I wish someone could just help me. I have days where I don’t even feel like going on it gets so bad. I had the Essure procedure three years ago. I have suffered many thinggs since the procedure including: major panic attacks, abdominal pain, cramping, heavy menstural periods, headaches, irratability, mood swings, etc. I just assumed that having my last child had a major effect on my body. I never once thought it could be from the Essure. After three years of things getting worse by the day, I ended up going to the ER due to the symptoms being unmanagable. At these point, my flat stomach was so swollen I look around 8 months pregnant. I am a teacher for grades K-4. My students told their parents I looked like I had a basketball under my shirt and must be having a baby since my stomach wasn’t that way a few days ago. Even the ER doctor said ‘WOW…I have never seen anything so swollen if it wasn’t pregnancy.’ I am 132 pounds so not a large person. The did a CT scan of my abdomin this time. The CT results said my essure coils were no longer in my fallopian tubes (one in uterus and one in antrior pelvic region and pelvic congestion. This was in September of 2015. He said to see my OBGYN because he had never seen anything like this. I went to my OBGYN, the same one who did the Essure procedure. He said the Essure is microscopic and oculdn’t cause problems. He sent me for more testing. The results came back as andemyosis and possible endometrosis with ovarian cysts. He wants to do a hysterectomy December 7, 2015. I am terrified he because he said we will get one coil with the uterus but he can’t promise he will find the other coil. I WANT THEM OUT! I don’t care where it is, find it and get it out. I trust this doctor and in no way blame him for the Essure failure. I just want to be fixed. It is destorying my marriage and my life. I can’t function most days. Does anyone know a great supportive doctor in North Texas that works with Essure removal patients? I feel like I need a second opinion and want to make sure they take the essure out during my hystrectomy even if that means switching doctors. Lori Patterson Keller, Texas
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