Jillian Wilson is the Wellness Reporter at HuffPost. She started her career at Visit Philadelphia, where she wrote about things to do and see in the Philadelphia region. Since then, she has covered lifestyle beats like wellness, fitness, health, tourism and food, all with a strong service journalism angle. She is a graduate of Temple University.
This will be no surprise, of course, to any woman who’s had debilitating period cramps, pregnancy pains or undergone any kind of outpatient procedure, including one in particular that has garnered attention for its severe discomfort: IUD insertion and removal.to try and advocate for better pain management during the procedure. The most common guidance is for patients to take over-the-counter medication like ibuprofen beforehand; in other words, pain management is not nearly useful enough.
It was so very painful — both insertion and after. I ended up in the ER after a couple of days, begging them to take it out. The ER removed it.”“I was not given anything for pain, and it hurt so much I can only describe my body’s reaction as full flop sweat. Afterward, I was dismissed and told that a regular Tylenol back at home would help any discomfort. I was in so much pain I sweat through the paper liner on the exam bed.
I’ve had a C-section, a few surgeries and dental work, but nothing compared to the raw and barbaric insertion of an IUD. It felt like being stabbed in the vagina with a large needle multiple times! I almost kicked my doctor in the face after she tried reinserting for the final time.”“I had an IUD inserted a few years ago, which was the most painful experience of my life, and ended up in the hospital a week later due to the overwhelming continuing pain .
Getting it out was definitely worse than getting it in — however, the first insertion they had to do twice because they did not insert it high enough the first time! They just kept telling me to take deep breaths, which really did not help at all. It felt like someone scraping the inside of me, but with a giant metal straw cleaner, over and over again. I don’t even want to get mine out again due to how bad it was!”“First experience — it was within a year of having my last child.
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