Anyone got experience of contraceptive implant removal?

sammyjammy

Sorry to bring up an old thread but I'm thinking of having an implant and i wondered if anyone had any problems with weight gain or increased breast size? Weight gain is the last thing I need and I've had a breast reduction three years ago so them getting bigger is my worst nightmare

Nicoll

On my second implant now and no weight gain at all:j

Lara44

No me neither, actually a little bit slimmer now than before the implant. The first implant I had very irregular 'period' bleeding but soldiered on as I couldn't face having it out! Everything settled down within a year. Now I am on to my second and don't have any periods at all - bliss! I hope it goes very well for you.

delain

I had one, put on loads of weight almost immediately, and had what felt like 6 months solid PMT, apparently I was a total b***h to everyone.

Oh, and they wouldn't take it out even after 6 weeks when I begged them to take it away so I had to put up with 4 1/2 months more moods and weight gain even though I greatly reduced what i ate (and didn't eat any crap either) Although my friend had two totalling 6 years and never had any problems.

Never ever again!

Periods were back to normal straight away, and taking it out didn't hurt.

Can't speak for TTC, am a proud mum of three (nearly 4) little surprises so I have the opposite problem. Only have to look at OH the wrong way or so it seems :rotfl:

Gemmy_2

I've just had the implant like 2 weeks ago. I was petrified but no periods. YAY!
I am dreading removal

Nicoll

Unfortunately I still get my periods

onlyroz

I was pregnant within a month of having my implanon taken out.

sammyjammy

Thanks guys, dropped into the drop in centre this mroning to discuss further, walked out 20 mins later with it in my arm! The woman I saw was great and we had a really long discussion about it (and sterilisation!), she gave me a local but it didn't really work so I just gritted my teeth and told her to do it. Not painful at all really although it is now, my arm is really painful and a huge purple bruise is poking out either end of the 3 inch wide bandage she has put on it - ouch!

She told me that weight gain is not a side effect althoguh an increase in appetite can be so sounds like I'll just have to be very careful about what i eat for a few months until I know whats what.

beckseven

Hope the implanon is ok for you. I had a bizarre side affect with mine that the breast on the side that my implanon was put in on grew two sizes bigger than the other one-i had it taken out funnily enough but this isn't a common side effect.

Pixiechic

Gosh, I had to 'google' the implant bit as I didn't know what it was :eek:.
I am way too chicken to have my inner arm cut and something the size of a matchstick inserted under anaesthetic :eek:

It's shocking! I never knew!