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Post by msdani1981 on Mar 23, 2016 0:06:07 GMT -5
Thank you, Aaron. My hope is that someone who may be considering Essure might see this and reconsider.
I've had it for ten years. I knew that something was wrong but couldn't figure out what. My symptoms are so varied that I never thought that Essure could be causing them.
Zach saw an ad on TV from a law firm about Essure, so I did some research. Total "Aha!" moment.
I had an ultrasound on the 17th, to look at my girl parts (LOL) and my follow up is on Friday. Hopefully I'll get my surgery date then, too. Then I'll have an x-ray to find the right coil (it isn't where it should be) and then I'll have a hysterectomy (taking my uterus) and bilateral salpingectomy (taking my fallopian tubes).
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Post by Angela on Mar 23, 2016 0:19:56 GMT -5
Oh gosh Dani sounds dreadful... Hope all goes well for you...
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Post by biteybird on Mar 23, 2016 0:47:22 GMT -5
Hi Dani, whoa the whole thing sounds horrible...I, too, had never heard of this. So you're joining the 'hyster sisters' club, eh? You are in for a short rough time, but afterwards you won't know yourself (I'm already a member of that particular club, LOL). Hope it all goes well. Vent to us if you need to!
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Post by msdani1981 on Mar 23, 2016 0:54:45 GMT -5
Yup, I'm joining the club! I can't wait! The recovery from a hysterectomy can't be as bad as the recovery from having rods in my back (for scoliosis).
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Post by Angela on Mar 23, 2016 0:58:31 GMT -5
Oh I'm a member of that club too! Had to have a hysterectomy when I was 31 as I had cancer!
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Post by msdani1981 on Mar 23, 2016 1:51:00 GMT -5
Congratulations on being cancer free!!!  Edit: I'm 34. |
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Post by biteybird on Mar 23, 2016 2:04:18 GMT -5
Mine was due to a HUGE 'fibroid' (an icky kind of alien growth that was the size of a very large grapefruit - Yuk & What The?) which was picked up as an incidental finding during an MRI on my back. This was at the age of 45, which is apparently the average age for this type of operation. Angela, glad you're well! Yeah, it seems the 'club' isn't as exclusive/uncommon as I thought! 
Dani, you seem quite accustomed to pain, so you will probably take this in your stride! I have some scoliosis too (it's happened due to discs disintegrating and some vertebrae being on an angle, resulting in a 'nice' S bend in my back and a lesser one in my neck), but nothing like you're talking about...I consider myself quite lucky! When is your next surgery happening? Edit: sorry, just noticed you said you don't have a date yet. |
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Post by msdani1981 on Mar 23, 2016 2:17:35 GMT -5
Yes, unfortunately I'm used to pain. I had surgery to stretch the muscles in my eyes when I was about 2 years old, tubes in my ears at a young age, back surgery when I was 14, two jaw surgeries at 16 and 17, and now the hysterectomy sometime in the next couple of months.
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Post by Jan and Shah on Mar 23, 2016 3:42:29 GMT -5
Is the entire Australian branch of the quaker forum a member of the club? I also underwent this surgery a number of years ago after finding numerous fibroids - both little and large.
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Post by msdani1981 on Mar 23, 2016 4:23:17 GMT -5
Yay! My female Quaker forum family members are all Hyster Sisters, too! I'm off to sleep now. I was kind of hesitant to share here, but I'm glad I did. |
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Post by biteybird on Mar 23, 2016 4:29:06 GMT -5
Is the entire Australian branch of the quaker forum a member of the club? I also underwent this surgery a number of years ago after finding numerous fibroids - both little and large. Haha, Jan, apparently so! Maybe there's something in the water. |
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Post by Angela on Mar 23, 2016 6:19:37 GMT -5
Oh wow, it must be the Aussie water lol! Thanks, that was 14 years ago, I'm almost 45 now! I found out when Joel was 5 months old. Dani sounds like you'll breeze through the hyster op Sounds like you've had a fair bit to deal with already... |
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Post by msdani1981 on Mar 23, 2016 12:09:43 GMT -5
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right? No, I'm not worried about the surgery. I'm excited to get it over with. It is a little bit scary, because a few women in the Facebook group have had serious complications after their surgeries. I feel incredibly lucky, because I've never had complications. It's nice, because I like being able to reassure others who are scared about surgery. |
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Post by Jan and Shah on Mar 23, 2016 18:27:45 GMT -5
Hi Angela, congratulations on beating the dreaded "C". It would have been a tough road for you.
Dani, fingers and toes are crossed that you get that surgery as soon as possible.
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Post by Angela on Mar 23, 2016 19:06:37 GMT -5
I agree with you Dani, some people are so scared and it really is nice to reassure them Yes what doesn't kill you does make you stronger!! Thanks Jan. It was a really tough road! It wasn't long after that that we found out my Dad had cancer too. But again as Dani said, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger! |
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