"brief review due to character limit:
inserted: feb 2014
removed: feb 2017

insertion: after numbed it&#039;s painless.
week after: great arm pain for 1 week.

year one: constant light bleeding (pantyliner) all year long. 

year two: sporadic light periods lasting 1-1.5 months, then 2-3 week time of no period.

year three: sporadic heavy-moderate periods lasting 3 weeks avg, then 2-3 weeks of no period.

end of year 3 (last 4 months): prescribed pill bc on top of nexplanon-&gt;regulated my periods:
3 weeks w/pill hormone = no period. 
1 week no hormone = period.
bad acne b/c so much hormone

tl/dr (too long/didn&#039;t read)
very sporadic/long lasting periods
when not on period bc worked as intended
not removed earlier b/c didn&#039;t have insurance 
removed and switched to pill bc"