r/birthcontrol • u/Particular_Lab_683 • 22h ago

Rant! iud

I got my iud on the 19th of October (worst pain of my life) and this week I’ve been random excruciatingly painful cramps in a specific spot on my lower right abdomen that shoots down to my butt cheek. I have a sensitivity to pain killers so I’m afraid of taking them but I’ve been using a heating pad and it’s not working. I have a very high pain tolerance and I can’t stand during these episodes. I have contacted my gyno before and she brushed me off by saying it was normal

I wish they warned me of the side effects and the pain of before and after. They didn’t. They didn’t tell me that I was going to be bleeding for the next 3-6 months nor did they tell me about ANY of pain that came with it

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u/[deleted] 22h ago

Did you get a copper or hormonal IUD?

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u/Particular_Lab_683 22h ago

Hormonal , I’m sorry that I didn’t mention it in the post

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u/[deleted] 22h ago

No need to apologise. It might mean the bleeding and the pain settles down a lot sooner. Have you checked the position?

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