At almost 31 years old, I am now pregnant with my 5th child. Even though I had the Essure procedure done last year to prevent any further pregnancies. I am only 10 weeks, and in constant fear of what might happen. Will i miscarry? Go into preterm labor? Will my baby have birth defects from nickel exposure and PET fibers entering his/her bloodstream? And where can I find an OB who sees this as a high risk pregnancy?
Even before getting pregnant, I had problems with side effects. Which I never knew were side effects until I found a Facebook group devoted to Essure problems. I have chronic migraines, severe exhaustion at all times, back pain, weight gain, depression, change in sex drive plus pain during sex, restless leg syndrome symptoms that are in my whole body. This last one has me most concerned. Apparently, some women with Essure have this symptom evolve into stroke-like symptoms.
I have five children, hopefully six in October, who need me to be here and healthy for them. Essure has taken that from my kids, and made me feel as though I am a failure. Nobody else should ever have to endure this.
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