Woman loses use of her arm after contraceptive implant gets stuck

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A woman claims to have been left disabled after losing the use of her left arm when her contraceptive implant got stuck. Danielle Jarrett has had the small plastic rod - called Nexplanon - inside her arm for three years and never encountered any problems.However, when it was time to get the 4cm rod replaced her GP was unable to remove it - something which should have been routine.Danielle, 24, was sent to a specialist for removal of the implant - but she was unable to remove it as well.Danielle, who is from Dartford, Kent, had to undergo a two-hour operation to remove it - however that also proved unsuccessful.After the surgery, Danielle says her arm went "numb" and floppy, and despite reassurances, has stayed that way.

She visited her local A&E and was told she had suffered nerve damage but would regain movement after 12 weeks with regular physiotherapy appointments.

She said: "I was sent home in a sling but when I was going home I realised I couldn't feel my ring finger."Then it started to get worse."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."I went to bed and thought all would be better in the morning."But when I woke up I just couldn't feel my forearm and was unable to move my hand apart from the little finger."I went to A&E and they told me I had nerve damage but said it would be better in 12 weeks and was told I needed a bit of physiotherapy"But after the 12 weeks it didn't get any better."But, one year on from the operation, the insurance worker says she still hasn't regained any movement or feeling in her left arm, which she can't use at all and