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IUD Removal (Part 2)

Don't hype yourself up too much, now. It's just an IUD removal.

Alright, alright. The time came where I was getting my IUD removed! Since this was my first experience with it, naturally I went to Dr. Google for alllll the things. I highly do NOT recommend you do that, btw. Save your peace. You will be perfectly fine. It'll be out before you know it haha! 

*disclaimer that I'm 100% not gaslighting you if your experience was awful and I'm truly sorry if you had any complications*

Okay, so here I was sitting in the parking lot since I was surprisingly early for my appointment! If you know me, you know I'm always just a little bit behind. Trying my hardest with affirmations, oils, a meditation that I was finishing up, etc. Basically all the things to calm my overactive mind down. Then it was time to go in. 

I had to put on a stupid mask (ugh) and chose a kid one because regular adult masks don't fit my small face haha. Filled out the paperwork, and they called my name. A dude called my name, and I started to internally panic. Now don't get me wrong, I'm sure there are a ton of really amazing male OBGYNs out there, but I'm personally not comfortable with a guy all up in my business and I specifically requested a female provider for this appointment. He was only present to take notes of why I was there and then the female nurse came in to do the actual removal *PHEW*. If homebro didn't leave, I would have 100% requested a female and I think it's perfectly fine to be picky with your doctor. After all, they are the ones working for you and not the other way around. Remember that. 

Okay so it was finally time. I laid down on the bed (?), looked up at the ceiling, and noticed some fancy paper birds hanging from a string. Relaxing, I thought haha. She put the plastic speculum in me, opened me up, and told me my cervix was playing hide and seek. Apparently it was way up there, which made sense for where I was at in my cycle (around ovulation). She also told me it was tilted slightly to the left, which made sense to me since I feel like my menstrual cup works best when it's positioned in me facing slightly left. Then came time for removal. 

She said she was going to grab ahold of the strings, have me take a deep breath in, cough, and she'd pull it out at the same time. Similar to what Dr. Google told me might happen. Okay, I can do that easy! Deep breath in, cough cough, pull. I felt a small pinching sensation. She said she'd have to try it again because it didn't come out. Ummmm what?! Okay fine. Breathe in, cough cough, pull. Felt a similar pinching sensation and a bit of pressure. I still felt like it didn't come out and I was fully expecting to do it a third time. But then girlfriend was taking the speculum out of me! 

"Was that it?" I asked. "Yep you're all good!", she said. 

So I sat up, she was explaining things to me that I don't quite remember now, I asked to keep my IUD as a souvenir,  etc. And as she continued to talk, all of a sudden things went downhill on me. Fast. My hearing started getting faint, my vision was getting black and tunnely, and I asked her if I could stay in here and take my time getting ready. She said sure take as much time as you need! She left the room, and I immediately had to lay down, otherwise I would have been forced to lay down by passing out. 

Peep my cute Mickey kid's mask when I was finally able to move from laying down to seated haha!! I was SO relieved, but man, being on the brink of fainting is NOT it.. More on that next time, so stick around. Part 3 coming soon!

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I Felt Out of Balance

 

It all started with small rashes under my armpits. They grew bigger. They were fiery red. They burned. I couldn’t itch them since they burned so bad. They flaked. They were embarrassing. I didn’t know what they were. Then they showed up on the crook of my elbow and on the top of my right hand. I thought it might be due to a gluten or dairy intolerance, so I changed my diet. It helped temporarily and my rashes didn’t hurt as bad and weren’t as red. But diet changes weren’t enough. I was devastated. My rashes remained for MONTHS!

Then the "fluff" showed up around my belly and hips. Maybe the start of winter contributed as well; either way I swear my pants used to fit me way better…

My hair started falling out. In chunks! I’d always had some hairs come out when I washed my hair, so I was used to it. But not to this extent. I knew something was going on.

My acne became out of control, almost to the extent when I was in high school. Red, painful, cysts that I just couldn’t resist picking. And here I had spent all these years at the dermatologist “healing” my acne for it all to come back with a vengeance.

I was in tears at least once a week. I felt hopeless. I felt so alone. No one could relate besides one girl I followed on Instagram. My boyfriend was supportive, but how could he understand though? He had no idea what I was going through.

I took a deep breath, wiped my tears and trucked on. Then the next week would start all over again with a meltdown because I was fat, my hair was falling out, my acne was returning, and my rashes burned SO. FREAKING. BAD. I was angry, frustrated, confused & hopeless. 

I had heard that stopping birth control could come with some pretty gnarly symptoms. And I thought I was ready for whatever would happen. But I didn’t realize how mentally and emotionally challenging these symptoms would be.

Like many people, I started taking birth control in high school. I took it mostly for my acne, but pregnancy prevention was nice too. My hormones were manipulated for over 7 years. The birth control was prescribed by my doctor, so why would I ever question how it was affecting my body?

Turns out, I had NO idea just how much it affected me. All of me. It wasn’t until I read this book that I understood how much my body was impacted by these synthetic hormones that I didn't even realize were synthetic at the time. How hormonal birth control can be prescribed to “treat” certain conditions, yet it’s really only a bandaid fix. I didn’t want that bandaid fix anymore and I wanted to heal myself naturally. So I took the leap and ditched my birth control.

Aside from some of the challenges of getting off birth control, I noticed a whole new world of positives that came from it. For the first time in my life, I actually had energy! I no longer needed to sleep half the day away. The mental fog was gone! My mood increased, as well as my libido, which I swear was gone for good. I finally felt like I was in control of my health for the first time. Truly healthy and truly better.

My goal is to be that shining beacon of light for you if you are struggling with the decision to finally get off hormonal birth control. You are not alone in worrying how your body will react. You are not alone in this transition and your experiences. It might be challenging. But we are strong. We are healers. We are self-advocates. And only we know what’s best for our bodies.

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