![]() Seems somebody wasn’t doing their job, or they just didn’t want the additional adverse events to be public. Some of them were a few years old, yet they are supposed to report injuries within 30 days from the date they are aware of them. 19 “adverse events” all on the same day, which I thought was odd. In fact, on 6/9/06, Cytyc themselves uploaded appx. They are not at all concerned with the fact that women are being injured regularly with this device. I incurred medical bills due to this, was off of work for 3 months, and just the trauma of almost dying, does, in fact, deserve some form of compensation. So basically, “sorry, but you can’t touch us”. Was put thru hell while in the hospital and during recovery, and I have a morbid fear of infections considering it was sepsis that almost killed me.Ĭytyc’s only defense is this law, that they are protected and I, nor a judge can override this law. I have a huge scar on my abdomen (up and down), still suffer from pain on the left side of my stomach – daily. I feel there are many frivolous lawsuits from people simply trying to hit the “lotto” by suing. I have never been involved in a lawsuit, ever. My guess is the families of the women that died cannot sue Cytyc either, due to this law, although I do not know that for sure. So patients that are seriously injured cannot sue them for compensation for their injuries and horrible experience. Although, apparently Cytyc is protected by some law as the device was approved by the FDA and is considered a Level 3 device. If you’re wondering if I have a lawsuit against all involved with this “adverse event”, I do. The FDA has a link to information listing all “adverse events” related to devices, here it is: Type the word NOVASURE in the ‘brand name’ field and modify the date range. Just don’t assume (like I did) that medical products and devices are safe and have been thoroughly tested, and that doctors are well trained in using them. My purpose for sharing this info is that I’m hoping anybody considering having the NovaSure ablation done, will at least be able to make an informed decision based on some of my research and my horrible experience. It was just a marketing tool, and I was gullible. ![]() After deciding to go with the ablation, I was sent home with an educational video about the product. It appears this device is marketed very well. The doctor (she is no longer my OB) only mentioned NovaSure. I would have researched other methods – had I been informed of other methods. Had I known the number of injuries this device has caused, I never would have had the NovaSure procedure done. Almost everything she wrote in the medical records contradicted what was actually happening to me physically. I had congestive heart failure (I was 43 at the time), needed blood transfusions, blood pressure was anything but stable the entire time, my organs were not doing well, etc… of course, according to the OB doctor, Sharon Washington, I was the picture of health. I was then in the hospital for 13 days, 7 of them spent in ICU not knowing if I was going to make it or not. All the while I was still in terrible, awful pain and asking my husband to just shoot me, kill me, whatever. They did “emergency” surgery… about 14 hours later. This caused sepsis/peritonitis, which can be deadly. ![]() It turned out that the tool had burned my uterus and then burned my bowel, perforating it. I’d rather go thru days of hard labor pains than what I was dealing with then. I was begging my husband to just shoot me. ![]() I had no choice but to go to ER, it was awful. Oh, she also said “it’s probably gas”… funny one. But she said, if I felt I needed to go in to ER, then go. I called the OB (no longer my doctor), she immediately said “it has nothing to do with what we did yesterday”. All seemed to go well during the procedure, then the following night I had the most excruciating pain imaginable. I had the NovaSure procedure done for heavy bleeding, in September ’05, and I am still suffering residual effects from the injury sustained as a result of the NovaSure product. There needs to be some form of retribution made to me, and I certainly hope to anybody out there that was injured from this device. Not to mention, the suffering I personally went through, the horrible scar and the ongoing issues/pain that I still have to this day. However, once I saw the number of injuries as a direct result of this NovaSure endometrial ablation device, I just couldn't let it go. I can understand a mistake, or a 'oopsie' once in a while, and there are risks associated with any medical procedure. If you have not and are thinking about it, please read this and make an informed decision about it before going forward with it. If you have, then I sincerely hope it went well for you. If you’re reading this, you may be considering having the NovaSure endometrial ablation done, or you may have already had it done. ![]()
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