[nicoleb2]

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I will be talking about female issues, so if you don't wish to read about them, don't read any further


I have had a Mirena IUD for at least 4 years, and no periods in that time, occasional light spotting. Now, I am getting heavier spotting and don't yet know if it'll be a full blown period. Obviuosly, I need to see my gynecologist, but what do I say to her when she sees all of the scars I have from cutting?

I have a bunch of scars on my stomach, a few on my arms and a few on my legs.

I don't want to get a lecture about mental health stuff. I already have providers for that that lecture me non-stop.

So what do I say? What do I do? This gynecologist has been seeing me for about 14 years (But not sinc she inserted the iud because the scars got harder to hide so i din't go back...

Edited to add:
Why is it, that i have gone from No spotting in motnhs to needing full protection right now?? Really, just AFTER i took my sleep med, and now cannot get anywhere to buy my feminine products.....

[Flooded]

Tell her exactly that

[roads]

Yes. You said it here simply, intelligently. Tell her the same way. Should be the end of the discussion.

[Yoda]

Could the IUD have fallen out? Can you feel the string?

[Sannah]

You must go see her. And yes, tell her that you are being treated right now by a therapist and a pdoc and that they are aware of the SI.

[nicoleb2]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Could the IUD have fallen out? Can you feel the string?

Yes, the string is still there, but I am getting toward the end of it's useful life (Mirena IUD - lasts about 5 years)

[nicoleb2]

I'm trying to build up the courage to actually make the appointment, but I have current scabs from the last time I si'd, and I so don't want to deal with it.

It would be so much easier and feel so much safer for me to just tell my husband no more sex. Ever. Not that I could actually do that, but the thought is far more appealing right now than seeing the doctor

On another note, I saw t today and it was a horrible session for me emotionally. I am already triggered just by the holidays, but then we got into the fact that my daughter may be remembering this time last year (I was in the hospital, missed christmas, and attempted suicide December 28th), and I had to think about this time last year, and the permanent emotional scars I have probably caused my daughter.

I am an awful parent to have done this to my kids. I hate myself and the urge to cut right now is incredibly strong. I deserve to hurt physicall the way she is mentally. It's my fault.

[Sannah]

Bad things happening to a child does not scar them for life. Can you talk to her about her possibly remembering this from last year? Just being able to talk about things is what makes all the difference.

Please make your appt. with that doc.

[puzzclar]

It's not just your daughter that was affected by it. It's the whole family. and as a family it can be a better Christmas this time. It's possible. It's hard on everyone, but it's time to make better memories of Christmas, this year!! Things just have to improve.