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So today I had my appointment at the gynaecology department and the verdict from the nice lady doctor I saw is that they need to anaesthetise me, and have a peer at my interior with a little camera onna stick, take a sample of the inside of my uterus and, if it seems like a good idea ta the time, fit me with a Mirena coil. So then I got sent off for the inevitable blood tests and an ECG (because I'm on pills for blood pressure) and then I could go home. I should get an appointment letter for the surgery shortly, and the doctor reckons it should be in about four-six weeks. Not exactly looking forward to it, but if it sorts out my stupid periods, it can only be a good thing.

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nervous

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The phrase 'camera onna stick' made me laugh far more than it probably should have.

Er...what's a Mirena coil when it's at home?

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Er...what's a Mirena coil when it's at home?

As the nice lady doctor explained it to me, it's a little plastic doobrie that they put inside the uterus which dispenses hormones and keeps the uterine lining nice and thin so that you get either very light periods or none at all, which sounds like a Jolly Good Idea to me :-)

Whether or not I can have one will depend on what they see through the camera onna stick, I guess.

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http://www.womens-health.co.uk/mirena.asp

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Well let's hope you get an appointment soon and that it sorts out the problem.

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Thank you! The doc said it should be four to six weeks for the op, so not too long to wait.

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peer at my interior with a little camera onna stick

This may be the wrong time to mention this, but You've Been Framed will pay 250quid for every video they air...

[koff] sorry.

Good thoughts for a positive outcome sent.

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This may be the wrong time to mention this, but You've Been Framed will pay 250quid for every video they air...

[snorfle!] For some reason this gave me a mental image of the Muppets performing the "manamana" song for the camera in there :-)

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Argle, said the squeamish nebbish. But yay! that things are moving forward, and yay! that this personal prodding will be done under anesthesia. The coils sounds promising. Here's hoping that you can have one and that it does the trick.

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Thank you :-)

yay! that this personal prodding will be done under anesthesia.

The doc said something aboyt possible using a spinal anaesthtic, but if I get any choice in the matter I'm going to ask to be knocked out completely. The less I know about it while it's happening the happier I shall be :-)

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On the face of it, it seems like an odd solution to the problem. But I looked it up (because I'd never heard of it either) and could see why it might have been suggested.
OTOH, if they're going to knock you out, what's wrong with just whipping out the offending organ/s and solving the problem permanently?

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OTOH, if they're going to knock you out, what's wrong with just whipping out the offending organ/s and solving the problem permanently?

I daresay they'd rather not do a comparatively major operation if a minor one will achieve the desired result. On the whole, I'm happy with that, if it works.

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