Nexplannon implant removal

I had the implant placed for the first time when I was three months PP. I had no issue with it until I started weaning off/stopping breastfeeding a few months ago. I've been rapidly putting on weight since - almost 10kg in 5 months, which is quite a lot as I'm very petite! I've not had any changes to my diet (if anything I'm eating much less) and I'm quite active, so I'm thinking the implant is to blame for the weight gain. I've decided to have it removed and go in next week for the procedure.
Firstly, I'm wondering what the removal procedure is like, and secondly, which other contraceptives do people recommend? I was on the pill for years before having my child but I hated having to remember to take it at the same time every day so don't want to go back on it. I also hate the thought of a getting a coil.

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The removal for me wasn’t too bad! They give you a numbing shot and then I just had some bruising for a bit after. I personally had a bad experience while on nexplanon and decided I didn’t want to be on BC that I couldn’t remove myself, but I was bad at taking the pill. I went with the nuvaring and don’t have any complaints. The only reason I stopped it was bc I was trying to get pregnant lol!

Mine was so quick and painless to remove! It had even got stuck with scar tissue so took them a longer than usual but it was still only minutes. They’ll do a little numbing injection and use a scalpel to make a tiny nick and pop it out. Zero advice on birth control options I’m yet to find one I get on with😂

my removal was not great, but it was because the person removing it would leave for a very long time after injecting the numbing and then by the time she got back the numbing wore off 🤦🏻‍♀️. eventually after like 5 times i told her just take it out without the numbing. it hurt a lot but it was tolerable. she made an incision at the same place they put it in, there were some adhesions so it took quite a bit of effort for her to get it out, but only about 15-20 minutes once she got going, and then there was some bruising for a little while and then i was back to normal.

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