"i was extremely nervous to get the iud only because of the procedure to get it in. they open you up, then put a clamp on your cervix to hold it in place, put a metal rod through to measure your cervix and then they place the iud in. with each interval the cramps got worse and worse. my doctor told me as long as i don&#039;t tense up or move it would be under a minute. and it was but afterwards i didn&#039;t even want to move. the pain was so unbearable by the time i got home i could barely walk, i was in and out of sleep from how bad the pain was. i was told that i would be bleeding and cramping for a few days. i am almost three weeks in and i am still bleeding. i can&#039;t drink anything cold because i&#039;ll get lower abdomen pain. i have cramps constantly"