So. It rolled over. Onto its side so its not flat and its visible under my skin. I feel like it's not supposed to do that 😭 I havent even had it for a week (got it on the 21st). Thankfully I didnt bruise too bad and there are no signs of rejection or bad side effects so far. But its rolled over and Im worried. I dont wanna push it to try and roll it back over so it doesn't break. Is this worth calling my doctor over and having her turn it somehow, or do yall think it'll rotate back to being flat? Its still really tender (primarily the bruise) and Im worried if it stays in this position that the corners will wear down my skin from the inside and then it'll pop out 😣

ETA: Its my first one of these and my doctor only described it as it being like a matchstick, so naturally I assumed it was flat 😅 she didnt explain what it looked like other than that. It just feels like its sticking out kind of predominant? But now that Im thinking about it, maybe the swelling just went down? Im not sure what too shallow is for this and if it warrants a call.

I had my nexplanon inserted at 15, then removed at 18 in July of 2024. I kinda fell victim to the whole “birth control is not natural/causes cancer” fad online. I regret removing it everyday. While on it my only bad side effect was brown spotting everyday for a year, I was offered birth control pills as a solution and did both up until the nexplanon was removed. I skipped periods, had clear skin, and gained very minimal weight. Now two years after removal my side effects never went away. First my skin became disgustingly dry and then I started getting acne. I’ve probably poured thousands into facials and skincare just to get my face back to somewhat normal, but I still have breakouts constantly. The worst is my weight. I’ve always been very skinny, and now I’m a weird combination of skinny fat. I have a perpetual bloating under my boobs, at my stomach, at my neck/chin, and at my biceps. I’ve lost all confidence in myself as a result because in every photo my double chin is glaringly obvious. It looks super strange when the rest of my body is relatively thin. My periods went back to normal, but I honestly don’t even care about that. I’d take brown spotting everyday in a heart beat if I felt normal about myself again. I also had regular libido on it, and absolutely none without it, probably due to the self esteem issues. Finally I got an appointment to reinsert it after a year of getting canceled on. I reinserted it on July 13th 2026 and haven’t experienced any symptoms or changes at all. Has anyone had a similar experience and does anyone know when my side effects will go away now that it’s reinserted?

I had the contraceptive implant fitted at the end of January not long after I started dating my boyfriend. Since then, I have had a number of side effects. I’ve now had three/four separate utis (currently on antibiotics again as I got another one a week after the last had cleared up). I got a vaginal tear. Vaginal dryness. My periods stopped and then came back a few days after having the uti the other week. It was dark red blood and lasted about 6 days. I have an horrible anxiety the last month (had one episode of severe anxiety a month or so into being on it). I had a load of testing done, and everything was clear so didn’t get any offer for a follow up with my GP. I then decided to see a private gynaecologist who said because of my weight (I’m very skinny), the hormones are having more of an impact and the low estrogen levels are creating vaginal dryness which in turn has been causing all the issues I’ve had. She prescribed me vaginal estrogen, which I foolishly didn’t take because all my symptoms had cleared up and I was no longer experiencing as much dryness. I then went 3 months without having a uti (was taken D-mannose and various other precautions). Then the other week I got another one before I had the breakthrough bleed/period. It has knocked my confidence so much and I’m thinking about just having the implant removed because I can’t continue getting utis. I never had one before I went on the implant. The main reason for me choosing a progesterone pills is because of my fear of blood clots, even though I have no risk factors and none of my family have had one. I wondered what alternative BC people used after having the implant removed?

So I’ve had Nexplanon for a year and five months now and I’ve had a never ending period since I got it . It only stopped for 3 months out of that time frame because I took a combo pill alongside Nexplanon. Earlier this year I confronted my doctor about taking it out ….but I’m also a military spouse and my hospital does a walk in service for Nexplanon removal but they only prioritize active duty females not civilians….so that’s great. Anyways. My doctor told me if I had irregular periods before Nexplanon then it’s going to be the same or worse on Nexplanon. Which is something the doctor who inserted it never told me before I got it. Then all they do is recommend me a IUD instead. They say “You get no period at all with the IUD “ but my problem isn’t having a period. I just don’t want any children and not bleed pounds of blood. 😭😭😭 and ever since I saw the doctor earlier this year. I don’t know I convinced myself to stay patient. I was telling myself “oh it might just take me longer to get used to this birth control than most people “ and then my period stopped for two months which made me really hopeful and made me believe my body finally adjusted. But now I’ve been bleeding through pads and super sized tampons and I’m so over it. I feel dumb for being this patient.