"this was the first iud i&#039;ve ever tried, no kids and wasn&#039;t planning on getting it so i didn&#039;t take any ibuprofen. i had it placed in june, cramps from insertion lasted a full 2 weeks with spotting everyday. spotting later turned into daily bleeding and following up with obgyn, i&#039;ve now been bleeding a straight 3 months and go in next week for another ultrasound and plan on having it removed. terrible experience hurt really bad getting it in and now i&#039;m sure will hurt to get it removed. the strings like fishing line so i could feel them as well which was sort of annoying"