"i had the skyla implant done on october 19th 2015. it was by far more painful than i was imagining it was going to be. i had started my period the day before and i was only spotting. i wasn&#039;t told to take any pain medicine before i went, but after reading the review on this site i wish i had. i was given pain medication to numb the area but it didn&#039;t seem to help at all. it took my ob about 5-7 minutes to insert the device and while he had the applicator in me it was the worst pain i&#039;ve ever experienced. i kept covering my mouth because i was practically screaming because of the pain. it felt like the doctor had a stick and was just moving around in my cervix and my stomach. terrible cramping for the first 2 days but no more pills for me!"