Contraceptive Implant - Very painful. Is this normal?

[PavlovtheCat]

I can't find a topic on contraception so apologies if not in the right place ladies.

I have had implanon before, no problems. Can't remember whether it hurt or not but no recollection of anything significant.

On thursday I had the contraceptive implant put in, not implanon, the other one (can't remember then name offhand 'fluxo something?'). It went in fine, the nurse said I would bruise, and once it was done she said she could see that I was starting to bruise already, likely be quite a nasty bruised area, so expected some swelling. I know the first time it bruised much less than I thought.

The implant is quite near the surface. Mostly, this does not surprise me, I know it can be felt and if i flexed my arm the first time i had it, i could could just see the outline of it.

However, at the end of the implant nearest the insertion site, it stings, like it is digging into the skin, it hurts/stings to move my arm much, unless the bandage is on, then for some reason it does not hurt as much but still smarts. Arm is quite swollen around the area of insertion. I expected this to have reduced a little by now.

But what bothers me the most is that as well as it being very painful, the end of the implant is sticking out quite a lot, it seems like it is trying to push itself back out of the skin, but obviously not able to do so as missing the insertion site.

Is this normal? I am sure this did not happen before, does it just need some time to settle down, wait for swelling to go down, or should it not be trying to poke back out through the skin. Bit worried it was not put in correctly.

[liciababy19]

Please help!
I got the implant about 2 1/2 weeks ago. The procedure was easy and painless. I bled imidiately after getting the implant (within the same hour). I bled for 2-3days and that’s it’s so far. My BIGGEST concern is the fact that I am still bruised.. also I have noticed that one of my viens (on both arms) but especially in the arm which my implant is in occasionally become tight. The best way I can describe it.. it feels like a tight string from my elbow and I can trace it down through my forearm. I went back to my clinic because I was concerned and the doctor told me my implant was intact and that it was normal for my arm to be sore. A nurse told me that your viens pop if you are hydrated... which may explain why it comes and goes (I have noticed it’s not tight when I haven’t had much water)

However a nurse friend of my mentioned a major vein connected to my heart that could possible be inflamed..

So can anyone help me? Should I go to a doctor?
There is slight aching in my arm and painin my vien (especially when i touch it) when it is tight. I just don’t want it to be a blood clot or something severe that can be taken care of right now while it’s fresh... or if I’m just overthinking.

Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks! God bless y’all.

[Auts23]

I had my 3rd implant done a year back and had pain. It didnt come all the time but a year on it has been changed due to it having hit a merve or a vein. You could feel an sometimes see a ridged line running across at a diaganol. It was the first time they placed underneath the arm away from muscle, due to new research that typically suggested it less likely to hit any veins 😂 not an issue for health I was told...but not nice

[Tinkabell12]

Hello friends,

I just wanted to add to this thread as I was shocked that this was the only place I could find honest and helpful information about the impacts of the implant.

I got mine inserted on Monday, the actual process was completely painless apart from the slight stinging of the anaesthetic.

4 days on and I still have severe shooting pains (like the stabbing, it feeling like it’s trying to poke out kind of feeling people here have described. I can’t put my hand behind my back without getting such a sharp pain. I consider myself to have prettt high pain tolerance so if I’m honest it’s a quite unbearable pain.

Im going to book an emergency appointment with my clinic tomorrow to get it looked at but worried they will just say ‘give it a week’. Not sure if I could take that to be honest.

What is most frustrating is that this side effect wasn’t mentioned at all and isn’t noted on any information sites, however it must be a pretty common thing.

I was reassured by these posts that this problem isn’t unique to me and my arm isn’t about to fall off ahah.

Good luck to all that brave the implant. All our options are quite awful to be honest and it doesn’t seem very fair.

[PenCreed]

I know this is an old thread, but I was hoping someone on it might come back for some reassurance! I had my implant replaced ten days ago and have had pain in my arm on certain movements ever since - I don't remember having this issue previously (this is my third implant). I do a martial art and have had to miss classes because it hurts so much when I punch. Can anyone tell me if this is going to stop soon? Otherwise I'm going to have to get rid of it and find some other method of contraception. It's so frustrating, previously it's been great for me but I need to exercise!

[PenCreed]

Quick update so that other people who find this thread don't just get problems! I went back to the clinic and had it checked - apparently it was in properly but they removed it for me anyway. It's now in my other arm and both my arms feel normal apart from a little sting round the insertion/removal site. So if you have an implant and it still hurts after two weeks, go back and get the clinic to sort it for you.

[Jcroteau]

hi! Having same issue- did you go back to the doctor everyone comments the same thing but I can’t find any resolution comment! 😅 what ended up happening? It’s so painful and doesn’t seem normal