"i had the skyla inserted today and it really wasn&#039;t that bad! the reviews i had seen made me very anxious and nervous, but the whole process took maybe 8-10 minutes. i took dilation pills starting two days beforehand and up until the morning of and 1000mg of tylonel about 40 minutes beforehand. i did not use any numbing cream. my doctor just cleaned out the area and then put it in. while it didn&#039;t go in easily at first, it didn&#039;t cause more than about a minute of intense period cramp pain. it wasn&#039;t a sharp pain either, just crept up on you. afterwards i laid down a bit as i was a bit sweaty but felt fine! i even went and did errands the rest of the day. no cramps really for the rest of the day honestly. i would def recommend :)"