thanks for the post, i wish i had known before i ever got it. it would had saved a lot of trouble in my life. about a week after i had it put in, a freckle on my arem swelled, like hard. i had it for a yr. got a biopsy(i was pretty sure it was from the iud), no cancer, so now i'm left with a scar. i also had gotten a puppy which was at the wrong time in my life, new house, a baby and everything i was going through. so i found him a good home. but how i hated myself especially after having it taken out and feeling like myself again. i wouldn't had gotten rid of him if i didn't feel so horrible all the time. it was just too much for me.