My D&C, polypectomy, and IUD insertion.

[justforapicture.livejournal.com]

So I got my D&C today, as well as getting my Mirena put in.
After months of very weird, sporadic bleeding (even when on continuous birth control) we found some odd shapes on my ultrasound. I have also had severe cramps. Today, I hoped to have gotten the answers.
I went in for 8:45 AM, didn't go in for the surgery until 12 (couldn't pee in the cup to save my life, got bloodwork to prove I wasn't pregnant), and went under.
My doctor was gone by the time I had woken up. She talked with my mother, saying they found a small polyp-y type thing and removed it and sent it to get biopsied.
She also found a very odd black lining, thinking it may be very old blood, but is confused as all hell by it. She scraped it off and sent it to get biopsied as well. She seemed baffled by it.
My Mirena is in, and I'm rather confused as to what to do next. Check the strings? No idea! My follow up is on July 20th.
What should I do next?

Comments

[justforapicture.livejournal.com]

Okay! I tried to put a finger (before I read this) and couldn't even get it in! It felt dry and icky. Thanks for all of your help!!

[paraxeni.livejournal.com]

You're probably fairly swollen, and will certainly feel dry and tight for a little while.

Oh, what I will say is that depending on the pain relief you were given earlier you may feel pretty ok right now, I wanted to go shopping at the late night supermarket after my hospital let me go! However, the next day I was really crampy, my back hurt, and I felt rough as hell. Apparently that's pretty common after a d&c. Heat really helped, whether it was sitting against the radiator or using a hot water bottle on my back to help with the cramping. Make sure to stay hydrated, try and take things easy, and don't be worried if you start to bleed. I bled every day for a month, on and off for two weeks after that, and then didn't bleed again.

I hope your follow up goes well *hugs*

[justforapicture.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she already warned me of the bleeding-for-a-while-thing! I'm just starting to get cramps again (first time since waking up from anesthesia yesterday) but have a bag full of Motrin and Tylenol, as well as a heating pad! I'm prepared! It just stinks, I'm at my boyfriends apartment and nobody is here to talk to (other than his roommate, who's kind of quiet, and wouldn't want to talk about my uterus), so it's funky!

Sometimes I swear I can feel a little pinch or something where my IUD is, is that normal or am I making it up? I'm gonna post on IUD divas a bit later, as well :)

Thanks for all of the advice/help/support. You're a huge help!!!

[paraxeni.livejournal.com]

You will almost certainly feel little pinchy or stabby sensations as things settle down. Your cervix will be closing back up and trying to recover from being stretched, and your uterus is trying to get to know it's roommate! You may also occasionally feel a pinprick type scratch from the strings poking you. Won't last long though!

[jennifer0246.livejournal.com]

yeah, probably because they use a tenaculum to hold the cervix stationary during the surgery and IUD placement, and the tenaculum can leave small bleeding spots, so they use monsel's solution to speed healing and stop bleeding. monsel's is awesome stuff, but makes the vag seem very dry and grainy and causes some pretty strange discharge (coffee grounds-like).

[justforapicture.livejournal.com]

Ooooh I see! Thanks!