"so my experience with the skyla iud is when i first got it, i was in terrible pain. they didn&#039;t give me any pain medicine like some of these people are saying they got numbing shots; i didn&#039;t get to have any of that. i took 2 ibuprofen before the procedure because i was warned of a little bit of pain, but it turned out to be way more than that! i will never put another one in my body. it was the most awful experience i&#039;ve ever had. when my doctor put it in i had excruciating pain and felt like she tore my cervix. i know not everybody is the same. afterwards i had cramps for about 48 hours and then after that i had a period for over a month. i ride dirt bikes have a high pain tolerance. id rather get stitches again than get another iud"