IUD Insertion Caused Medical Emergency

This story was shared through a private message to the IUD Awareness Facebook Page.

They requested to share their story anonymously:

I had an awful reaction to the MIRENA iud when I was 18.

On the 4th day it was in, I woke up swollen and hyperventilating… I couldn’t breathe.

Went to the ER and was on Morphine I was in soooo much pain.
I had PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease) and went septic.

They had to emergency remove it.

Afterwards my skin shed from my scalp to my toes. Even in my ears! And it felt like my skin was acid!! It hurt so bad.

I still have nerve damage years later.

Just wanted to share my story.

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