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Well that was unpleasant.

Or, more correctly, "holy fucking shit that hurt!" Which is what I emailed my friend this morning regarding the insertion of my new IUD.

I've taken an accounting of all the pain I've ever experienced - sprained ankle, immunizations, IV, tatoo (Granted, nothing too major) - and I would have to say, that procedure blew them all out of the water.

Imagine your worst pap smear - the pinching, the scraping - and then add a clamp onto something inside there (like a clothespin on your nostril) for the whole time, followed by the puncturing of an internal organ with a crotchet hook and you've got just about what it felt like.* If I'd have known, I would have taken Friendster Guy up on his offer to pace in the waiting room. I think I went into a wee bit of shock. I was light headed and a little shaky afterward and it induced the worst menstrual-type cramps I've ever experienced. AND I had taken 2 ibuprofen beforehand. I spent the rest of the afternoon and evening either on the couch or in bed. I'm currently still being reminded by my body that I have internal organs and they are angry with me.

All I could think afterwards was, "Oh my god, they have to remove this in 5 years. Noooooo!!!!"

I'll tell you what, I was already pro-Choice, but if that was anything at all like what people experienced during back alley abortions (and I'm sure those were a lot worse. A lot.) we better thank our lucky stars that abortion is legal, and make sure it stays that way. Hopefully, this IUD keeps me from having to travel that road either way.

* Apparently, if you've had a child the procedure is much less problematic. After all, something the size of a small paperclip cannot compare with a baby, no matter which way the paper clip is traveling.

Comments

Celebrate Woo-Woo said…
You seriously scared me to death of that thing until I read the footnote. I guess there is a good reason they try to promote them for women who've had children more than for those who haven't.
10:54 AM
tjdygon said…
I'm thinking I'm going to hold off on the IUD now and keeping popping the pills. Thanks for being the Guinea pig!
5:37 AM
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