Description of Event or Problem · 1
AFTER HAVING THE ESSURE DEVICE PLACED, I STARTED HAVING SEVERE HEADACHES. OTHER SYMPTOMS WERE DIZZINESS, VISUAL DISTURBANCES TO WHERE I WAS SEEING BLACK SPOTS, FEELING FAINT AND A FOGGY HEAD. THEN I STARTED HAVING WEAKNESS AND HAVING TROUBLE REMEMBERING WHAT I HAD DONE. I CURRENTLY HAVE AN 11 MONTH OLD AND FIXED A BOTTLE TWICE. I WENT AND HAD SOME TESTS DONE AND REPORTS SHOWED THAT AI ONLY HAD 2% OF MY SHORT TERM MEMORY LEFT. I HAVE ALSO HAD HEAVY METAL TESTS DONE THAT REVEALED LOW LEVELS OF ARSENIC IN MY BLOOD AS WELL AS LOW POTASSIUM LEVELS AND VITAMIN B12 LEVELS WERE SO LOW THAT I AM NOW TAKING SHOTS TO GET MY LEVEL BACK UP. I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT THE DEVICE HAD NICKEL IN THE DEVICE AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO WEAR NICKEL EARRINGS DUE TO AN ALLERGY TO IT. I HAVE ALSO HAD ABDOMINAL CRAMPING, HEAVY BLEEDING FOR WEEKS AFTER IT WAS PLACED. ALSO, I HAVE HAD LOW GRADE FEVERS EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS DEVICE PLACED INSIDE OF ME. I HAVE HAD A PSYCHOANALYSIS TEST PERFORMED ALONG WITH MRI'S, CAT SCANS AND EEG TESTING. THE PSYCHOANALYSIS THAT WAS PERFORMED ALSO SHOWED THAT MY THINKING LEVEL IS AT A SIXTH TO EIGHTH GRADE LEVEL. I AM CURRENTLY A NURSE AND UNABLE TO WORK AT THIS TIME. I WAS ALWAYS AN A/B STUDENT AND MADE THE DEAN'S LIST IN SCHOOL. THE ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT I HAD TOXIC ENCEPHALOPATHY WHICH COULD POSSIBLY BE COMING FROM A FOREIGN OBJECT IN MY BODY. MY OB-GYN TOLD ME THAT THESE SYMPTOMS COULD NOT BE COMING FROM THE ESSURE PRODUCT, BUT I WAS A COMPLETELY HEALTHY NORMAL PERSON PRIOR TO ITS PLACEMENT. I HAVE READ OTHER'S STORIES THAT HAVE HAD THIS DEVICE PLACED AND HAVE NUMEROUS SYMPTOMS AS THEY DID.