Date:   8/31/2009 7:58:55 PM ( 16 y ago)
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Hello all of you lovely ladies,
I know that this forum has helped my recovery tremendously (it continues to do so). Most helpful were finding messages of women who were post mirena and on the road to recovery, doing well and full of hope. I can say that I am getting to be one of these ladies.
Like many of you, pre-mirena, I was a busy, working mom, active, described as happy, and outgoing. Mirena destroyed all that and made me unrecognizable even to myself. That I had any friends is a miracle. I couldn't get through the laundry without feeling overwhelmed and emotionally I was on antidepressants at one point, crying everyday, and having extreme and numerous panic/anxiety attacks. I gained 30 lbs. in less than 5 months despite intense training and dieting.
All of that is changing for the better. I am nowhere near the person I was a year ago. I have more energy, take on reasonable amounts of responsibility easily and happily. I am only taking a supplement of St. John's Wort (no artificial hormones for nine months now :-) in addition to eating healthfully and getting back on the exercise track (training for those marathons again). I enjoy my family, friends, and work again. I have occasional setbacks and would say that I am about 85% better, but I know I will get there. Physically, the weight has been the hardest to drop, but it seems that this month was the magic month, I am no longer yo yo-ing up and down. I lose a pound and it stays down until I lose another. Of the thirty I gained, I have twenty to go.
Ladies, I firmly believe that things happen for a reason and that we are given no more than we can handle. My husband and children are much more appreciative of the "old/new" me and when I do have a setback, understand completely and are supportive. You are all strong, beautiful women--I wish you well on this road to recovery. You will be healthy again. Take Care.
Lucy
 

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