"my cnp was very knowledgeable, friendly, and gentle with me. she informed me that there would be, &quot;three large cramps&quot; with this procedure, and she was not kidding.the cramps were the most intense i&#039;ve ever felt, she said women who&#039;ve had children compared them to minor contractions. for women, like me, who haven&#039;t had children opening your cervix is not pleasant and is very painful. i had to make her stop due to becoming lightheaded. the whole thing was very short, it was over within 5 minutes. i did have to lay on the table since i was prone to fainting. take ibuprofen an hour before, and don&#039;t drive yourself! my cramps have been very severe ever since i got it done 4 hours ago, even on 1,000mg of ibuprofen, 20mg tramadol, 100mg naproxen"