This is gonna be my longest post ever I believe..but if you are a woman, and on birth control, you may want to read my story.... For years I have been on some form of birth control, like many others. In the fall of last year, with the advice of my gynecologist, I had an IUD placed. Kid free, worry free for 5 years HELL YEAH!! No...not so much...within weeks I started having upper GI symptoms and running a fever, which I was told there was nothing wrong after testing was completed by another doctor . My symptoms persisted and I became ill when I would eat, my joints were swelling, my mood was rampant literally, ran more tests,again nothing wrong.The solution the Dr came to was anti-depressants and I refused them, insisting it wasnt mental (although I felt like I was crazy because they wouldnt listen) but a physical issue that needed to be addressed, especially since I already agreed to 80mg of prescription reflux meds daily that werent working and I never had indigestion in my life! Finally,after 5 months of varying radical symptoms, I went back to my gynecologist thinking maybe my hormones were outta wack and needed a hormone check, by this point daily life was a struggle, just getting out of bed was a true task, my body felt like that of an 80 year old. I cried daily for absolutely no reason, an inconsolable heart wrenching emptiness that I couldnt explain other than to compare it to post pardum, which I did experience, again my gynecologist suggested anti-depressants, I declined them. Then, she had a light bulb moment I called it, she checked my IUD and that was the answer...I had a complication with mine. Along with the IUD complication I was also having a systemic allergic reaction to the hormones in the IUD. For years I have had migraines,since a teen, and i have been on b/c for years, the thought is that I have had this allergic reaction all along and the migraines are a major sign of it. Again, for years I have been on migraine prevention medication daily, and now (hopefully) this condition is now over. This of course will take time to determine.I dont typically share my personal life, however this has had such an impact on myself,family, work and friends. I hope my story can help someone. You know your body better than anyone and dont settle for the first answer you hear, because it literally can be the difference in life or death.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:42:05 +0000
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