Each year many couples make the decision to have a tubal ligation reversal. Most choose this type of surgery in order to restore fertility after a tubal ligation. Tubal ligation reversal surgery is actually the surgery to repair the blocked or damaged fallopian tubes.
When couples begin informing others that they have decided to have this surgery they can be met with a variety of comments or opinions. Those who are closest to the couple will often be those of greatest support but this may not always be the case. There are usually those with at least one of the following comments.
- Why now after all of these years? Your children are almost all grown.
- Why would you want to start all over again?
- Will you be able to afford this?
- Don’t you two want to be able to enjoy life now that you are getting older?
- Aren’t you too old to be trying to have a baby?
If you have have heard any of the previous comments you can just join the club! If you haven’t yet then be ready for them when they hit and don’t say you haven’t been warned.
The thing to remember is not everyone understands what this is all about. When you and your partner have made the decision to go through with this surgery it was after much though and research.
Another thing to remember is to seek support. Support can be found in groups as well as tubal reversal message boards. Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center has a tubal reversal message board that is super active. Although the tubal reversal journey may not always be easy, it is easier when you have people that understand what you are going through.
The greatest piece of advice is to remember that this is your journey that you and your partner have decided on. If you decide to have a ligation reversal it is a personal decision and should be treated as such. There will always be people that will have something to say that you may not like but many do not have the knowledge about the procedure that you have.
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