"i have had skyla for a little over 2 years. i&#039;m not going to lie, the application sucked. i have a pretty high pain tolerance, but your doctor has to force your cervix to dilate, so that obviously isn&#039;t going to feel pleasant. i took advil an hour before my appointment, as well. i had cramping for 2 weeks and i spotted for a little over a month, but not heavily. the worst part for me was the uncontrollable emotions for the first few days while the hormones set in. i would be talking about something happy, and tears would start flowing (i looked insane.) i decided to keep my skyla and give it time because i&#039;m only 20 and i would rather have some light spotting and uneasy emotions than a child. now, i&#039;m so happy and everything is normal!"