"i&#039;ve been on nexplanon since august 2, 2012. i got it inserted the first day of my period. the insertion was easy and not as painful as i thought. i didn&#039;t bruise or anything just swelled up. i had my normal period after getting it inserted then was period free for about 2 months.  then i spotted for about 2 1/2 months. it would be random. sometimes it would be all day spotting or just a few hours. but since then i haven&#039;t had anything really just maybe one day a month of spotting. i did have some acne problems in the beginning but that cleared up quickly. as for cramps, that&#039;s the main reason i was interested in this because i&#039;m one of the ones that has horrible cramps and this took it all away. yet, everyone is different!"