I had the Mirena inserted November 1 st ! The first day was absolutely the worst . Nearly threw up at the doctor ' s office and spent the rest of the day on the couch binging Westworld and wishing I was a uterusless cowboy robot . Felt like a normal period the next day though , was back at work and fully functional . Went away after a few days and I ' ve felt totally normal since . I have a light period right now , it was a bit early but the cramping has been minimal . It ' s been light enough that I ' ve only needed liners . Already so thrilled about not needing to take the pill anymore ! You will make it through ! <| sep |> Give myself the perfect NCAA bracket when mark Cuban was offering a billion dollars to whoever got it perfect .