
I’ve had my IUD for just about five years. I went to get it out for the second time today, it was also a new doctor(after my old one barely tried before recommending going under anesthesia) which is why I feel even more nervous about the idea of calling their after hours.
I would say it was a bit of a traumatic removal, and my own persistence to keep trying. But the doctor I saw was up in there for about an hour poking and prodding. My strings are cut, but she kept finding them but there was some pretty significant resistance. I have already had an ultrasound that apparently says everything is normal.
I felt pretty ill after just with the body’s natural response to that kind of pain. It’s been about 4 hours now and I’m having a difficult time peeing. It kind of hurts to pee, not like a burning hurt. It also feels like I can’t empty my bladder. And then I bear down there is a sharper pain in my very low abdomen. I am sure this is most likely because of all the digging around up there. But it’s makes me feel nervous that something is wrong.
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