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AislinnScr t1_ixs1uyx wrote

Reply to comment by Huckleberry_83 in TIFU by taking out my girlfriends IUD by [deleted]

I feel immensely sorry for anyone who gets an IUD implanted without even an offer of pain medication.

Personally, when I got mine I was told the choice was there to get a local anesthetic. Tried a couple seconds without it, then decided it was a good idea and after the injection felt almost no pain. Maybe how much of an ordeal it is depends on where and by whom it's done?

Can confirm the side effects can be a nightmare, regardless.

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[deleted] OP t1_ixso1or wrote

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Huckleberry_83 t1_ixticfo wrote

Lucky for you. They were not gentle with me the first time. Plus, oddly positioned uterus so they had to use a good bit of force to ram it in there. But, the next 7 years were worth it. I'm on my third one.

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[deleted] OP t1_ixtim9e wrote

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Huckleberry_83 t1_ixtiv9i wrote

Sounds like me. Self destruct mode. Lol. Been so sick with random things. Thankfully not covid though.

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bs-scientist t1_ixsmo5z wrote

It totally depends on who is doing it and who the woman getting it inserted is.

I’m one of the lucky ones. It was relatively easy for me, just mild discomfort.

But holy shit have I read some horror stories. Some sort of sedation/pain relief should be mandatory. You should have to opt out if you don’t want/need it.

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Huckleberry_83 t1_ixti8aw wrote

A lot of places apparently think 800mg of ibuprofen is sufficient pain medication to have metal tools shoved not too gently into your uterus. Even more so if your uterus is oddly positioned and the nurse has to press on your gut to move your uterus down so they can push -harder- with the tools to make it fit in there. Most OB/gyn will only do them in office, without pain medication/numbing. Also too, insurance cost is part of it. It's 100% covered.. if you do it without sedation. I paid 1300$ and got my rear knocked out with ketamine and that was the best experience I've had with IUD placements.

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