I am from liverpool in the North west of England. I had essure fitted on June 13th 2013 by the nhs after being told by hospital staff that the procedure was quick virtually painless and more effective than tubal litigation. Thinking my family was complete we have 2 sons 13 and 9 at the time my husband and I decided it was the best option for us as a family. So I was booked in really quickly and had a date for the procedure within weeks having been pre-oped the same day as deciding to go ahead with sterilisation. I went in the morning of my procedure with no doubts this was best for us looking forward to being pill free after 18 years. I was 33 2 days before I have essure fitted. The staff were brilliant like always in any hospital I have been to in the uk and having 2 boys I have visited a fair few. I found the procedure to be one the most painful things I have ever had happen to me very very far from the painless experience I was expecting I was completely shocked and totally unprepared for the amount it hurt and every woman in having it done that day agreed with me. My left side in particular was very sore. After a short recovery period I was released into my husbands care, upon my return home having been told I would be back to normal the day after the procedure I was upset to find it actually took me 3 weeks to get back on my feet, 3 weeks before I could even do shopping for my family. And this was only with the aid of constant pain relief. I perserved until my follow up appointment and test to check everything had worked. I was told the procedure had worked and I could stop birth control. I did however complain about the constant ache in left side to which I was told if it carries on And hasn’t improved in 6 months come back and we’ll take it out, I assumed the dr meant the left tube. So I put up with the pain which gets a lot worse with my period (which is normal at this point every 21-28 days). Then things come to a head in June of this year the pain by this point is excruciating and I end up at the gynocological emergency room in Liverpool women’s hospital where I am examined and told the left implant is rubbing against my bowel go to go get referral back to dr at the womens who did the procedure. So emergency appointment with gp the next day and she is shocked that emergency room did not do referral and hand writes letter ASAP also gives me stronger painkillers (am like a zombie now) you can imagine the effect on my day to day life and family by this point. I get appointment for July 1st to see dr who placed implants only after I ring repeatedly to see if they have referral yet it took 2 weeks for them to receive it. i go to see my dr who examines me, and tells me the implant can not be rubbing but if I want they will remove them but there’s a catch they are in my womb also and to fully remove implants I would need a hysterectomy. Still reeling from this revelation my dr fills in forms for laporoscopy and a hysteroscopy to rule out any other causes for my pain, I must also have an ultrasound before operation tales place. So pre-op on 14th July ultrasound the 18th and booked in for operation on 31st of July. Everything goes well and after a little wait the dr who performed the laporoscopy and hysteroscopy comes to see me, with some rather disturbing news. The cause of my pain located both implants yes both have perforated my Fallopian tubes and are making run for it destination unknown.i am now back on birth control just in case (not that sex is an option at the minute)but it’s like am back where I started. So now I am at the very least going to have to under go the removal of both my Fallopian tubes, as the dr said this actually highly unlikely as the implants as a whole need removing I am now faced with prospect of a hysterectomy. I know I wasn’t using it anyway but I don’t see it that way. it’s an operation I should never have had to even consider at the age of 34. I know we decided no my children but no more womb is a bit disturbing. I want the pain gone and I most certainly want the implants gone before they make a proper break for it and end up god knows where. But wrapping my head around everything that’s gone on in the last 14 months is actually becoming quite hard. I feel like my family and friends through no fault of their own are sick of listening to me complain now and to be honest so am I. I have my next appointment on August 26th and I am goin to request a laparoscopic hysterectomy unless the dr can remove the tubes alone. I need closure on this whole chapter of my life and I want my painfree life back. I would never advise anyone to have this procedure done ever it is the worse decision I ever made and I have regretted it pretty much every day for the last 14 months and am sure it will remain my single greatess regret for quite some years to come. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Laura x