"i got skyla around august 2016- during insertion the pain felt like really bad cramping, my eyes did water near the end (i took a good amount of ibuprofen) and i had severe cramping/shooting paints after mostly on my left side. it was so bad i went to the dr to make sure it was done correctly/didn&#039;t move. they gave me a higher dose of medicine and i went home to my heating pad. since then i&#039;ve gone back twice because of the string - got it shortened after an incident &amp; then again since it was still causing problems. i&#039;m not completely period free- random spotting, seems like i have random pms, and cramping but different than my usual cramps. biggest issue is the string still. not 100% comfortable with skyla, however i could live with it."