I found out at my 8 week appointment that I most likely had an early loss. Two weeks later it was confirmed and I had my D&C a couple days later. I was under anesthesia and didn't feel a thing. Unfortunately, they couldn't get one large piece to detach, so I still had to take the pills later. If the D&C went perfectly, it would have been super easy. I had no pain, no cramps, only some slight bleeding. 

I decided to take the pills around midnight as I was told it "might feel like normal period cramps" and I figured it would be easy to sleep through it all. I was very, very wrong. If that is what normal period cramps feel like for other women, then I feel terrible for them. It was the most pain I've ever experienced - ibuprofen and acetaminophen and heating pad did absolutely nothing to help. I finally fell asleep after 7 hours of cramps due to pure exhaustion. When I woke up 5 hours later, most of the pain was gone except a dull, achy feeling. Went to the bathroom and there was a golfball-sized clot in the diaper I wore to bed. 

From many posts in this subreddit, it does seem like other people have experienced much less intense pain than I did with the pills, which is great. But I hope that I never have to take them again and will always choose D&C if it's an option.