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jennythom20 t1_je6f74j wrote

Wow, I never knew that was a thing. They put in the couple I've had with no pain medicine or anything. It doesn't feel good, but I didn't think it was overly painful. I'm interested to see others responses.

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alimal_ t1_je6pcbn wrote

I’ve heard from about 3/4 of the people that have them that insertion was one of the most painful things they’ve experienced. My doctor even told me it’s almost more normal to pass out than not to. I’m not sure why so many places do it without.

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ArcticLil t1_je8ri6x wrote

My doctor told me it was going to be the most painful experience of my life but it was also going to be just a few seconds and she was right lol. They didn’t give me medicine or anything, after that I went shopping and walked around a lot without any issues

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CruddierMouse OP t1_jea3aus wrote

Yeah after the insertion I had no issues, just the insertion itself hurt so much

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Mewnicorns t1_je83541 wrote

I almost fainted during mine. I’m dreading getting it removed now but hoping it’s not as bad. It’s a really barbaric way to treat patients, imo.

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jennythom20 t1_je87wr9 wrote

I have a pretty high pain tolerance, I can see why numbing would be beneficial.

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CruddierMouse OP t1_jea3dg5 wrote

The removal is nothing like the insertion! It does hurt but it’s nothing compared to the insertion and lasts like two seconds

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CruddierMouse OP t1_jea38ee wrote

Every woman is different I suppose. I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t given birth, and that’s why it was so painful or what

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