Update...yep it's still there

So the appt was pretty uneventful. I like the NP that saw me. She did a quick pelvic exam and she too couldn't find the strings so she sent me off to u/s. And yep, it's right where it should be. And, no I didn't have it taken out. Apparently, I have to make an appt with my doc to do that. She couldn't. Ah well! I guess it was meant to stay in a little longer. I'll keep working on Batman ;-) And apparently longer periods and irregular spotting is just another side effect of the Mir.ena... Lovely...