Hi! 3 years ago I had a NExT installed. It started migrating and moved from point 1 to point 2 and now it travels between them. Should I be worried or can I do nothing about it? Nothing hurts, everything works. I hope it won’t migrate beyond my wrist somehow.
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I’m playing with it too much and trying to move it back to one place. So I’ll be patient and see where it lands. Chip train
When did it start migrating? You might need to check your sleep, diet, etc. if migration started well after initial encapsulation.
It’s very difficult for me to say when this started, but I think almost from the beginning it was moving around in the place where the needle was. And then it started going further toward the wrist. I think I play with it too much and move it toward the thumb thinking that’s where it should be. I use the chip very often at work and I have to slightly bend my wrist to open doors. My sleep quality has been at a good level for many years and I’ve been eating relatively well for a year.
Did you play with it often within two months of install? If so I’d say this is a probable answer.
Please explain to me
After installing/injecting an implant of any kind, it takes 1-2 days for the hole in your skin to close up. Once that hole is closed and the implant can’t slip out, it takes another week or two for the rest of the tunnel to close up and proper healing to happen. During this time frame, the body will start to regenerate around the new “bone” you’ve placed inside.
A thin but strong layer of fibrous tissue will begin to form. This keeps the implant in one spot, and connects itself to the surrounding tissues, keeping itself in place. Think of it like a sort of like the body’s quick-response way to seal a brick wall with a hole in it. It just kinda throws a bunch of large rocks and mortar in there. Will it seal up? absolutely. It just has to “dry” (heal) first.
This last process, mixed with removing inflammation, dried blood, etc can last up to a month or possibly more depending on the person. If you mess with it in that time, you risk ruining the ‘brick wall’. Mortar must be dry before you try to lean on it.
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So it would be best if I just wait now and not touch the chip?
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Leave it alone, and that’s from someone who knows first hand how tempting it is to touch it…
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Especially when you want to show off in front of someone!
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Not to derail to far, but you know what is worse? I have an implant on my R4. Every time someone shakes my hand, they dig their fingers into it!
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My xSIID chip moved a lot after installation, rotating out of position and sliding underthe bone by my thumb. I pushed on one end and slid it back into the position where it should be, albiet, I can’t rotate it back to the in itial installed place. If I leave it alone it stays put, mostly, occasionally it will slide out of place. I just push it back and it seems to stay put longet each time. I too am bothered by people who like to squeeze as hard as possible when they shake hands. I usually just stick my hand up to fist bump, and that solves that issue. I don’t like to shake hands anyway. As an organ transplant recipient my imune system is compromised, and especially this time of year with people wiping snot on their hands, handshakes are a big risk anyway.
I’m thinking about getting a flex in that spot. Should I consider R3 instead or will it have the same problem?
Well, how big are your hands? Mine are probably a 4 out of 5 as far as adults go. It is generally worse the larger the other person’s hand is.
I’d argue if you’re a 3, you’ll still have problems with 5s.
I recently got an R4 as well, and have been encountering the same issue.