Hi Juliettes
Thank you so much for your reply and information. It really helps, especially around state of mind and keeping positive and hopeful! The other night I was feeling neither of those!
Your experience is really interesting. Did you also get endo-type cramps? The shooting pains up my vagina are very strange and have happened since a week after I had the coil fitted. I could have it re-fitted but it was so painful to have inserted that I keep thinking I will give it a bit longer and see how it goes.
I will ask my GP and consultant, but it sounds like you may be on twice the dose of oestrogen that I am on i.e. I am on 100 micrograms but you are on 2 milligrams which is interesting. I may also ask about swapping to the gel as the patches are OK but leave big squares of black adhesive marks on the backside from underwear!!
When I posted I was feeling desperate and was thinking I need to get on the injections asap. Now I am feeling that I may try a higher dose gel and see how I get on so thank you, you have given me some hope.
Do you mind me asking how long it took for things to settle down? I have been on patch/mirena combo for over 6 months now.
I am really pleased that you are feeling better with everything. I take it you don't get periods at all now? My bleeding has stopped more or less completely which is the irony really, considering I feel 'due on' almost every day at the moment!!
Thanks again and let me know how you continue to get on. I was ready for a hysterectomy lately at my worst points!!
x