Hi my name is Shannon and this is my Essure story,I spoke with my family Dr about which birth control would be the best for me and she mentioned the Essure it sound great i didnt want a hystero so i was refered to a different Dr who does that kind of procedure Dr Garcia at Bethany woman center,i met with him and he told me that they were tiny titanium bars that go at the end of the flopium tubes scare tissue then covers it within a 3month period after 3months i would have an exam to make sure they were inplace,and that was it!I had the procedure done 2011 6months after i had it done i had horrible cramping and my periods were very heavy and sometimes lasted 2weeks ,longer then usual i thought maybe thats normal so as years go by i start haveing horrible migrains,bloating,wieght gain (about 50 lbs)leg cramps,i complain about this to my family Dr and she said she didnt know what it could be,i never thought of the Essure could be causing me all these issues and discomforts.So resently i went to go see a OBGYN asking them if theres a procedure that would lessn my periods ,im telling him that my periods last about 2 weeks and atleast the first 2days i dont leave the house because of the cramping and bleeding so bad i couldnt chance it i would go through a box of 18count tampons and 18count pads in a month plus haveing blood clots.So he said since i already have the Essure done i can have and Ablation done and that would lessn my periods by 75%…I thought that was great being i live my life around my periods …..i had it done October 1st and i havent had any issues as far as the Ablation goes its still new and fresh but we will see.I have to say my life is so different now after i got the Essure(Edevil) I have NO sex drive..im in constant pain in my stomach and sharp contraction like pains,im constipated all the time now,my legs hurt,and wieght gain i hate that there was NO mention of it containing nickle in it they dont tell you any of the problems that it can cause.i feel like a giunea pig,