Carrie Plaster is a 30-year-old mother of three boys. She decided she wanted a permanent form of birth control, so five years ago she spoke with her doctor about her options. Her doctor told her about Essure, which involves the implantation of two small metal coils into the Fallopian tubes to block them off. Plaster decided to go with this option, because it’s less invasive than tubal ligation, and doesn’t require any down time.
However, two weeks after the procedure, Plaster started experiencing severe abdominal pain. “It came on all of a sudden, and it hasn’t gone away since,” Plaster said. She also experiences severe bloating. About a year ago, she said she started suffering from anxiety and panic attacks.
In order to get rid of these side effects and return back to her normal self, Plaster decided to get the coils surgically removed. She is going into surgery tomorrow, but if the coils have caused damage to her uterus, she will also need to undergo a hysterectomy.
