Women's arm paralysed after contraceptive implant got stuck too deep to remove

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Doctors have been unable to remove the implant.

A woman has lost the use of her arm after her contraceptive implant got stuck so deep doctors can’t get it out.

Her arm went ‘numb’ and floppy after the operation, and despite reassurances that it would be OK, the feeling never came back.Danielle visited her local A&E and was told she had suffered nerve damage but would regain movement after 12 weeks with regular physio appointments. But one year on from the operation, she hasn’t regained any movement or feeling in her left arm, which she can’t use at all.

‘I’m worried now that when I go out shopping and I’m taking a long time at the till people are going to be getting annoyed with me. The NHS says this form of contraception is more than 99% effective, and it can be useful for women who can’t use contraception that contains oestrogen. However, there are some risks.

After two hours of attempting to remove the implant, doctors told Danielle they would have to leave the implant inside her left arm as it was impossible to get out. ‘I really don’t know how to describe it. It was exactly like that scene in Harry Potter when his bones are taken out of his arm and it’s all floppy. That’s what my arm was doing but I thought it would wear off.

 

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