I just wanted to post something on a good day, to give others who are grasping at straws a little hope...... Well, 3 weeks post removal, I went to a weight watchers meeting(I havent been in a month because of all of the craziness from the side effects) and I foud out I had lost 8.5 pounds!!!!!!This has been without trying, and over the holidays! I had been on weight watchers for 2 months prior and only lost 4 pounds, and that was with HUGE effort. It's funny, because when I mentioned what a hard time I was having losing the baby weight this time around, my dr. said "maybe you're doing something different" and i said no, I lost all 44 opounds through weight watchers . And she said "well, its probably because you're older" Um, yeah, my kids are only 18 months apart. The only difference (besides being a whole year and a half older) is the mirena And they still say it isn't systemic. Whatever. So for those of you who have had weight gain, it will come off!!