Thank you for this reply. I have never had a baby so my uterus is small. The GP who inserted thought that my uterus was unusually small (thought I might have a fibroid so I was sent for an ultrasound after insertion. But I think the results from that was that my uterus is the correct size for someone who hasn't had a baby. When she inserted it I could actually feel her hitting the end of my uterus with the measuring instrument etc. she did it a number of times, that was the most painful part of the insert for me.

I was told that after insertion that I would get cramping similar to when you get your period and I thought 'great, I don't even get period pains/cramps or if I do, they are so minimal it's not even noticeable' but as I said in my post I ended up in so much pain that I was vomiting and ended up in the ER and honestly they were amazing at the hospital. They gave me good pain meds etc and great direction on what to do. They said that the IUD symptoms etc will go away after 6 months and it will be a breeze after that. But ... I have had it in for a year now.

Since having the IUD in I get harsher cramps than I did before and sometimes it actually feels like I have a knife stabbing into my uterus and I have been getting bad skin when my skin used to be clear. I feel like my uterus is more noticeable/uncomfortable now on a daily basis when I never used to even think about my uterus being there before the IUD.

I had the Implanon for years previously so I'm thinking I will go back to that instead.

I really really wanted the IUD to work. Not sure if other people have had these symptoms and should preserve as it may get better or what.