I had the Essure coils placed around 2004, when it was still quite new. The HSG followup confirmed tubal blockage, and I didn’t really think about them much after that.
In July 2015 I started having GI problems: constant nausea, occasional vomiting, no appetite, stomach pain after eating. The doctors couldn’t find anything wrong with me after many tests and many visits. I lost 25 pounds (which I didn’t really have to spare) over the next 3 months of barely being able to eat. At that point, I suddenly developed more significant abdominal pain that led me to go to the ER. A CT scan revealed that one of my Essure coils was in my abdominal cavity. I had laproscopic surgery a week later to remove the coil in my abdominal cavity and they also removed both fallopian tubes, getting the other coil that was still in the right place as well. Since healing from the surgery I am finally getting back to normal and finding my appetite again. I am relieved to be done with Essure.
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