Removing a contraceptive implant

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Does anybody know how you remove one, please? I'm now 2 years overdue (7 years, it is a 5 year implant ). I can't get an appointment for love nor money with a nurse or anybody.

Any advice?

Thanks.

I'm getting to the stage where I will slice into my own arm to remove it before it breaks up. I was given this to stop bleeding that "nobody" could resolve. Clearly with hindsight, it was perimenopause, which oooh surprise wasn't recognised.

Now, I have a lump of decaying plastic in my arm that I would like removed ASAP as it is clearly disintegrating. And I cannot get an appointment to do so.

Do Boots or anybody take them out? Because if not, I am going to DI my fecking self

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Call your GP surgery and tell them you are planning to remove it yourself! ask for the next available appointment with someone who can remove it; sometimes they need a double appointment or two trained people which can limit the options, but they can't simply refuse!

Otherwise I think GUM clinics might be able to remove them?

Don't diy it though, mine was a year overdue for removal (covid) before I could get an appointment and needed some fairly thorough tugging and bled everywhere, I would not fancy that without the local anesthetic!

It is unlikely to break/biodegrade/do anything much (except not stop you from getting pregnant as reliably)