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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi everyone, it's OP and thank you for the replies.

I spoke with my own ob/gyn, and he said it sounds like DD had a vasovagal reaction (the vagus nerve got triggered by the pain) and that's why she had such a bad experience.

He said anesthesia is overkill (my words, not his) and the better route is that he will prescribe her a Cytotec (Misaprostal) the night before, it will open up her cervix some and ensure that he can get it out.  He said he'd have it out in 10 secs tops.

I spoke with my DD and she's on board, so we made an appointment for when she's at home for spring break.

The one thing I think I'm a little unclear on--I had forgotten until DD mentioned it today--is it might not even be the cervix that was the issue.  When the original GYN was doing the insertion, she started out with a big speculum, and that hurt and DD tried to hold out but couldn't and then the GYN ended up switching to a smaller one.  I think that switch happened too fast to allow her to recover from the bigger one.  Then the IUD went it after that, and I think somewhere in there the reaction happened.  I just think the GYN was too fast with it all.

So anyways, my DD is ready to remind my OB/GYN to use a smaller speculum, and he is a seasoned and skilled and gentle guy, so I think we have the problem solved!  Thanks everyone.[/quote]

Why is she getting it out now? You said it’s only been a couple years since she got it in. [/quote]

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