Description of Event or Problem · 1
I AM UNSURE OF THE EXACT DATE THAT MY SYMPTOMS AROSE, BUT I HAD FILSHIE CLIPS USED FOR MY TUBAL LIGATION ON (B)(6) 2015. I WAS NOT GIVEN ANY INFO ABOUT THESE CLIPS, NOR DID I CONSENT TO HAVING THEM. AFTER THIS DATE SOMETIME, I BEGAN TO HAVE UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF BACK PAIN AND UTILIZED THE SERVICE OF MY PHYSICIAN TO TREAT AND DIAGNOSE MY PAIN. THEY TOOK A SERIES OF X-RAYS AND CT SCANS AND I BEGAN TO STUDY THEM. I COULD SEE ON THE FILMS THAT MY FILSHIE CLIPS WERE MIGRATING, AND WITH EACH X-RAY THEY WERE SHOWN IN A DIFFERENT POSITION. FOR TWO YEARS, I HAD EXCRUCIATING BACK PAIN TO THE POINT THAT I COULD NOT EVEN USE THE TOILET DUE TO THE PAIN. MY GYNECOLOGIST DECIDED TO REMOVE THE CLIPS SURGICALLY, BECAUSE HE AND I BOTH CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT ONE OF THE FILSHIE CLIPS HAD EMBEDDED INTO MY SACRUM IN THE INSIDE OF MY PELVIS. THE SURGERY HAPPENED IN LATE 2017 I BELIEVE. WHEN HE REMOVED THE CLIPS HE ALSO HAD TO REMOVE A LOT OF ADHESIONS. HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE DRS AND SURGERY WAS TERRIBLE, AND I SUFFERED FOR 2 YEARS BECAUSE OF THESE CLIPS. SHAMEFULLY, BECAUSE OF THE PAIN I WAS IN, I MADE TWO ATTEMPTS OF SUICIDE WHILE IN PAIN. THESE CLIPS ARE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE USED. I HAVE A SERIES OF X-RAYS AND CT SCANS THAT I CAN PROVIDE, AS WELL AS RECORDS OF MULTIPLE DR APPTS. I EVEN FILED FOR DISABILITY. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID# (B)(4).