Pneumonia

So yesterday I woke up at 2am. It was hurting when I breathed and I started to have pain in my left shoulder. I got up to use the bathroom, which was hard to push myself out of bed. I laid back down only to wake up at 4 am, in excruciating pain in my left shoulder. I thought I must have messed up my rotator cuff somehow. I tried to get up again to use the bathroom, it was extremely hard because it shot pain in my shoulder. When I tried to lay back down it was incredibly painful. I laid in bed for about a half an hour with a heating pad pressed to my shoulder. I just couldn't get any relief from the pain so I got up(again very painful) took some Motrin and decide to lay down on the coach(in a sitting up position) and I iced my shoulder. I still kept telling myself I must have pulled muscle. At this point the pain was from the edge of my collar bone to my shoulder and it hurt to breath as well.
Around 7 I tried to get off the coach and it took me several minutes. The pain was just to bad. About 8 I again tried to get off the coach, this time I could not do it on my own. I needed help and called my oldest daughter. She pulled me off the coach. At this point the pain started to spread. It went down my left shoulder to my stomach, down my left arm and directly in my back from the pain in my shoulder. I then decided to write a post on my support group Facebook page to see if any other ladies have had this same experience(thinking at this point it's another side effect from the mirena.) I only viewed one post from a woman who said she had that type of pain but it wasn't Likely that I experienced what she had. She posted another comment but I didn't read it until much later.
At this point I was in so much more pain that I told my husband we needed to go to the er. (I began to worry about my factor 2 and this possibly being a blood clot.) When I tried to roll over in bed to get up I couldn't. Again I called my daughter to come help. This time the pain was beyond excruciating. I cried out in pain with tears streaming down my face. My daughter tried to rub my shoulder and I screamed at her don't touch me. My husband immediately asked if he should call an ambulance. I said no let's just go to the er now. My daughter helped me brush my hair. I didn't change out of my sleeping clothes, or even try to put a bra on, I couldn't move my arm without the pain shooting down my left side.
The car ride to the ER was horrible. I felt every bump and coming to a stop all onto left side of my body. It hurt like hell. Luckily the ER is just down the street from my house.
Because of my chest pain and factor 2 mutation they took me straight back( I'm sure it upset those who had been waiting to be seen, but honestly I didn't care.) The nurse immediately hooked me up to an EKG, to make sure I wasn't having a heart attack. Getting onto and off that hospital bed was very painful, I could feel tears streaming down my face, although I didn't realize I was even crying. I was in so much pain. The results were normal and they took me back to a room.
The doctor came in and said he immediately was worried about a blood clot. They wanted to do a MRI, but wanted to get results on blood test first.(make sure I wasn't pregnant) they gave me morphine(spelling?) for the pain. As long as I sat still in a sitting position I wasn't in much pain. As soon as I tried to move or take a deep breath it was still very painful.
Finally I got taken back for the MRI. They put iodine in my iv so they could see if there was any blockage. We waited over an hour for the results. The doctor came in and said its not a blood clot. I said, good. Then he said, but we did find something else. It's pneumonia. My reaction was, what? I haven't coughed(not even once) I have no fever or any other cold/flu symptoms. Just the excruciating pain?!?! He said if we didn't do the MRI we wouldn't have seen it on a X-ray. He said we caught it right at the beginning. He treated me with antibiotics and pain Meds and sent me on my way. But not before telling me to be very careful when I have chest pain again. He said If I go to the ER with chest pains, because of my factor 2, they will always do a MRI. He is worried about my exposure to the radiation, he said he believes in the next few years he is afraid we will see the impact MRI's have on patients. And with me not being a normal one time patient(due to my clotting) I will likely be exposed to more tests. I was glad to have a doctor who cares about my long term health.
Finally when I get home I check my post on my mirena support group page. The lady who posted before I went to the ER said she had the same type of pain, but mine wasn't likely going to be the same diagnose as her, well was wrong. Her diagnose was pneumonia! She said brought on by overload of heartburn that narrowed her esophagus which caused aspiration pneumonia. Well guess what? I have been experiencing horrible heart burn. Coincidence? I don't think so. There have been about 6 more ladies who have responded that they have or had the same experience. Crazy right? That not only do I have so many neurological symptoms but caught pneumonia as well. I believe it is connected to the mirena. It really has screwed up so many woman's lives.
I decided to do research on the whole heartburn causing pneumonia and low and behold I found several articles that connect heartburn(GERD) causing walking pneumonia. Wow! I had no idea. I was racking my brain on how the heck does someone like myself that only had pain, no other symptoms end up having pneumonia?!?! Well I found my answer. I think the mirena had effected my immune system majorly. Here are a couple of links to the articles I read, I also copied and past the exact paragraph's that explain heartburn causing pneumonia.
www.medicinenet.com/.../page4
Refluxed liquid that passes the larynx can enter the lungs. The reflux of liquid into the lungs (called aspiration) often results in coughing and choking. Aspiration, however, can also occur without producing these symptoms. With or without these symptoms, aspiration may lead to infection of the lungs and result in pneumonia. This type of pneumonia is a serious problem requiring immediate treatment. When aspiration is unaccompanied by symptoms, it can result in a slow, progressive scarring of the lungs (pulmonary fibrosis) that can be seen on chest X-rays. Aspiration is more likely to occur at night because that is when the processes (mechanisms) that protect against reflux are not active and the coughing reflex that protects the lungs also is not active.
health.nytimes.com/.../complications.html
Other Respiratory and Airway Conditions. Studies indicate an association between GERD and various upper respiratory problems that occur in the sinuses, ear and nasal passages, and airways of the lung. People with GERD appear to have an above-average risk for chronic bronchitis, chronic sinusitis, emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis (lung scarring), and recurrent pneumonia. If a person inhales fluid from the esophagus into the lungs, serious pneumonia can occur. It is not yet known whether treating GERD would also reduce the risk for these respiratory conditions.

Blessings

Over the last few days I have been reminded on how blessed I am to be married to my husband. He takes care of me and allows me to take my time. If I need to spend a day or two in bed like a zombie, he never makes me feel guilty or that I'm a bother to him. I woke up yesterday not being able to turn my head from the pain in my neck. Then today with the pain shooting from my back down my legs. I quit often feel like this, even more so when the weather is very cold. Woke up to snow in our yards(not a lot by any place but NM standards). But the cold is more than enough to cause me to ache. I often wonder how much more pain can one person take? I'm then reminded that God works all things for our good, for His purpose. Romans 8:28. You might ask me why would God allow one of his daughters to endure the amount of pain and suffering I have the past ten years, and I can only answer you with I don't know? What I do know is that God is going to use me and my pain and the hell I have been through in order to save millions of other woman from this heart ache. I will be very active on getting my story out there. Letting other woman know that they aren't crazy, and to hopefully get the mirena off the market. So although I have been down the last few days, I choose to see the positives/blessings in my situation instead of focusing on all the negative/bad. I may not be able to get out of bed, but I know that God is right here with me, holding me through the pain and tears and helping me to strive forward. And for that I am forever grateful. As I am for my husband. I was asked from another mirena suffer how have I been able to handle all the crap I have for 10 years and not loose it. For me it's my husband, who Jesus put into my life specifically to love me, protect me, and take care of me in sickness and health. I have put him through so much over the past ten years , that it amazes me that he had stood by me. Ive read of other woman who had their relationships become damaged beyond repair. I'm truly lucky I haven't completely experienced that. Not that I haven't had my share of people not believing me, cause I have. What I have had is support from my husband, my kids, my church, my friends and most of my family. And my faith, I have never been closet to The Lord, and feeling the hunger of his word and teachings. Hopefully this year will have much needed healing for me. Please pray for the right treatments/detoxes to make myself healthy again.

Mirena removal

Today is my day! I got my mirena out. I'm FREE. The removal went very quick. The doctor told me that my symptom's are not common with the mirena.; Haven't we all heard that? I decided not to argue my case. I did the silicon poisoning test on December 11, I am waiting to here my results. I figure when I have that test in hand, I can plead my case to all these doctor's. She did wish me the best, and hoped I start to feel better soon. Then said if I still have all my symptom's a few months from now that I can come back and get anothe iud put in. HECK NO! I will never again place a foreign object in my body. That is also the reson I will not do the essure. Nope, either myself or my husband will have surgery in the near future.
 I can tell you two difference already. For the past several days my fatigue, pain in my hips and lower back have been full force. And I had those annoying black spots in my left vision. After my appointment my husband and I  went straight to target, and he asked me do you feel different yet? I realized then that I didn't see the black spots! They were there the whole time I was talking to the doctor. And now they are gone, coincidence, I don't think so! On our way home from target I realized that I have more energy than I have had in a long time. My eye's don't feel extremely heavy! All that within an hour of having this evil device removed. Yeah!!! I can't wait to see how I feel weeks or months from now. Next week I will get my results from my blood test back, and I will start my detox.
I will continue to be completely honest with you all, in hopes of reaching woman who are going through what I have. I have noted other side effects this last week. Such as I have been having anxiety attacks, acne that has never gone away, depression after Isaiah was born(which I thought was postpartum, but that is when I had the first iud inserted so I now believe it was the mirena), craving sweets (before kids I didn't even hardly drink soda, now I can't live without it), and not being able to loose weight despite working out and dieting.
 I had to stop working out about a year ago, I just couldn't do it, my back and hip pain would cause me to be stuck in bed for days. Then I started taking lyrica. After almost a year I stop taking that, and I gained sooooo much weight.  I hate to say it, my weight is the highest it has ever been without being pregnant. I am currently at 194lbs. The only reason I am telling you all this is so together we can see the changes having the iud removed will effect my weight. I am going to start off slow, probably bike riding. I hope I can get down to a comfortable size.
Thank you all for all the encouragement and prayers. Please continue to tell my story to others. I know how important my faith has been for me. I have never felt closer to God. It's true that your faith can grow so much during these type of trials. I am completely thankful that God has showed me a way to get through the darkness. He has given me the best man to stand by my side, "in sickness and in health" and compassionate sisters in Christ (You ladies know who you are). And He planted me and my family in a church with a church family that has been our biggest support system. There aren't enough words to show my gratitude. Thank you all from the depth's of my heart. God Bless You!

Mirena video

This video is so touching to me. It's like the words and thoughts were taken out of my head. I cried through the whole video. I am grateful that I am finding these small blessings on the internet. It helps to know that I am not alone. At the same time it saddens me that there are so many of us. Please watch. As always your comments, encouragement, bible verses, are prayers would be greatly appreciated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDl0VSFcVfg&feature=share

IUD's and Abortion

 Anyone who knows me, knows that I am pro-life. I believe that life starts at conception. I am against abortion, I believe it is murder. Now, I'm not telling you all of this to get in a heated debate. I just found out some more information that was misleading to me when my doctor talked with me about the mirena. I was under the understanding that the mirena prevented pregnancy. Well that is not completely true. Here is information I read off of an attorny that is involved in the lawsuit against Bayer (the maker's of the mirena iud).
 "Finer refers to IUDs, including Mirena, as “contraceptive devices,” but IUDs act by aborting already conceived children, not by preventing their conception. An IUD is, in effect, a tiny abortion machine that prevents pregnancy by physically obstructing the normal process by which a tiny baby implants in the uterus of its mother.
Mirena, it is true, is more than just an IUD. It also contains a synthetic “hormone” called levonorgestrel that some months prevents ovulation. Even when what is called “breakthrough ovulation” occurs, the progestin sometimes still prevents conception by thickening the cervical mucus and preventing sperm from reaching the ovum. Still, when this doesn’t happen, a baby can be conceived and begin its 5 to 7 day journey down the Fallopian tube. But when it reaches the uterus itself it encounters the grim reaper in the guise of an IUD and its life is over. An early-term abortion occurs."
I am enraged by this!?!?! I was never told that it would abort my conceived children!?!?! Not ONCE!?!?! I believe this mirena is pure evil. If I was told upfront about this I would have NEVER gotten the mirena in the first place. Now I'm not going to be judgmental to those of you who think this is ok. My purpose of this post is to inform the woman who are like myself about this lie. Please, if you either think that woman should be told this and about ALL the side effects the mirena can cause, please go to Change.org, search for Petition-Bayer and sign the petition that Bayer tell women the truth about miren IUD birth control.  and share this information with other's.
This is so heartbreaking for me. Man have I been on a major roller coaster since learning about the truth of this awful device only four day's ago. Again I find myself in tears. Please pray for strength for me, that I don't completely break down because I am on the verge of it. During Bible study this week I read Psalm 16:5-6,11....."Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup;you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surley I have a delightful inheritance......You will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand." I pray that I am able to hold on to the fact that God does bless me in spite of this difficult time of suffering. That He makes all things work for His will. And that He is with me every step I take, He will never leave me alone.

Article on silicon poisioning

This is an article written by a MD that discusses the effect of silicone implants (breast and medical) The mirena is made of silicone....
http://www.freewebs.com/implants/siliconeimmunedysfunctio.htm