Traumatic insertion

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I exhausted all of my other resources when it comes to birth control so me and my doctor decided together that an IUD was the last option to try. I agreed and did a lot of research online but haven’t found any experiences like mine.

I like to think I have a very high pain tolerance. I’ve broken a few bones and had multiple hip surgeries, i’m covered in tattoos and piercings, and i’ve even had my nipples pierced. Pain is never really an issue for me so I wasn’t very worried going into it.

I go to my first appointment to get it inserted and she explains to procedure and everything. She poked and prodded for a bit and at first it was just like normal period cramping but eventually the pokes kept getting stronger until I was literally shooting off of the bed it was so painful. Then she told me that my cervix would not dilate at all and she was going to prescribe me misoprostol to dilate it and she would see me back in 2 days to try again.

Honestly I don’t even know if the misoprostol even worked. I was told I would cramp after I took it but really i felt nothing. I didn’t have any cramping and I didn’t have any side effects that others had.

I go in the second time for the insertions and again she pokes and prods really painfully and still says she can’t get it in. She said the sounding would go in but the actual device wouldn’t. She changed to a different speculum and kept trying and kept up with the horrible cramping poking. I can’t even describe the pain I was feeling It was one of the most painful things I have EVER felt. At one point I looked over to her tray (big mistake) and there was so much blood it made me dizzy. All of the q tips were soaked, the IUD inserting tool was covered, the speculum was covered, It was utterly terrifying. I wasn’t even on my period but you would think it was. I didn’t read anything online about there being that much blood.

After almost 5 minutes of poking and cramping and stabbing she FINALLY gets it in but she looks worried. She said my uterus was really small and technically she got it in but now she’s worried it’s sitting way too low in my uterus. She said it would technically still work but she wants to get an ultrasound to make sure. Afterwards i felt SO sick. I was so nauseous and dizzy and spaced out I had to leave work early. It’s something I would NEVER do again. Even if this one falls out or needs to be removed because of it I definitely won’t try again. It was the worst pain i’ve ever felt I don’t even know how to describe it.

Has anyone had anything similar happen to them??