Getting my IUD put in today. And I'm scared about it. Not as if I have a "feeling" something bad is going to happen or anything like that. I'm just mixed a little on the whole thing.
I know it's the right thing. 99.99% effective birth control with no hormones for ten years. Don't have to take a pill or a shot every so often. One time and I'm done. But it's an invasive procedure.
Doctor is going to have to dilate my cervix, like what happens in child birth but not to 10 cm. Still not fun, as there will be bad cramps. Then after he inserts it and places it making sure it's perfect I'll have bleeding and cramping for up to a month after.
But wait there's more! If I don't check the strings (not as long as a tampon string but they're there) and make sure they're the same length, the device could fall out and become ineffective or be free-range in my uterus and fuck it up so bad I'll become infertile. That doesn't happen to the majority of people but it could still happen.
Like I said I'm not legitimately worried, if I were I would have cancelled my appointment. But the benefits certainly outweigh the risks. It wouldn't be the recommended form of birth control for teens if they didn't. It's like how I got with my tattoo: there was a chance I'd be allergic to the ink or the needle vibrations, or I would get an infection or something. But none of that happened.
Guess this is my first real part of growing up. Making adult decisions and all that. But a little academic win for last week: 100% on my financial math quiz, tied for highest grade on my history test, and beat TJ on our biology test on ecology.
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