My story is a sad one. When I was in high school my cramps didn't even exist. I pretty much had a non-existant punctuation. As soon as I hit about 17 my cramps tried to kill me. They did. I have been to the doc's office numerous time curled over and crying because I can't handle it. My last doc said that I should get on birth control to stop my punctuation, because there is no purpose for it, if I am not trying to put little miki's on this earth. Which I'm totes not.
I was so stoked that there was an answer, but I am scared to death of birth control. I have never taken the pill, had a patch, shot, injection, my tubes tied... none of the above. I seem to only hear that birth control makes you gain weight and messes with your hormones.
My doctor suggested Mirena. I know a lot of people with this little device that are in love with it. I have done tons of research, but am still just scared of having something foreign in my body. Plus I really don't want to gain weight. However on days like today, where I have to take an early lunch break, cry my whole way home, get home strip down, and lay with a heating pad on my belly, and one on my back it seems like it's really time that I do something about this.
Are any of you birth control experts, and would you like to contribute to my thoughts? I really don't want to hear horror stories. I want to hear someone who loves their birth control, maybe even someone that is named Miki DeMann, and is a future me. She could tell me it worked perfect, and after about the first month life was really good. Anyone? Anyone?