Description of Event or Problem · 1
I HAD THE ESSURE PROCEDURE DONE APPROXIMATELY (B)(6) 2009. THREE MONTHS AFTER THE PROCEDURE, I HAD A HSG TEST TO MAKE SURE THE FALLOPIAN TUBES WERE BLOCKED BY THE COILS AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE BEEN HAVING VAGINAL BLEEDING ABOUT 3 WEEKS OUT OF THE MONTH AND FREQUENT VAGINAL INFECTIONS. I HAVE HAD ABDOMINAL PAIN THAT HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED AS TIME WENT ON. I HAD AN ABDOMINAL CAT SCAN THAT SHOWED THAT ONE OF MY ESSURE STENTS WAS PROTRUDING OUT OF MY UTERINE WALL. I AM SCHEDULED FOR AN OPEN COMPLETE ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY (B)(6)2010. I TALKED TO THE DOCTOR ABOUT THE POSSIBLE OTHER LESS INVASIVE OPTIONS, AND HE FELT THIS WAS THE MOST DEFINITE ANSWER TO MY PROBLEMS. I AM A REGISTERED NURSE AND HAD THE ESSURE PROCEDURE DONE SO, I DID NOT HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY-TUBAL LIGATION-. I DID NOT WANT TO BE OUT OF WORK 2-3 WEEKS FOR A TUBAL. NOW DUE TO MY HAVING PREVIOUS ABDOMINAL SURGERIES, MY HYSTERECTOMY HAS TO BE DONE OPEN AND I WILL BE OUT OF WORK 6-8 WEEKS. SINCE I FOUND ALL THIS OUT, I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER WOMEN HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ESSURE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS ISSUES. SINCE I AM AN RN, I WANT THIS PRODUCT TO BE INVESTIGATED SO, OTHER WOMEN DO NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH IN THE LAST YEAR. DIAGNOSIS OR REASON FOR USE: STERILIZATION.