Ditto. It was totally worth it, I loved my mirena. But yeah it turns out you can pass out from the pain of having your cervix tugged on, and my doctor told me to quit being so hysterical. Like I was making a choice to lose consciousness for the fun of it.
I didn't even get ibuprofen, I just got some mifepristone in advance that does not treat pain at all.
eBay is my oldest, not sure when exactly, 2001-2002-2003 something like that.
Next is my Something Awful forums account from 2005.