Copper Coil Fitted - Extreme Pain And Complications

[joko]

Has anyone here had the COPPER coil fitted?

I did on monday and it was possibly one of the most excrucuating pain ive ever experienced - the nurse even removed my hand from my mouth because i was biting it.

i am very used to having a lot of pain in my tum due to various other medical issues - so have a fairly high pain threshhold, but this was extreme

it seems i have a very small cervix (which is kind of normal for someone with no kids - but mine is especially small) and also a small womb and she couldnt seem to get it in very well - half way through she changed the type of coil to a mini one, and used about 3 -4 different instruments /gadgets to insert it, to enlarge the cervix etc etc - had to keep asking the nurse to get her another a few times, all were covered in blood and she seemed to be having trouble doing it, like slipping etc
the nurse even joked that myblood was making a right mess on her floor ...

they didnt seem to think there was any problems but id been lead to believe it was just a bit of a period type pain and in, no problems.

so i just wondered if anyone else had had a similar experience, or was theirs really simple?

im not looking to cause any issues for anyone - just wondering why it was so painful - and if it was fairly common
though seriuously if that was normal theyd surely have to use a local anasthetic!

thanks

[ummmm]

I didn't have a horrible experience like you but I had to have it removed after a couple of months because it caused constant pain. It felt like bad period pains, all day, everyday.

[murraymints]

EEK..well I have no experience of such procedures ..but don't think there should be blood and such pain..I would not be happy and would question their competency ..hope you are feeling better now

[ummmm]

I had the contraceptive implant. They put it in fine but when I went back 3 years later to have it removed they couldn't get it out.

[Sqad]

Th problem there is that it was a poor technique which caused the problem, certainly causing trauma to the cervix.
It happens.
Give it a week to settle and if you are not happy, then go back to the unit.

[Samuraisan]

I fell pregnant when I had a coil. My daughter is 40 this year.

[jakep]

No pain on insertion of my copper coil but same result as Sam......