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Have you had your tubes tied?

Many women have had their tubes tied and many now desire a baby. If this is you then join the many other women who are desiring the same thing. Do you suffer from Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome? Are you trying to tell the world what is happening to you but no one wants to listen? Have you been told PTLS does not exist? I invite you to read and join in with comments and make being a woman easier. :)
Showing posts with label miscarriage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label miscarriage. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Tubal Reversal and Coping With Miscarriage

After the long stretch of planning the tubal reversal surgery the time to begin trying to conceive has finally arrived. The couple is excited to begin the newest part of their journey and hopefully a positive pregnancy test will be in the near future.

The day arrives and the woman suspects she is pregnant. She performs the pregnancy test and she gets a positive result. The couple, like so many others, has become pregnant after tubal ligation reversal.

The woman announces her pregnancy and the couple cannot believe that their dream is now becoming a reality. Early Pregnancy Protocol is started and the pregnancy is followed very closely. As the numbers are coming in they are not doubling, as they should. Something is not right and the risk of ectopic pregnancy is always there.

The ultrasound is performed and nothing is seen in the fallopian tubes. This is a good sign. But a miscarriage is happening. The couple is heartbroken and must endure the pain that goes with the miscarriage. Often times they will reach out to their friends on the tubal reversal message board and get support to help make it through this heartbreaking time.

The question arises as to whether miscarriage happens more often after tubal ligation reversal. The answer is no. But, after tubal reversal and learning the body signals through each cycle of trying to conceive many use a pregnancy test much earlier than most women would. They are aware of many pregnancies before a period is even missed. Thus, more tubal reversal women know they are pregnant much earlier and know when they begin to bleed that they were in fact pregnant.

The risk of ectopic pregnancy is slightly higher after tubal reversal but not miscarriage. Many couples do question this and rightly so. Any couple that has been through this journey should question this.

Is miscarriage different because a couple has had a tubal reversal? It may be considering so much has been done to restore fertility. Does the emotional pain hurt more for the reversal couple? There is not a person that can answer what is in another’s heart. But pain it is.

Whether a couple conceives “normally” or whether with the help of tubal ligation reversal a miscarriage is still losing a child. The pain goes deep and only time can heal this. There are people who will say things to help lessen the pain and most times it doesn’t help.

The one biggest thing someone can say to someone who has miscarried is that they are there is they need someone to talk to. The pain is what it is and this something that every Mother that has a miscarriage has to face and work through.

The important thing to remember is that although couples may suffer miscarriages they go on to have healthy children. Dreams do come true.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Tubal Reversal Surgery Patient Tells All

For the many women who have had a tubal ligation and regretted it there are many that have decided to have tubal reversal surgery. Many times women change their minds about wanting more children due to a divorce and remarriage. Others just have decided that they had their tubal ligation much too early and now want another child in the family.

The courage these women display is amazing. To go and have a tubal ligation and to save to be able to afford it shows courage. One of the great things that women who have already had tubal reversal surgery try to stress to others that are about to have surgery is not to give up hope.

In the video, Tubal Reversal Surgery Patient Gives Testimony, Dr. Berger of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center sits with one of his patients and she tells the story of the surgery. Not only did she recover very fast but also went on to have not one but three children after tubal reversal surgery.

The woman speaks of her journey with tubal reversal and the miscarriages she had before having a viable pregnancy. She speaks of not giving up hope and that she hopes this message will get to other women who are getting discouraged.

The journey to tubal reversal may not always be an easy one but it is well worth it. At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center the surgeons and staff are dedicated to helping the women and couples who desire to have children after a tubal ligation. The women that have had tubal reversal surgery give testimony on the message board on how well they were treated when the day came for the surgery.