"okay,  i&#039;m 25, never been on bc before, typically a 5 day period, never experienced period cramps, pretty high pain threshold. i&#039;ve had the paragard in for ~ 6 hours &amp; i&#039;m fairly comfortable. i feel very very mild pressure in my lower back but nothing worrisome. insertion was so painful, i definitely didn&#039;t expect that, didn&#039;t premedicate &amp; just had to deal with it, but it was so painful! i held my breath the entire time, luckily after 1 min or 2, it was over. i&#039;ll say this much, i&#039;m pretty nervous. i actually thought i was getting mirena &amp; i read up about that &amp; felt pretty comfortable but then i got there &amp; my gynecologist said the insurance only covers paragard &amp; i just went with the flow. but after read the reviews, i&#039;m terrified!"