Why did I have to call my doctor so early? Well, look back at this post where I mentioned some pain. I had the same pain back in October, and again about two weeks ago. It was off and on during those months. Each time it seemed to come after intense physical activity, such as a long run or heavy lifting.
I saw a doctor at the free clinic after that post only to be told that my IUD was missing! Her first thought was that it had travelled somewhere beyond my uterus and that I would need surgery to have it removed. I was terrified. Beyond the prospect of possibly being pregnant, I may now need to have surgery? Yikes. I went to the hospital for an xray (after a negative pregnancy test, of course) to see where the IUD had gone. Nothing was found on the xray. I called my gynecologist, not the free clinic, and she talked to the technician who did my xray. She wondered if IUDs would actually show up on an xray, but decided it must have slipped out.
Well. After I went to the weight room yesterday I had that same pain. What's going on? I was told the thing had fallen out. I decided to check it myself only to find that the IUD was actually in place! I had it removed this afternoon. Hopefully that takes care of the pain issue. If pain after physical activity persists I'll now know that it's due to something other than my IUD. I have to keep in mind, though, that I may have some pain in the next month due to my uterus recovering from having the thing yanked out.
Thanks to all that I didn't work out today. Plus my food choices were atrocious. I had: two clementines, three slices of pizza, four Little Debbie heart cakes, three small pieces of chicken breast, homemade potato wedges, and a bunch load of chocolate chip cookies. Ugh, my tummy aches.
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| I could probably eat an entire box in one sitting |
Tomorrow it will be far too cold for an outdoor run, but I will do some kind of exercise at home.
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