Mirena IUD- an ongoing challenge

I've put off writing about this because of the horror stories I've heard and myself trying to keep an open mind but I think that what the interwebs needs is an ongoing week-by-week story of how the Mirena is effecting a normal person without the horror stories.

I had the Mirena implanted on the 5th of Feb 2010 while having a diagnostic lap for endometriosis. I've had laps before for endo but not for a couple of years, so when I got back from Dubai worried about my future fertility I saw a really awesome and a little eccentric gynecologist who decided to do a diagnostic lap to see how it's all going. I asked about the Mirena because ick, I don't want kids for at least 5 years AND condoms suck. Oral contraceptives left me emotional and bloated so I was really ready for anything. My doctor said it was an awesome idea so we went ahead!

At this point I must point out that due to my random fucked up ovaries, my doctor has decided to induce menopause for 6 months to try and shrink my baby makers and get them to move back to position or some such bullshit. She just wants to torture me, so some things that I'm going through are not what other people will experience. Most of them are really not related to the IUD (such as hot flushes which already suck) and some of them will be exaggerated because of the extra whore-moans (such as aching in the joints).

So after the operation I had a small amount of bleeding which is normal when it's first inserted and all was good. Though in the last week or so I've experienced very intense cramping in the lower abdomen and legs for some bloody reason. It's not like period pain and it's not like a normal cramp... It's just seriously horribly intense and hot and painful. I think it's normal but that doesn't make it any better. The only thing that's helping at the moment is controlling my breathing and Voltaren. And even that's not very helpful.

Anyway, I think this is when I'm supposed to be having a period so hopefully it won't be constantly like this. Apart from the cramping I've only experienced some mood swings (Felix would say that this is reason enough to have it removed... But I think it's kind of like an adventure!) And for some reason I've had a really oily face? Weird. But I can wash my face and not scream and all is well.

Anyway, I'll try make this a week-by-week thing to update. I know I would appreciate this kind of thing while I'm looking up the Mirena because I can only find horror stories (about people's hair falling out! Ick!)

Keeping an open mind. Gabriella

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOPVRJB1-9c

Coming to terms with my sexuality I realised that I'm soooo bisexual that it's just unbearable.

I don't think I'd be able to have enough IRL confidence to have sex with a *real* woman. I've only ever had sex with one *real* man. And plus the only reason I have enough confidence to have sex with him is because I've known him since I was 13 and he IS the male version of me.

But fo reals, girls are just too varied. I don't want to brag but I have a *lovely* vagina. It's so normal. Perfectional in a vadge. If I was going to have sex with a lady I'd be worried about all the dangly bits or something is going to be bigger/smaller than I thought.

But at the same time that's kind of exciting.

Gah I don't know! I told Felix and he's not what you'd expect from a guy who just learnt that his girlfriend is bi... He's kind of worried that I'll cheat on him, but I never would. Not without him watching. I wouldn't want a 3some because I wouldn't want anyone to touch MY Felix.

I wouldn't say bicurious because I have been bicurious all my life... I'm most definially bisexual. No doubt.

Blah.

Christmas Presents

I seem to be able to think of plenty of presents for me, but not for anyone else.

Coming home on the 8th of December means that there's the obligatory "I've been away for 8 months, here's what I got you in Dubai!" Then there's my good friend C's birthday on the 9th of December, so there's a birthday present. Then there's my brother, mum and dad. I don't know about getting presents for my mum and dad, though. They haven't been very nice this year.

Plus I don't know if they're getting me anything for Christmas. Expect I asked my mum to buy me Secret Diary of a London Call Girl by Belle De Jour. I've been reading her archieves. They awesome.

Felix and I watched the entire series and had sex after every show. That's 16 times.*


*We watched it over a couple of weeks. The episodes only go for 20 minutes and that's not really enough time to reload.

Roar

So, today started off fairly shitfully. I woke up at 4 in the fucking afternoon which just shits me so much. When I was younger it was a badge of honor, but now it just feels like such a waste of time. Today was supposed to be mine and Felixes day of sexy-sexy time, but we wasted a lot of it.

I still feel really sick, but it comes and goes so sexy-sexy time can still be for filled. Tomorrow will have to be library time, but I also want to do something else cool. Felix suggested rock-climbing but I don't think it would be a smart thing to do while I'm recovering.

And anyway, I want to look pretty.

Maybe we'll go see a movie. We saw Hancock and I thought it was cool, even though I was rolling around in pain at the time.