I've had my Mirena for almost 3 yrs. I only gained 25lbs my daughter pregnancy. I weighted 170lbs when she was born. The first 2 weeks the weight came off. The day i got my mirena put in i was 149lbs. I'm very active go to the gym, zumba and eat very well. Today i'm 200lbs! Yes, 200lbs! The doctors kept telling me its stubborn baby weight. But i lost all of it when i had the mirena inserted. I'm bloated all the time and my breast when from a 36c to a 40d. I have Acne like a 15 yr old. I get headaches all the time and it was told b/c i'm overweight my blood Sugar drops and raises to fast. Well, i wasn't overweight before I got this stupid thing. My hair has become thin and my face is shaped like a moon. I recently developed G1 Problems. I believe this is all from the Mirena. I've had my thyroid tested and every other test under the moon. I'm told the same thing. Exercise and balance diet. Well, i have been doing that and all I did was gain weight. I know there are women out there that say they lost weight but everyone's metabolism is different. I've never been a size 4 but i've never been a size 16 either.
I had a ct scan to see why i'm having stomach problems and they found cyst on my ovaries (which is normal). So i'm going tomorrow and asking them to take it out. I've heard of doctors refusing to take it out. Is this true? In Decemeber when i had my pap they couldn't find the string and had to have a doppler to located the mirena but no string. I'm curious how they will remove this? Anyone out there have the same symptoms or had their MD refuse to take it out?