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Tubal Ligation Clip came off after 10 years.

Tubal Ligation Clip came off after 10 years.
Yes, two years ago, one of my clips came off and lodged in my hip. has any one heared of this happening before?
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I had my surgery 5 days ago to get my clamps removed,the left one was not on my tubes at all & was imbeded into my pelvic wall, the right one was nust bately hanging on and ready to fall off. im still healing from my surgery but i am sure after im better and healed i will feel much better not having those clamps inside me anymore
the left clamp fell off less than 9 months after being put on. i decided not to take my entire tubes out- my left clamp ate away the portion of my tube that it was on so it is already separated there and for the right side the DR only needed to do minimal burning to get it off.
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I have had the tubal clamps for nearly 3 years now & ever since they got put in i have been having pain; i didnt even know i was getting clamps & i regret this surgery soo much!!!! i wish i could go back to how i used to feel before i made this mistake- i recently went to my hospital & requested all of my Xrays, Mris n CT scans on a CDrom- & only for myself requesting do i find an xray only 9months after having the tubal surgery; one of my clamps look out of place- my most recent pelvis xray is not low enough to show both clamps- i only partially can see one. well it took months of complaining about my pain believing its from the clamps & the hospital not believing me at all- the doctor who put the clamps on finally decides to take them out after referring me to 2 other DRs to rule out anything else- but she tells me she cannot connect my tubes back together which really bums me out. she said either she cuts my tubes of the portion the clamps are on or she takes out my entire tubes..... has anyone had any problems from their tubes being cut??? i am afraid of getting my entire tubes taken out & regreting it, than not being able to do anything about it....
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Hi Tonya, I have had my clamps since 2005 i'm having a lot of pain in my abdomen area and always feel pinching but never thought it could be the clamps. Do you know if it costs to have them removed?
Thanks so much Nikki
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I had a tubal ligation in April of 1990 when my youngest son was born.  I almost immediately started having abnormal bleeding- basically it was like my post-partum bleeding never really stopped..this eventually led to a D & C that December to try and control the bleeding..that didn't work and I ended up having a hysterectomy in January 1991..the OB-GYN noted in the surgical report that he discovered 3 clips, 2 on my left tube & 1 on the right..he removed the one on the right & only 1 of the 2 on my left.. About 10-11 years ago I was diagnosed with IBS w/constipation and have dealt with the associated symptoms for years..a recent addition of magnesium supplements to my diet does appear to have helped with this but for the past week I have been experiencing a burning, almost a tearing-like pain in my abdoment..it's been pretty much on my left side about 2" from my belly button but the past 2 days has been almost right underneath it..after reading the comments here, I am seriously wondering if the left behind clip is the culprit..
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Hello Ladies..

I had my tubal 2 years ago.  I started having aches and general pains throughout my entire body..... I started seeing my family doctor, requesting tests for arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.  My joints were sore and stiff and i was so tired all the time.  I found these blogs and it was like a light bulb went off. I requested a referral to a GYNE and told him I wanted the clips removed.  My periods were also becoming very painful, clotty and lasting longer than they ever had before. I could feel my ovaries through out the month, they just ached.  

Im happy to say I had my filshie clips removed 3 weeks ago and I feel great. I have since had a period which was completely my "normal." my pain has significantly decreased and I feel like me again!!!
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I got my clips 2 years ago and I just had a ct after 7 months of serious kidney rib pain. Found out my left clip has migrated up into my abdomain I'm waiting for my doctors office to open to find out where I go from here. I know it's surgery but as far as when and what kind I don't know yet.
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