"i never write on these things, but there are so many horror stories i felt like i needed to.  i had my nexplanon inserted on february 5 2013. so far it has been great! it went in on the 4th day of my period, light to begin with...my period stopped completely the next day. and i haven&#039;t had one since! the insertion was extremely easy, but i did have a nasty bruise for about 2-3 weeks.  now it&#039;s fine. i did have a little body acne too but i think that was because i totally stopped birth control for a few months, before this my body wasn&#039;t used to it.  i researched this and was terrified because i thought i was going to gain 80 lbs and bleed for weeks straight but it has been nothing but easy!"