I had Essure inserted in April with relatively no side-effects from insertion besides a little bleeding and cramping. Today I went for the test where they injected the dye to make sure the procedure worked. From what we saw, the tubes are all sealed. The test was painless - I didn't really feel anything. I guess some people experience sever cramping from it, but I didn't even realize she was doing it as I didn't feel a thing. So, those of you who haven't had the test yet, don't sweat it. You may or may not feel anything so it's nothing to stress over. Hopefully, I will nto have another posting on this site with a horror story of a pregnancy like many of you others. I had my first (and ONLY) child November 5th, 2008, and that will hopefully be the LAST hence getting Essure put in!