"hi! i had my skyla inserted at 11am this morning. i&#039;ve been on birth control pills since i was 18 (i&#039;m now 31) with a history of ovarian cysts (when i was 17) and periods that were super heavy and lasted 7-10 days (prior to taking any pill). my last pill, natazia, caused a pedunculated fibroid to grow to 12cm (larger than a grapefruit) and 7 smaller ones. i had an abdominal myomectomy on 7/21/15 and skyla was the best option for continued birth control since estrogen caused my fibroids.
the insertion was not pleasant. it hurt, maybe a 7 out of 10 and is absolutely like a cramp.
spotting all day long and popping advil for cramps! hoping tomorrow the cramping is over and i can feel normal! fingers crossed as this iud is my only option!"