August 7, 2008 – 10:41 am
by Sandra Wilson
If you are like many women who have decided they want a tubal reversal after having their tubes tied, you have most likely been searching on line for information. There are all kinds of information you need to know. If you have just started, maybe this article and the resources given will help shorten the search for answers. At the very least, you will know the questions to be answered by the resources below or in our other articles.
Usually a woman and her husband will want to know things like the cost of a tubal reversal, where they can get some financial aid, information about tubal reversal doctors, and about the surgical center. Are you doing it in a hospital or a reversal center specifically for this operation? What are the pros and cons of each action?
Although you may have questions about the cost, the doctors and the facilities, you really should find out more about the surgery itself. First you may want to know how the doctor you are reviewing actually does the tubal anastomosis. Does he do it in a hospital or in a special surgical facility where nothing else is done? How long will the surgery take? How long will it take for you to recover and be able to go back to work? Is it out patient or will you have to stay in the hospital?
by Sandra Wilson
Having had their tubes tied, many women each year decide they want tubal ligation reversal surgery. But there are questions. These days the search for information usually begins on line and allows you to find that information in articles and other resources like this. Below you will find a few questions with answers and pointing to resources about the surgery and the preparation for it.
1) What does the surgeon need before scheduling surgery? This could depend upon the surgeon you select but he will want to see the operative report from your tubal ligation surgery. It provides the information about the type of surgery done and length of tubes left. It lets him know if the reversal can even be attempted. In addition, you will need some lab work done checking out various factors. If you are lucky, your surgeon will have a website like http://www.tubal-reversal.net where you can see what needs to be done before surgery.
by Sandra Wilson
Did you know there that problems reported following having your tubes tied all the way back 50+ years ago? Yes. What we call post tubal ligation syndrome has been reported for decades. You can read story after story online, especially if you go to the http://www.tubal-reversal.net message board, about the suffering women are having post tubal. Why are all these women being ignored? Why is this happening?
So, again, why is nothing being done for the most part. Let’s use an article from medicinenet.com as a source of information on why. The article says a Dr. Stephen Corson and other doctors simply think the cause is due to aging and not using birth control pills any more. In fact the article says Dr. Corson counsels women to go off birth control pills for several months before having their tubes tied.
However, this explanation has just too many women falling through the cracks. Simply put, what about the women who were in the 20s, 30s or even early 40s who had a tubal ligation right after delivering a baby? They just don’t seem to fit into this neat little answer most doctors seem to accept, if they even think about it at all.
by Sandra Wilson
If you have had your tubes tied and then begin experiencing problems with your body, it could be you have post tubal ligation syndrome, also known by the initials PTLS. Others simply call it Post Tubal Syndrome or PTS.
Regardless of whether or not the medical community as a whole believes in ptls or not, you still are having problems. No doubt you have been researching on the web and learned about some of the different symptoms associated with this syndrome. Below you will find a few first hand accounts of the symptoms some suffering women have gone through probably just like you.
Take for instance the case of Brenda. Her complaints began with feeling numb in the pelvic area, a sensation which did not improve over time as she thought it would after surgery. She also had hot flashes and night sweats, fatigue, depression, mood swings, bad cramps, and heavier bleeding. Her libido dropped away. Loss of libido is a very common complaint. Of the night sweats, she said she would wake up with her nightgown stuck to her and soaking wet. I don’t think we can put it down to aging and menopause as she was only 33.
by Sandra Wilson
Getting your tubes tied is considered permanent. But what happens if you are one of the thousands of women who changes her mind every year? Your doctor would most likely say in vitro fertilization or IVF is your only answer. What he might not tell you, or might not even know is available, is to get a tubal ligation reversal. Let’s look at IVF vs. tubal reversal below.
First, you need to understand that a tubal reversal is a surgical procedure. The surgeon will access your fallopian tubes. Hopefully, you will have carefully checked out the available surgeons and chosen a very experienced one who does the procedure on an outpatient basis such as Dr. Berger of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. There is little you will need to do to get ready for the surgery other than having your surgeon review the tubal ligation operative report. It’s best to check with the surgeon you choose to understand just what preparation you do need, however minimal.
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