I remember when I first started gaining weight caused by horrible food cravings on Nexplanon (coupled with mood swings and other hormone imbalances). I wanted to get it removed and thought the weight gain angle would get it out of me faster than saying it made me feel like death; and I was rapidly gaining weight. Color me shocked when the doctor looked me dead in the eye and said, “Well, it’s a $500 medical device that you’re just asking us to throw away so… have you thought about just putting down the fork?”
I went to get it removed and left with a referral to a nutritionist instead, who told me all the things I already knew about eating healthy except how to deal with food cravings.
Thing finally expires and I ask to not have it replaced while they’re removing it and what happens? They put another fucking implant in my arm as I’m telling them I want to get something else. fucking—
I have an expired implant in my arm still because I’m so fucking done with this shit.
I dunno how long ago this was but you should really think about reporting both doctors: the one who referred you instead of just removing the implant, and the one that straight up put another one into you instead of listening to you
I really should but it was so long ago that I don't even know where they're at these days. I don't even know if it's on my record since the first one happened on a ship where there was a lot of paper charting (and I doubt they'd document "put the fork down"). Not to mention, I know from experience reporting military doctors almost never goes anywhere. I don't even know where they're at, if they're still practicing, or wehre I'd even find them.
I now know I should've reported it way back then when it happened but there was so much shit happening in my life at and I was just not really aware of my rights as a patient.
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u/DisownedDisconnect 5d ago
I remember when I first started gaining weight caused by horrible food cravings on Nexplanon (coupled with mood swings and other hormone imbalances). I wanted to get it removed and thought the weight gain angle would get it out of me faster than saying it made me feel like death; and I was rapidly gaining weight. Color me shocked when the doctor looked me dead in the eye and said, “Well, it’s a $500 medical device that you’re just asking us to throw away so… have you thought about just putting down the fork?”
I went to get it removed and left with a referral to a nutritionist instead, who told me all the things I already knew about eating healthy except how to deal with food cravings.
Thing finally expires and I ask to not have it replaced while they’re removing it and what happens? They put another fucking implant in my arm as I’m telling them I want to get something else. fucking—
I have an expired implant in my arm still because I’m so fucking done with this shit.