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[ang]

Holy cow, getting an IUD put in seriously freaking hurts.

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[lilacsigil]

Yes, I was offered a general anaesthetic, but I don't really want one because I have bad reactions to them - the gynaecologist then assured me that the anaesthetic spray makes it painless! I hope you're feeling better very soon.

[ang]

I had no anaesthetic at all, just a bunch of ibuprofen/acetaminophen beforehand, so I suspect with the spray, you won't have much pain at insertion.

[lilacsigil]

Okay, I'm feeling a lot better now! Thank you for taking the time to give me more details.

[pearwaldorf]

If you have questions or want to hear about other people's insertion experiences, iud_divas is a really good place for that. From what I can tell, it appears to be all over the map re: pain and recovery.