Thread: essure failure

GoingLoco, I am not sure whether you are looking to pursue a products liability or a medical malpractice case or both. I am an attorney, but I do not do plantiffs work. You need to find an attorney who specializes in these things, and they will usually take these cases on a contingency basis so that you do not have to pay anything. However, they are very expensive for attorneys to pursue, and it would be a long process. I have thought about pursuing a products liability case myself, but in my case, I do not believe that my doctor did anything wrong. I think the product simply has problems. Good luck!

I had my appointment last Wednesday and it didn't really help me too much. The doctor says that the coils are in my uterus but he hasn't actually seen them in there yet. You see, he didn't have the x-ray at the appointment. Why?????? I am so fed up with all of this!!! I am scheduled to have them removed by having a hysteroscopy(sp?) on October 1st. I am going to ask for the coils so that I can actually see them and make sure they are out of my body!!! I will keep everyone posted.
Please, if you are considering this procedure...DON'T DO IT!!!

I've read a lot of posts recently prior to getting the Essure and I was shocked to find that a lot of radical anti-abortion/ anti-birth control groups are not only pushing to make all forms of birth control illegal (Personhood Amendment) but they have also began placing false information on forums such as this. Unfortunately this creates unnecessary fear in a lot of women and eventually women who do have legitimate problems to share end up having their problems appear discredited. For that sake I can say don't believe everything you hear. If you are concerned about something ask the doctor who will be preforming the Essure. Also, as far as people comparing Essure to standard tubals I just have to say that my best friends mom wanted to stop after her third. She got a standard tubal litigation but the tubes healed back on both sides. Out popped her fourth kid. She got them done again after that and this time they used the clamps. One of them fell off and out popped the final kid. Finally, she had to go to another doctor who burnned the tubes and got it right the first time. Just keep in mind that any proceedure that's done might not work.

With that being said I was fortunate enough to be refered to my Doctor by the Department of Veteran Affairs. I had looked at other doctors refered from the website and some were just regular doctors or branch OB/GYN's. These people may have received the training but may not be fully experienced on the proceedure. My doctor was actually a professor at USF medical at Tampa General and specialized in abnormal bleeding as well as a few other things. I felt very comfortable since they normaly only allow highly experienced and highly reputable doctors teach at universities. Whenever you look for a doctor look for someone who has had several years of experience and who might have other specialties that might cover your concerns. You don't want to go to just any doctor I found a doctor who did the Essure proceedures but also did brazillian wax and laser hair removal in office. Not the kind of doctor I would feel comfortable letting near my tubes. Also, I was told to get it done the week following your period. A few people from other forums said they were not informed about that so perhaps that could have a negative effect on the outcome.

As for my proceedure it went very well. I did have some nerveousness prior to which resulted in me throwing up before and after I took the vicoden. I also came close to fainting several times prior to the proceedure but once in the room it wasn't too bad except the pain when they were trying to dialate my cervix (I never had kids so it was more difficult.) Once everything was out I felt a lot better and after I awoke from my nap I felt back to normal with no cramping. It's been four days and the spotting stoped yesterday morning. The spotting wasn't even bad the second or third day. I have a follow-up next month just so the doctor can see how things are going. The whole thing took about 15 minutes not including the time it took for the anesthesia to kick in but the only reason mine took so long was because of my stuborn cervix.

But please don't believe everything you hear, research your doctor, and talk to them about any concerns or fears. And for those who have a bad experience I know it's hard but instead of using your experience as a way to detere people from the proceedure just share your experience so people know what could happen. After all, bad things have happened during standard tubal litigations and IUD's. There is always a risk it just makes a difference what is comfortable for each person. I wanted something permanent but I didn't want surgery. Essure was right for me. If you are willing to go through surgery then perhaps a standard tubal litigation would be better.

WOW, ashisbaby17 the problems with this procedure has little to do with the quality of doctor but with the fact that the coils are migrating out of the tubes and into the uterus causing otherwise perfectly healthy women to have a hysterectomy which in turn can cause a HUGE change in their hormones that is unnecessary. It doesn't matter if the doctor is a well known professor at some college or an ob-gyn at a local clinic...everyone is at risk of having the coils migrate.

I'm glad that the procedure went well for you however, after seeing all of the threads about women getting pregnant I wouldn't necessarily consider this a permanent solution.

The point I was trying to make is that some doctors may be improperly placing the coils. The quality of doctor has everything to do with how the proceedure goes. If you have some guy fresh out of med school who learns how to do the proceedure chances are he's going to botch things up until he's had a few years under his belt. Also, if they are not telling women to wait till after their period when the tissue is softer then the coils may not be seating properly into the tissue. In this case the tubes would be harder and could be pushing the coils out before it scars. That's why I said not to go to just any doctor.

Another thing is that a lot of the problems being discussed on the forum are listed on the website and have been for the whole five years I've been researching this proceedure. For example:

■Perforation, expulsion, or other unsatisfactory location of the micro-insert
■Pregnancy & theoretical increased risk of ectopic pregnancy
■Risks associated with anesthesia
■Pain, cramping, vaginal bleeding, menstrual pattern changes
■Nausea/vomiting, or fainting

I also had to sign paperwork when I had the proceedure done stating that I was aware of all these prossible risks and more. I don't see how so many of these are coming as a surprise to so many people. I know that no one wants to be a statistic but there is always that risk.

I have to say that I agree with Erin78 on this one. I think that the quality of the doctor can certainly effect the outcome; however, people are still having problems in circumstances where the doctors did nothing wrong. In my situation, my doctor was the head of OB at a very reputable hospital, and he has tons of experience. He did nothing wrong. My body had an adverse reaction, and one of my coils migrated even though my doctor properly placed both. I think this site is good so that women can know all potential problems prior to having the procedure. As you can see, migrating was not listed as a potential outcome, and it causes many problems. If my doctor told me that I might need a hysterectomy if I had an adverse reaction, and that my insurance may not cover removal, then I would not have had the Essure procedure done. I was never told this, and I never saw it anywhere else. Fortunatley, I did not require a hysterectomy, but many doctors have done these on women as the way to get Essure out. I think that is sad and life changing. So, women should know what they may be getting into. Some people never have problems, some people have problems right away, and some people have problems down the road. I can tell you my doctor is certainly questioning the procedure more after my complaints, and what he saw during surgery. Furthermore, he thought that on one side, the implant and scar tissue came out very easily. I asked him why this would be if it is supposed to prevent pregnancy, and he said, "that is a very good question."

ashisbaby,
I totally agree with Erin78 and karoper. My doctor is the head of the OB at my doctors office and has been there a long time and both the coils were placed correctly in the tubes. Both of them are now in my uterus and I have to get them removed. I just don't think there is enough research on the Essure procedure and LOTS of women ARE having problems and I am one of them. I suggest that everyone should research all options before having anything done. I mean REALLY take a lot of time and look up every possible option there is! Not days...weeks! I wish I would have!!! Because of all of the pain that I have been through and I am still experiencing, my husband has agreed to have a vasectomy. I wish he would have done that in the first place, but I never expected all of this to happen!!!
I wish you the best of luck in the future... but please beware that lots of women are still getting pregnant... even after the test shows that the tubes are closed off.