Yeah, there's no sign of an infection, so I'm not really worried about that. My PA said that if it started hurting really bad without any breaks more than 48 hours after insertion, that would be abnormal. I've had some mild spotting today but nothing really remarkable. I'm marking it up to the fact that my uterus is sensitive to begin with (looong history of painful periods) and that I worked really hard this morning on a cleaning project. It's really not that bad--just like a bad period cramp and then it ebbs away. This is nothing compared to what it was like the two days following insertion
I think it would be best described as your cramping at random, Star. So yes, you did help
Also, my PA said that the spotting on Mirena can be pretty regular as the endometrium thins out, and given that I probably have a thick one based on my history, I should expect spotting. Yay.