So I got my Skyla about 14 months ago (June 2019). The insertion was just about the worst pain I’ve ever experienced… until the debilitating, now chronic, low back pain set in. The cramping was godawful for many days/weeks/months after, but I kept telling myself my body just needed to adjust. About 5 months after insertion, during which I had horrific, stabbing, hot-lava like cramps at least 2 weeks/month, I had a particularly bad cramp episode that cause me to almost wreck my car. The next day I was UNABLE TO WALK due to extreme pain and spasms in my lower back. I was unable to walk for 4 days, missed 3+ weeks of work, and was essentially mostly bedridden for that time. I ran out of leave and had to start suffering through work. I do stretches and strengthening exercises every day prescribed by the ortho doc (x rays are totally clear, no apparent disc problems, etc.) but really it isn’t improved much from the initial recovery from the “acute” stage. I continue to have chronic lower back, sciatic, and hip pain CONSTANTLY, which is noticeable worse around my period. I had an ultrasound to check placement and according to my gyn “everything is fine” and my symptoms are “not related to the iud” even tho the FIRST thing I said after insertion was “wow my back hurts” (not to mention I almost fainted and vomited from the insertion).
In addition to the debilitating back pain, other side effects include: My doctor totally and completely dismissed ALL of my physical and psychological symptoms as “not related to the IUD” which is just kind of unbelievable, especially with the back pain since I have a retroverted uterus… like I know a lot of doctors suck but are you kidding me? Submitted on August 25, 2020 |