question: I had Mirena placed in November 2010. I still have it and my periods are heavier then they ever have been and last like 2 weeks or more. About 3 months ago I got horrible rash patches on my legs and inside of my arms that itched like crazy. I also got red tender bumps all along the inside of my pointer fingers and thumbs. I was put on the Zpak and steriods for my respiratory infection that I ended up getting a month ago and the rashes and bumps went away. Soon as I was done with my meds the bumps came back even worse. They were so tender like I had splinters all in my fingers.So I was put on a second round of antibiotics and steriods. Now I get them every now and then but not how they were. Now my big thing is a major smell down there that wont go away! I thought maybe it was from being on two rounds of antibiotics and steriods but all the research seems to point at the Mirena which has been a pain ever since I got it! It cant be BV because the antibiotics I had been on for a month now would have cleared it up! Theres no other side effects with the smell, no itching no burning nothing! HELP!