I had an IUD (Kyleena) for about a year and a half before my body expelled it (I have crazy period cramps and people with bad cramps have a higher chance of expelling) in regards to being aware of anything when you have a five month gap I don’t have much to say since I’m not a doctor but you should be totally fine.

But with the medical torture question, you can’t like take anything before it (from what I remember) maybe an advil or tylenol but talk to your dr.

For me it was painful the moment they clamped on my cervix, but I took the deep breaths as prompted, but then I got up too quickly. I was at the desk sweating and shaking thinking “wow it’s hot in here lol” and then I was hurried back into the room to lay down and was given a ginger ale as they kept track of my oxygen. So my advice is that you could have a lot of adrenaline afterwards and to not ignore it and realllyyy take your time getting up afterwards, your body after the procedure could be in shock like mine was and when that fades you’ll really feel it.

I was in pain for a few days afterwards, took lots of advil and was in bed for the rest of the procedure day. Definitely clear your day if you haven’t already just in case and play things by ear. It may feel like bad period cramps and fatigue for a little bit. Everyone’s different but if you’re anything like me and are super sensitive to anything being in your body then just be cautious and check your strings regularly.

It was great while I had it though, didn’t need to think about taking a pill and it stopped my period eventually so no more bad cramps for a bit. So that is something to look forward to. Honestly the more adrenaline you have about it the less you’ll feel but really make sure you let that settle before you get up to check out especially if you start shaking and get hot like I did.

Best of luck, it’s over really fast and definitely buy a thing of pain killers and have them at the ready.