Fucking _ow_.

[wispfox]

I am really not a fan of getting cramps when I _don't bleed_. I mean, the not bleeding part is good (yay, mirena!). And, ok, I don't get them nearly as often as when I bled monthly. But I also get no real warning that this is what they _are_, either.

But the cramps? The ones that got me on birth control oh lo those many years ago? Not a fan. Especially not when they make me nauseated from the pain.

Why do I not carry aleve with me? Why?

mew

Ow. I think I'm done working for the day, because I fail to be able to ignore this anymore. Also because hardware is pissing me off.

Comments

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Mirena gave me pretty much constant cramping (and by this I don't mean I had days off) for a handful of months, maybe five to six. I had never had cramps before. (The Mirena cramps were what taught me that the massive pain I'd had for my first twenty years wasn't "cramps" at all.) On the other hand, I'm retroverted and tiny, to the point where one of my gynecologists said he would never have attempted Mirena for me. Most women will do far better with it.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Eek!

I'm retroverted, but I don't think I'm tiny, and uterine pain hasn't been an issue for me. I will certainly talk to my doctor about what to expect, especially as far as "how do I know if it's not right for me after?"