IUD to be removed

This forum has been a real eye opener for me.  I had the Mirena inserted March 2003.  I experienced no problems until 2 years ago.  So the first 3 years were great.  I loved not having to worry about anything not even my periods.  Then during the third year I started having abdominal cramping and lower back pain.  During an ultrasound, my doc found an ovarian cysts.  She removed the cysts, but that did not resolve my problems instead I started having more symptoms and a dozen blood tests later there is no answer to my symptoms.  After reading everyone stories i think it is the IUD.  I think my body doesn't process the hormones as fast as they are entering my body and my body has too much of the hormones from the IUD.  I am scheduled to have the Mirena removed on Friday 4 months short of 5 years.  My gyn asked if I wanted to have another one.   I am not going to have the IUD replaced.  I am going to go back to the pill and see if my symptoms go awayHopefully evrything will return to normal after Friday.  I am still a little worried about the removal, but hopefully it will be as painless as the insertion. 

I spent all weekend researching different BC options and found this site about the Mirena.  the site lists 22 "possible" side effects.  Well I am experiencing 15 of the 22. http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/100001706.html