I had a coil fitted 6 weeks ago for heavy periods. At my 1st check up my GP can't locate the threads and I'm due a scan shortly.
My GP thinks the coil is still there and has suggested trying to pull the threads down using some sort of contraption. This sounds horrifying to me. Has anyone had this done?
Answer:
This is not a rare problem. The device he is talking about is a thin plastic coil retrieval hook. It is designed specifically for this purpose. The procedure is quick, easy and less traumatic than coil insertion, so don't worry even if he has to do this. It is not as bad as it sounds.
My sister is on the coil; but just a warning, my brothers missus had a baby whilst using the coil too..
It's no big deal.
Most likely, the strings are just curled up in the cervix, out of reach.
The device he's referring to has a spiral wire on the end of it. It is smaller than the cytobrush that is used in pap smears. He will put it in the cervix and turn it. It will catch the string and pull it down.
The other possibilities are that
1. you expelled it without knowing it
2. it managed to migrate up where even the strings are out of reach. It could require some minor surgery to retrieve it.
(this is the least likely possibility)
Don't worry until you have all the information. It will probably be easily resolved.
You should really go to a gynocologist and now a GP for this. If he isn't experienced in this, you sure don't want him doing some damage by yanking it out if it has slipped. Cancel your appointment with the GP and make one with a specialist.
had same problem, but wasn't offered this, had to go to hospital to have a scan to see it it was still there, thank goodness it was, and i was found to have an introverted womb, which makes coil checking difficult.
hi hun this ahppened to me bout 4 yrs bak after continuiosly bleeding for ayr the doctor checked my coil strings to no evail could she find them i had dialating rods inserted and still couldnt find them she sent me for ascan and the coil was in place so next refearal was to see the doctor who add removed bad cells te yr before .he was trying for 1hr to find the strings this might sound weird but true i had add bad cells and they took away the opening of the cervix the yr before due to this he replaced my coil on the same day i thorght all would be ok but this reocurring bleeding
well bak to the doctor finding my strings
apparantly what had append was when he removed the cervix wen it had grown back the cervix grew round my coil and there wsnt much of an opening well to be precise there was pin hole and were the neck of the womb shoould have been there was no opening off too the left was this lil pin hole and he had to cut me to take the coil out and this was why i blead for ayr as the blod had been weling up and was trickeling gradually instaed of having aseven day period since the op i have been but took 2 hours in all and had no ansthetic either was in quiet abit of pain but i am totally fine now hope this hasnt happend to you but i thing yr strings may have just curled up hun but if yr worried make sure yr doc sends u to a genocologist
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