In an exiting news, I have developed balloon-like qualities over the past week. Clothes that fit me two weeks ago are now ridiculously and uncomfortably tight (and in many cases, un-do-up-able).
I’ve been rather good about the exercise/diet and after a bit of lamentation and passing conversation with CrazyHyperGP during my footzapping, I decided this was worth investigating a little further …
Could it be the very thing which was supposed to be my salvation be my undoing?
Mirena side effects
- Change in menstrual bleeding, such as frequent, prolonged or heavy bleeding, spotting, lighter bleeding, irregular bleeding or stopping of bleeding
- Development of fluid filled sacks (cysts) in the ovaries
- Excessive fluid retention in the body tissues, resulting in swelling (oedema)
- Weight gain
- Headache
- Depression
- Nervousness
- Mood swings
- Nausea
- Lower abdominal pain
- Back pain
- Breast pain
- Painful menstrual bleeding
- Acne
- Vaginal discharge
- Inflammation of the cervix
- Hair loss or hair growth
- Skin reactions such as rash or itching
- Genital infections, including pelvic inflammatory disease
- Decreased sex drive
- Migraine
- Abdominal bloating
Yay! I score 14/22. Though I will leave it as an exercise to the reader to establish which ones.
I guess I should be really pleased that my hair is not falling out.
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Sounds hideous but can I say you exhibited none of this ballooning to my eyes.
You are very kind! I was verging on chubby when we had dinner, but I'd estimate that I've put on a dress-size in the past week(ish) since you saw me.
That dress I wore? I can barely get it over the thighs/stomach – there is straining at the seams! I need to get me to the muu-muu shop.
I tell myself that I'd be able to cope with the fatness (who am I kidding?) if it wasn't for the depression, anxiety, itchy skin &etc.
I agreed that I would wait until May to see if the mirena worked, but at current rate of progress I'll be a size 22!