My name is Antoinette Griego I am 41 yrs old hispanic female residing in Santa Fe NM. I had the Essure put in approximetley 2 years ago. I Immediately began to have terrible health problems after the surgery. Up until recently I did not realize that the health problems I was experiencing were related to the surgery and that I WASNT THE ONLY ONE experienceing these issues. My issuses started almost instantly after the procedure. The first problem I experienced was with severe skin irritation and sensitivity on my legs that started off the size of a dime then spread to the size of almost my whole calve the areas would become inflamed, itchy and scaley then began to ooze liquid from the scabs that formed on my lower legs. The scabs were so sensative that nothing could touch these areas if so they would irritate them, these patches also came up on my back and my arms and this continued for almost a whole year it was a vicious cycle for about a year. I finally got to the point where i coulndt handle it anymore so went to the dr, at this time I also started suffering from terrible joint pain back, legs, hips, knees, and even my feet hurt. There are days that i can barely get out of bed (takes me awhile). I have numbness in both of my hands that continues throughout the night. My menstural cycle is extremly heavy worse now then when i was alot younger or even after child birth. I have had weight issues in the mid-section as well as bloating in the belly. And light headed at times as well, And last but not least hair loss. When I had this procedure done I only chose this because my insurance wouldnt cover a tubal ligation once you were released from the hospital following child birth. At this time there were only 2 Dr’s in Santa Fe they performed the Essure procedure, I asked about side affects and I was told that there wouldnt be any side effects because there were no ‘Hormones’ in the coils. I went to to my family care doctor and she thought it could be plaque phorisis gave me a pill to help with itching and an ointment so she sent me to a dermatoligist the dermatoligist said he couldnt help me or run tests because the areas had calmed down, so until I have another flare up. To this day i still suffer from all these issues. PLEASE HELP