The flexNExT is now in limited release!

Absolutely! I’m planning on doing a full write up after I take out the stitches and can get my hands on an ACR122U to try the “underneath” read (since my phone isn’t powerful enough to do that on its own), but the jist of it is:

I’ve had no real problems at all. My implant hasn’t rotated as far as I can tell, no blood pooling above the implant, very little swelling or pain. I do believe part of this as been pretty diligent aftercare - I wore an ACE bandage over my implant site for about an hour at a time for the first 5 days or so to maintain slight amounts of pressure on the site to help prevent blood pooling, and I was taking ibuprofen religiously (4x200mg every 6 hours, but that was also to help with my motorcycle accident injuries). What little swelling was there went away within about 3 or 4 days, and I’ve been able to get really good consistent reads with my Pixel 3. The range isn’t much to brag about, but that’s more the Pixel’s problem than the implant’s (which is why I’m trying to hold off until I get an ACR122U to make any judgment calls on my site choice). Looking at it now, the stitches seem a little irritated, but I’m not sure if that’s true or if they’re just red because they’re healing up. They should be ready to come out in a couple days, if they’re not already ready. Here’s a picture for posterity though:

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