My Doctor says what am I suposed to do. I asked for advice for this pregnancy will I need to take it easy ? Will I have a normal birth??? He couldnt tell me he never had a failure. He blames me for not calling him for a HSG test when he said IF YOU HAVE COMPLICATIONS call me and we will do a HSG test! I moved and can no longer see him. So I came here for the Just in Case to have the HSG done. Medicade will not pay for it. ARE YOU SERIOUS!!! I moved and cant afford to drive from central VA to Norther Va off the beltway! I am sooo furious.... and my husband knows a chick who dated his brother like years ago! And well she is now pregnant too !!!! Y arent we all doing something about this like contacting a lawyer to handle all this???? It is pure amazement no body is filing a class action lawsuit !!!! I read all the failures and cant imagine how all this is coming around the lawyers are telling me I will have to bend over and take it! And now will struggle the rest of my life raising YET ANOTHER CHILD!!! How is this posible. If you live in VA DC OR MD please call Ashcraft and gerell they are interested in this . Please we need to get together I am begging for all of us do this together. Actually fight this company they have caused us nothing but stress and grief! They should pay for it all.
Goingloco, I understand your frustration and all I can tell you is that there are people who are working on this. It is complicated. We need for all who have had problems to make a report to the FDA. We need all that have had problems to write their congressmen and senators. Making a report to the FDA is somewhat confusing. I have posted before on how to do it but if you need more info on how to do it, leave a message on my profile on how to contact you and I will send you the info.
It is important to make those reports to the FDA even though the FDA has big problems. We have to find a way to encourage the FDA to take another look at this procedure. I am so sorry about your pregnancy but I do know Conceptus the maker of essure will not do anything since you did not have the follow up HSG. Even if you did have the HSG test, they would hide behind the fact that nothing is 100%. My doctor didn't even tell me that you are supposed to have a confirmatory test because he didn't plan on doing one. That is a long story.
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!
Essure coils are 45% nickel which i am allergic...i just had coils removed w/hysterectomy...it took several years to diagnose and was labeled as many other disorders...symptoms were severe abdominal pain, double cycles, re-occurring ovarian cysts, chronic fatigue...since device removal in jan 2009 my health has improved 75%.
heidi4jessie, glad your problems are resolving. I think I may have responded to you on the aphrodites forum. If you leave a message on my profile on how to contact you, I can send you the info on the instructions for use. These instructions are what the FDA says the doctors should follow when doing this procedure.
I had my procedure done 6wks ago. I had pretty much constant bleeding (at least very regular bleeding) for 4wks after the procedure. I still have cramping on my left side that stretches all the way down my left leg. I have been taking Advil to alleviate the pain. The cramping/aching is not horrendous but it is definitely uncomfortable. I went for my check-up last week and the doctor told me that there shouldn't be any cramping and that the cramping "must be from something else". I had no aching cramping before the procedure but have had it every single day since the procedure. I go back in 2mos for the fertility test, but I don't know if I can stand this daily pain. What should I do now?
So frustrated with this right now. Reporting this to the FDA! Now I am in a world of hurt I cant even sue! No Lawyer will touch this case because the procedure is said to be 99.8% effective and they are all just telling me I am the .2%! This procedure if you are even thinking about doing it please dont! You will suffer the consequences ! I am. I am being looked down on ! I have been emotionally hurt ... Financially hurt. And now I am going to suffer worse having another child I shouldnt have had. As happy I and hopefully this will be a healthy baby. the next 8 months are going to be torcherous to me and my family! I am pretty angry at the world. I am sickened by this whole mess. The state of Virginia will not help! They dont believe in Wrongful conceptions! They believe that it is far more better to have a healthy unplanned pregnancy than a harmful sick baby ! So they all say bend over and take it while I sit here and cry everyday asking Y me! Y did I listen to my dr. Y didnt I try and argue. When arguing with your doctor makes them not want to try and help I have been there too. I can no longer fight. I am going to have to sit here and shut my mouth while he does this to more and more women who want no more kids and will have more and more kids. I am sorry for all those this procedure is physicially hurting... all though my pain is emotional ... I feel that your pain is worse than mine because it is a physical pain that wont go away! I am sorry for that. But my emotional pain is tearing apart my whole family! My husband is scared to touch me again becuase we defentitally dont want another baby after this. And I dont know how long that can last! And I am scared for my children and how they will have to suffer. It makes me cry all day and all night. I can barely eat I am soo distraut. Yet there is nothing I can do. there is no class action lawsuit to be a part of. there is no way to sue my dr. I am stuck ! This is sad to me. Very sad and discouraging. Nothing I can say or do can help. This isnt good to my mental health and It is making me think things arent worth it. though I am trying to hold my self together for my children Life just doesnt seem worth it anymore. My whole life is ruined by this. Yet I still love this new baby and deep down really excited to meet this new baby! but still angry and hurt and dealing with my family who are all not so happy about this new little bundle of joy! Scared my marriage isnt going to last through this somedays. Scared my future is ruined. I wanted to go to college.. how can I do that and support 4 kids? I will forever be working minium wage jobs to support my kids! Struggling because of a doctors mess up that is covered by legal terms and papers he is hiding behinde. he says one thing papers say something else. Being screwed wasnt part of the deal. But I hope all of you get something out of this and you actually get to sue! I tried and I cant!
GoingLoco, Please hang on. I'm there with you. I'm trying to do all that I can. I am writing senators, congressmen, the FDA and anyone I can think of. Just don't give up. Look at it like this, that child you are carrying may one day be the greatest joy you've ever known. I know another child is going to add more stress and strain on your financial problems but hang on. I have wanted to give up so many times but I know that will not help other women who are having problems. We can't give up, we all need to do all that we can by contacting who ever we can think of. I'm sure some people are tired of getting letters from me but I feel that unless we really push some of our elected officials nothing will get done. My husband has suggested that I contact Rev AL Sharpton or some high profile public official who is sympathetic to womens issues especially to women who are trapped by their financial condition. Hang on girl. You've got my contact info, if you need to talk to some one, I'll be glad to call and talk with you on the phone.
I saw all the negative posts in here and I thought that some may find another perspective useful. I had the Essure procedure done in August 2007. I was put completely under for the procedure, since there is less risk of a mistake that way. The procedure went like a dream for me, I had less pain after than I do during a normal period (so the drugs definitely helped!) and only spotted the day of the surgery. By the next day I had stopped bleeding and was only a little sore. The second day after surgery I was running around like nothing had happened. Three months later I had my dye test done. It was uncomfortable, I felt some pressure, but it wasn't as bad as a normal period. When they stopped pushing the dye into me it was immedately better. After about 30 mins I felt normal.
I have had no change in periods, and no pain. I have not gotten pregnant nor have I had to use birth control. I have been in a committed relationship this whole time, so the Essure has definitely worked for me, otherwise I would have gotten pregnant a few times over.
I'm sorry that so many of the women in this forum seem to have had problems with the procedure, but that doesn't mean the product doesn't work for everyone. I believe that the success of the surgery depends on the skill and experience of the doctor and the technique used. I live in South Carolina, so if anyone would like my doctor's name they can contact me through the email on my profile.
I have been extremely happy with my results.
yeah I am holding on. I was trying so hard to find others and others are downing me for this failure. Saying it is my fault it failed. that nothing is 100%! That I should stop whining and get over it. Others are sympathetic to my concerns. But mostly it hurts cause I cant do anything about it. I feel bad for all of you that this is happening too also! My parents are against me. And they feel like I was irresponsible and I am begining to think they are right! It is hurting me in a way I dont think suign the doctor can cover this in any dollar amount! I mean if you can get a class action lawsuit great and I am behind you 100%! I am willing to do anything to make sure more and more people are aware of the problems this product is causing! Its causing strain on my marriage and my family. And well ME. I have to go through another baby! I didnt even lose the wieght from the last one so I knwo I will be as big as my house when I am done! Its just all sooo much sooo fast! I know this baby will be great. I am not worried about that. I am worried about being pushed over. I hate that feeling. They say you did thsi you take the "side effects" Well this was suposed to prevent the side effect of PREGNANCY who even heard of the side effect of sterilization is pregnancy! are you serious!?!? I hope you do contact rev al sharpton. Dr. Phil Opera even though recently those shows are now promoting the essure product .. it was on the Dr's and on Opera. If they only knew! I wish we could be heard. I wish you lucK!
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