"i just got the nexplanon placed 5 days ago. the insertion process was a breeze in my opinion. i have tried the intrauterine device before and if i had to choose between the two placement methods i would 100% choose nexplanon. all you feel is the anesthetic shot and that&#039;s nothing. my arm is bruised, but not sore (kind of itchy actually). i went swimming two days after getting it placed and had no problems.
as far as bleeding goes i haven&#039;t had any yet. i was on the pill before hand and got the nexplanon placed at the beginning of the placebo pill week, so i was supposed to start bleeding, but haven&#039;t yet. my provider did say that women who were on the pill before getting this placed have less bleeding problems. i will update if anything changes!"