VIDEO: Woman paralyzed after contraceptive implant stuck in arm

KENT — In the UK, a woman is partially paralyzed because her contraceptive implant has been stuck inside her arm for five years. Danielle Jarrett, 27, went to get her contraceptive implant replaced with her general practitioner (GP).

But she was sent to a specialist because the 4cm plastic rod had sunk too deep into her arm to be removed.

She underwent surgery in January 2020 in a bid to remove it, but the surgeons couldn't - and she was told it would have to remain in her arm.

When she got home, her arm went numb and floppy - and she later learned she had sustained nerve damage, and her left arm was paralyzed. She was unable to use a knife and fork, wash her hair or zip up a jacket - and needed months of physiotherapy. 

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(Video credit: Newsflare via AFP)