"so i was extremely nervous to get an iud because i heard it was horrible pain to get inserted.... then at my appointment they said i was too small for mirena and offered to do skyla which i hadn&#039;t had a chance to google or anything so i was a little skeptical. i had psyched myself up for the appointment... so i ended up going ahead with skyla. the pain of insertion was maybe 8 out of 10 and lasted for 10 seconds. i had horrendous cramps and bleeding the first 5 days after implantation. i recommend taking time off work and wish i had taken more than 2 days off. i had light spotting for about a month and have not had a single period or spotting since. it&#039;s been 6 months i lost 15 lbs just from switching off oral pills. i love skyla."