I am a 34 year old mother of 2. I have been sick this past year more than I can ever remember, pneumonia, strep, bronchitis, stomach viruses, to name a few. I have also been experiencing other unusual things, too. Actually, symptoms I just assumed came along with being 40 pounds overweight and grieving the loss of my parents. These "weird" symptoms include: freq. urination at night or at least the urge to go, abdominal pain/discomfort/bloating/sharp pains like knives/mild pains, too, also weird random rash on my arm, either constipated to the point of Hemroids or plain diarrhea (rarely a healthy looking stool) and often dark or black colored. I have gained weight but more than gaining that's worrisome - I cannot lose it. I am hypothyroid so just keep getting my levels checked and they are always fine. I'm sad a lot and my temper flares frequently. I find myself annoyed at my own kids more than what your suppose to be;) Fatigue and overall body aches like I'm an 85 year old retired marathon runner or something. I have ADD so am on adderall but still tired most of the time. I have experienced more ailments than this, these are just a few.

So, every now and again I sit down in front of WebMd in effort to figure out what's wrong with me. Because the doctors aren't and I'm way to young and lively to feel so terrible.

Last night, as I'm looking at symptoms of colon cancer because, really what else can this be. It SUDDENLY dawned on me that I have an IUD Mirena in my uterus! I always forget it's there because it is too hassle free and even forget to list it as a medication I'm on. I'm ashamed to say I forget but maybe that's the whole trick of the thing. I forget it's in there so I can blame all these health issues on other things.

I started searching the internet for people like me, and they exist. For the 1st time in a year people were putting words to what I was feeling and what was hurting. I still have some doubts though, could it really be the cause of all these ailments?

I have scheduled to have it removed next Wednesday, just in case. I need to know a good detox, lots of water and eat well is what I'm guessing. If it wasn't for other people talking about their experiences I wouldn't have scheduled a removal. I figure how can there be that many other women out there making this up. Their not! I am one of them and so excited for new beginnings and feeling better. It might even feel like a whole new lease on life, right?