My name is Sara Strum, and as I sit and type this I’m in severe pain. It starts in my abdomin, goes down into my groin and into my back, then down my leg all the way to my ankle. I had never had pain like this before, until I got my Essure rods after having my daughter almost a year ago. The pain began about 1 day after the procedure, and I chalked it up to the fact that I had just had metal put into my body, popped a few Aleve and continued my day. After a month of dealing with pain off and on I contacted my doctor who then checked to make sure they were still in place. They were, so he told me to continue taking the Aleve and I’d be fine, it would eventually go away. It’s now almost a year later, and the pain, while not constant, is STILL there. It cripples me at times, keeping me from taking proper care of my three children. I’m at my wits end with it, and unfortunatly I have no way to go get them checked again (I no longer have insurance). I wish I had never gotten it done, I feel like this will be going on the rest of my life. Anyone reading this who hasn’t gotten this procedure done, PLEASE DON’T!
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