"i had the skyla inserted today. it is a smaller device than the mirena and has less hormone. 

my gynecologist was amazing and the entire procedure was minutes long. i had it inserted during my period. this was not required, the scheduling just happened to fall on my period. 

it felt like a routine pap until she dilated my cervix, which elicited some pain. i actually thought that was the skyla being inserted.
she then inserted it and it felt like a very sharp stab. it definitely was painful, but not enough to cause tears. 

i had fleeting mild cramps for the next 30 or so minutes and now 7 hours later, i feel great. 

prior to going i took three 220mg aleve. 

i have high pain tolerance. "