Today, I had the contraceptive implant removed from my arm after having had it in for three years. I was one of the unlucky people whose body sticks to it. It took half an hour to cut and pull a tiny little stick out of my arm. FML
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Today, it's been one week since I went to get my birth control renewed. It also marks 16 days until I get the half that broke off in my uterus removed. FML
Today, I finally had my doctor's appointment to get my tubes tied. I've been waiting for 2 years. Instead, I found out that my birth control failed and I'm pregnant. FML
Today, I put a tampon in. The string broke. I had to go to the hospital to get it out. FML
Today, I found out that I have unnecessarily been using birth control for the past 10 years. A surgery I had following a complication with my first child apparently rendered me infertile, and none of the doctors bothered to enlighten me. FML
Today, I missed an important meeting at work because I was vomiting from painful cramps. Just last week I was recommending that everyone get the implant because I hadn't had symptoms in two years. FML
Today, I found out that I'm pregnant. I had an IUD put in two years ago that's supposed to prevent pregnancy. To put it in perspective, less than 1% of people using this IUD get pregnant. Lucky me. FML
Today, I had emergency surgery to remove my fallopian tubes. I'm one of the 0.5% of people who get pregnant after having their tubes tied. FML
Today, I finally went to have blood taken for an allergy test I really need. Afterwards, I had an allergic reaction to the bandaid they used on my arm. FML
Today, I re-dislocated my arm trying to get it out of the cast it was in because I didn't want to pay the $50 dollar fee to get it taken off. FML
Today, I have peace of mind that I am not pregnant, thanks to my IUD. It's not because of the effectiveness of the contraceptive, but my inability to touch my boyfriend. I haven't stopped bleeding since my doctor installed it 3 weeks ago. FML
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Top comments
Helenarth 6
And now I'm suddenly scared of having mine out.
amyrules99 7
I can't tell if "sticks to it" was planned or not considering t was a stick
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Comments (150)
geckohannah 3
Mine moved down my arm after a year, and it also took to my arm, I have a wonderful scar to prove it haha
brooketrudeau99 0
You must be in the united states... Should have done your research. They dont use those in Canada anymore for a reason.
HelloChrissy 9
It obviously said at the top that they were in the UK. Your obviously from Canada.
cristy91 33
I'm not too sure if they're offered in the US, although since different states have different regulations it might just not be an option where I'm at. The only ones I've ever seen advertised are the ring, patches, or pills.
DivineSunshine 1
The same thing happened to me, it has taken years for the scar to fade.
Sheh_fml 25
Funny how they never mention that when you get those damn things.
sucks4_you 1
thats better than getting pregnant 3 weeks after getting the implant...
marshmelo17 5
At least you weren't in the 1% that got pregnant? Or perhaps you wrote that FML too...
tamjay 2
Same thing happened to me when I got mine replaced. For all the people scared it might happen to them, don't be.. It doesn't hurt, just annoying laying there waiting for it to come out lol
guppyfishlette 1
Oh god, that makes me nervous to get mine out next year:/ I have the same thing!! Eep
CallMeBloo 31
Every birth control method has some weird happenings that show up in a random few people. I'm sorry you were one of the random few. I hope the area heals up quickly.
mdcunningham 0
The same thing happened to me and I only had it 1 year. I had to remove it early because it was making me depressed, and bitchy. /: