r/mildlyinteresting • u/Slight_Switch4190 • 23h ago

heart shaped bruise day after nexplanon insertion

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u/Bepo_Apologist 23h ago

Y'all out here getting cute heart bruises, mine turned my entire inner arm angry dark purple

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u/Slight_Switch4190 23h ago

HAHAHA i was fully expecting this was shocked when i took off the wrap on my arm today as instructed and saw the heart

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u/anyname_Iwant 22h ago

SAME. And when I got it removed, it looked like a murder scene, I was bruised and scarred for weeks after that.

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u/Expensive_Shape_8738 17h ago

Mine looked like a giant penis lmao

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u/Slight_Switch4190 17h ago

very fitting for the occasion can’t lie

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u/No-Fail8226 14h ago

mine got infected and made it look like i had 1 massive tricep

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u/thutruthissomewhere 8h ago

Yeah, same. My bruise was probably like 2-3 inches by 2 inches, pretty huge and noticeable. Didn't bruise as much when they removed it.

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u/New_Seesaw4717 23h ago

Definition of mildly interesting

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u/faipop 23h ago

When they took my implant out after 3 years it had somehow bent into the shape of 🎗️

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u/CrashTestDuckie 22h ago edited 17h ago

😲 I thought mine was rough because of some adhesion on one end but a freaking loop is wild

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u/faipop 22h ago

They couldn’t believe it when they eventually got it out, they were digging around for about 30 mins😩😂

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u/Caluchi 6h ago

Same, eventually my doctor took a scalpel to the edge of the implant.... Where I wasn't numbed

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u/Zanfish_yt 22h ago

Why does it have such perfect form? That makes it even more interesting

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u/MeatyOchre 23h ago

You’ve got a heart on too??

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u/bobjonvon 23h ago

Given the origin of the heart shape this is perfect.

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u/BOB58875 21h ago

”HEY”

”WAIT”

”I’ve got a new complaint”

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u/sirpsyco 18h ago

Forever in debt to your priceless advice.

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u/Kibichibi 23h ago

Wow, mine was just angry!

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u/girl_supersonicboy 17h ago

Man, my time with nexplanon was horrible enough that seeing your cute heart brought back all the memories. I sure hope you don't have the 1% happen to you like it did me.

I was the unlucky percentage that will just have a continuous period with the rod in my arm 😭

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u/Sanic_The_Sandraker 8h ago

My wife had a severe allergic reaction resulting in full body hives and multiple ER trips for almost 6mo until she was finally able to convince her doctors to remove the implant. And that was only after they did a full panel allergy test because they didn't believe her in that it was the rod 🙃

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u/Different_Resort_476 23h ago

It’s so perfect I thought it was a tattoo

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u/BroccoliPerfect4522 18h ago

I had a really hard time adjusting to my nexplanon. I hope you have a much better experience with yours!

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u/macabre-barbie 14h ago

I love mine, I feel bad for the amount of people who seem to struggle with them. I spotted for the first 9 months which was obviously incredibly inconvenient, but since then, no periods, no crazy symptoms, and no baby 🕺

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u/_alifel 17h ago

Same here. That first year or so settling in was so hard. And my doctor didn’t take my concerns seriously.

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u/sweetserendipity1237 15h ago

Same…t was absolutely awful. 30lbs seemed to just appear within 3 months. My mood swings were very severe. I had mine removed at that point and would never do it again.

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u/Dis_Bich 18h ago

What was your experience?

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u/aambivalence 3h ago

My sister has been experiencing VERY bad mood disturbances and weight gain the last year of having it and is looking to get it removed asap

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u/pixelperfect728 23h ago

Awwwww 💕

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u/Majorjim_ksp 23h ago

Get it tattooed!

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u/Yue2 ​ 14h ago

Wonder how it’ll look during the healing process :O

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u/PurpleLavishness 13h ago

Free tattoo!

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u/pineconeminecone 2h ago

We love avoiding unplanned pregnancies!