Iud Birth Control Removal?

I removed my IUD myself. I talked to an obgyn the other day because i was having really bad cramping and i could feel the iud moving down. she told me it would be 3 weeks before i could get in to have it removed and it would coast me 200 dollars because i didnt have medical insurance. The next night i called the hospital and talked to an obgyn and asked her what i should do because i didnt have money to pay for it. She told me if i felt safe enough for someone to help me take it out then i could, i asked her if there were any risks to doing it myself, she told me to just go slow and not be quick about it. I had my Boyfriend do it ( he was more then willing because the strings were hurting him ) he washed his hands and cleaned a pair of long tweezers, he then got ahold of the string and slowly pulled it out. when he did it felt like a slight pinch it lasted the time it took for him to take it out it only took him about 20 seconds to take the iud out after he had ahold of the string. There was nothing to it. it was a walk in the park and The obgyn i talked to said it was safe because they do the same thing at the dr's office the grab and pull. i put my story up bc i was on here looking for an answer and all the sites i found were women asking if it was safe. It is safe if you take your time doing it. i had no problem taking it out and the best part my cramps went away after about 10 minutes. I also have not had any bleeding from it. The obgyn also told me it is safe to have whenever you want after removing the iud. if you have any questions feel free to ask me anything, i also think you should call an obgyn that you dont see because i feel your regular dr will tell you to come in to have it removed so they get paid for it. call different ob's and ask them you can also call the hospital and ask for an ob just fib alittle and tell them you hurt, i didnt fib though i told the trueth because i was in alot of pain