I had the Mirena IUD inserted in Feb. 2007. It was a very painful experience and I cramped and bled for several weeks after the insertion, which I was told, was completely normal (yeah right). For months I would have pains and cramping and irregular bleeding, all of which was supposed to be normal.

On or around December 17, 2007 I was having terrible pain that would not stop, I became nausaus and I starting vomiting uncontrollably. I told my husband that something was wrong and that I needed to go to the hospital, but before he could get my kids ready and in the car, I was on the floor in pain. The worst pain of my life (and I have given birth twice). My husband called the ambulance and I was rushed to the hospital. When I arrived at the hospital we still did not know what was wrong but they thought I has a stomach virus or a ruptured appendix. They completed an MRI and found that the MIRENA was lodged in my fallopian tube and I needed emergency surgery to have it removed. The MIRENA IUD has hormones in it and that was probably the cause of my pain and nausea. The hospital I was in was over-booked with surgeries and my doctor (who inserted the MIRENA) was unable to come to the hospital to perform the surgery, so I had to just wait in pain and agony. A colleague of my doctor's performed the surgery the next day to have the MIRENA removed. At the time, I had lost my medical benefits, due to a layoff, so now I am now stuck with a stack of medical bills.

This was a terrible experience and I want a lawsuit filed against Bayer. They do not tell you all of the terrible side effects and I feel they lie about the risk being less than .1. This company is terrible and I have called them and made a complaint. Now that I have told people my story it seems that everyone knows that IUD's are dangerous and that is why they were taken off the market before. Somthing needs to be done NOW before more women fall vistim the the dangers of this product.