"everybody is different... i&rsquo;ve had mine over a week now. i was previously on depo for four years. i was given a cervix softner for night before and morning of and ibuprofen an hour before. insertion was super quick and not awful but the second she was done i was in intense pain( and i have a high pain tolerance). rolled around thinking i would die for 45 minutes until a friend could pick me up. after the first hour pain lessened but still horrible cramps, couldn&rsquo;t leave the heating pad for even a second. this pain had continued on and off. no bleeding at all yet. i developed aseptic meningitis and was hospitalized 4 days after insertion (don&rsquo;t know if it&rsquo;s related but seems suspicious). still cramping so bad can&rsquo;t see straight."