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I had a tubal 10 months after my second child (11 years ago). The only real

Posted By: kate on 2007-12-27
In Reply to: I had a tubal ligation - LinK

"problem" I had was with the air left in my abdomen (it was a laparoscopic), I had sharp pain in my shoulder for a while, but other than that I have had no problems. Regarding Essure, I know they use coils in teh tubes, but don't know what the failure rate is. A friend of mine wanted that, but because she had endometriosis, she was not able to have it done.

Poster below said something about hormonal problems. I don't see how you could experience anything hormonal if your ovaries are left in. Tubal does not remove those. I still have "PMS" sometimes, but that is because my ovarires are still functioning.


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I had a tubal about 8-9 years ago. I would really...
suggest not going to an outpatient surgery center. When they did my tubal they found I had an ectopic pregnancy and had to yank the tube and ovary. I went home 2 hours later; if it had been done in the hospital they probably would have kept me overnight. Just something to think about. Had no problems afterwards. Was back to typing 2 or 3 days later and really did not notice a change in my periods. Good luck.
I know...and I was off the pill for about 7 years before my tubal (sm)
so can't blame mine on that. In the 7 years since I had my tubal, I have had to have a hysteroscopy for a thickened uterine lining and multiple period problems, very heavy, very painful. Before I had always had fairly easy, very average periods which lasted only 4 days. Now they last 7. Sometimes they stop completely for a couple of days right in the middle and then start up again. I will probably end up having a hysterectomy because of the tubal.
Had a tubal 10 years, reversal 5 yrs ago and have a 15month old
What would you like to know lol.
I missed on day of work for the tubal and three for the reversal.
The tubal really didn't hurt at all but the reversal was a doozie (The doc forgot to warn me about the bendz??sp??)

I took my child's away at 3 months.
A friend of mine has a 3-year-old who still *needs* it. She HAS to give it up because she walks around with it in and you can't understand her when she talks. I think it is up to the mom to take it away.
exactly, the child is 5 months old, needs guardian

and exactly why a guardian ad litem was put in place, until that DNA case is settled out of California.........a short period of time, likely, at this point.  The REAL father would get the child, I would think...but again, we are talking about the Bahamas........different laws.....


I sure hope and pray the child gets to be with the real father.....



 


22 months is not even TWO years old..sm
people keep saying that baby is 2 1/2 years old. or 3. 24 months is two years old. 36 months is three years old. People cannot even add.
I'm 20 months older than my hubby, married 23 years so far! -nm
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He hasn't hit my child in 8 years, because (sm)
he knows I would turn him in. Has not hit me in 3 for the same reason. My pastor is giving me some resources and contact people to help me get out, not encouraging me to stay by any means. I don't go to that kind of church.
conceived my child 9 years ago tonight --

Remember the Y2K scare???  Everyone was in such a tizzy that New Year's Eve back in 1999.  Well, the world survived.  I always state that I was the only one who was not Y2K compliant :)


What a blessing, what a great gift, what a joy... most blessed occasion in my life.  I worked until midnight, the world did not crumble, so I got dolled up and went out.  Then proceeded to get myself pregnant (which was not my plan at all).  Sixteen days later, I knew something was up.  Nine months later, my beloved child entered this world, which is now a better place because he's in it (which I tell him every night before he falls asleep). 


I tell him this is a special day because it's the anniversary of his creation (he knows that's when my egg was fertilized -- keeping sex ed age appropriate).  We're going out to his favorite burger joint tonight -- date night for me and my boy.  Just waxing reminiscent.  Full of love, joy and hope for our New Year.  Thank you, dear friends, for always being here for me.  Bless you all.  Feel the love!!!


5 years younger than DH, although have to act older because he's like a d#@n child...nm
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I had my child's cord blood banked eight years ago

This was much more costly way back then.  I compared many companies and finally decided on CBR (Cord Blood Registry).  They are definitely the most reputable.  The originating fee was $1200 and the maintenance fee is $95 per year.  The procedure itself is virtually effortless.  You are first sent a kit which you provide to your physician.  At the time of your child's birth, three large tubes are filled with the blood from the umbilical cord.  My doctor was more than willing to perform this simple step at the time of my child's birth.  Then, after collection, the kit is sent via courier to a deep freezer (I think mine is in Arizona). 


This is such an exciting prospect.  Talk about life/health insurance.  Just imagine what can be done with these cells many, many years from now.  Will my child never have to develop cancer?  Could a spinal cord injury be reversed?  Could he be cloned?  Just imagine the possibilities. 


Truthfully, eight years ago was an eternity in this business of cord blood banking.  I feel it is truly cutting-edge technology.  Yes, it was costly, but when I think about the truly invaluable possibilities, I felt compelled to have this done.  Now, it is much more affordable than it was back in the beginning stages of this technology.  This is even much more valuable when siblings are involved.  I, however, only have the one child. 


I don't know of anyone else who has done this, at least not in my circle.  With my medical background, there was just no way I could not do it.  Sorry I got so lengthy about this, but I am a huge advocate of this concept.


he's not a real person, but that feeling is real - the magic. nm
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Tubal
Yep, me too.  I had a tubal with my C-section 3-1/2 years ago.  My monthly cramps are MUCH WORSE!!!  My doc told me it was caused by blood backing up in to the tubes and having nowhere to go.  (Gotta love my technical explinations, lol).  I now have cramps that radiate around to my lower back and down both legs to my knees.  No one warned me either!  My doc said to take ibuprofen right before my cycle and every 4 hours throughout the week.  This does nothing!  I wish my hubby would have gotten "fixed" instead.  
I had a tubal at age 27 (sm)
I do not advise a tubal for anyone.

I experienced very heavy flow and excruciating pain after my tubal (tubes were cauterized), and this lasted until menopause at age 55. From onset of menses until the tubal, my monthly cycle was never a problem. I changed OB/GYN, who said the painful cycles after tubal was because BCPs had kept that from occurring prior to tubal. I told him I was not on BCPs and had not been on them since I was about age 21. Of course, OB/GYN does not want to think tubal creates any problems.

My family physician (female) explained that, after a tubal, every month during ovulation the egg ruptured through the wall of the ovary into the abdominal cavity (and body absorbed the egg or eggs), which could create the severe pain during mid-cycle.

I took multiple Aleve during this time. I have a high pain threshold, but just prior to menopause I needed pain medication.

I strongly encouraged my daughter not to have a tubal after her 2nd C-section. Her OB/GYN was not too pleased with her decision. Her husband had a vasectomy a year later.

I had a tubal the day after

the delivery of our third child.  My husband and I had discussed it and he didn't want to undergo the vas.  He is deathly afraid of needles.  After going through childbirth 3 times, I was kind of used to it.  I honestly don't remember a single bit of pain following the tubal.  I had it done laparoscopically and I was already on "light duty" because of the delivery.  I was discharged the day after the tubal.  I had a 5-yo and a 2-yo at home plus the newborn.  My husband was able to take a week off to help me out, but he would have done that regardless of the tubal. 


As for cost, my insurance covered either.  I would suggest that your husband wait until after the birth of this child to have the vasectomy, the reason being that you may end up needing a C-section (though I hope not) and they can do the tubal then if you've already discussed it with your OB. 


Good luck and congratulations on your pregnancy!  I hope your "surprise" brings you as much joy as mine does!  We hadn't planned on our third one either, but I can't imagine life without him!


Tubal Ligation
I had a tubal after my c-section when I had my second daughter 3 years ago. I was over 40 when I had my second child and I knew I didn't want another child since I was older so it wasn't really a problem for me. I will say though that it made recovering from the c-section a lot worse. Our best friend had a vasectomy and he had no problems at all.
I had a tubal ligation
I had it done while I had my last c-section. Maybe it's easier when it's done by itself, but I had a lot of pain and it took me a long time to recover. My husband even said that if he knew what I would have to go through he wouldn't have wanted me to have it. But again, that was because I also had a c-section so don't let me scare you. I'm sure someone here had a tubal separate from anything else and can tell you exactly what they went through.

I never heard of the Essure procedure. What does that actually entail?
I had a tubal with my second c-section sm

i had a c-section with my second baby and while he was in there i told him to do a tubal. he cut and cauterized my tubes.  i haven't had any problems since, that's been almost 6 years ago.  when i'm ovulating, i do have some pain on my left.  i don't know if that's due to the tubal, but i don't regret getting it done.  good luck!


I also had a tubal during a C-section
I healed up OK, but have very painful cramps every month ever since.  Other people who have had tubals have told me its a very common experience - nobody mentioned it prior to my decision.  I'm talking 10 years of such awful pain I could not work during my monthlies without serious pain killers - worked my way up through every strength of ibuprofen, scrips included, until finally was prescribed a psychotropic drug that turned me into a happy zombie that barely noticed the pain.  Finally around the 11th year the pain has slacked off enough I can get by on 2 regular strength ibuprofen every 4 hours, as long as I'm very careful not to get much strenuous exercise during my period - that brings back flareups of mega-pain.  I had no warning in advance this was a supposedly common result of a tubal so I wanted to warn you to ask around and talk to as many people as you can that have had tubals and see if debilitating cramps have been their experience.  Good luck in whatever you decide.
I had a laparoscopic tubal at age 28.
The procedure itself was relatively painless. I took one Tylenol and that was it. No pain meds, nothing. The doctor did cut out at least an inch of fallopian tube and cauterized the ends to prevent regrowth of the tubes, but I still wonder about the chances of an ectopic pregnancy especially with ovulation pain mid month.

I have had problems since then with extreme PMS (PMDD?), heavy flow, cramping, mood swings, headaches, hot flashes with sweats, not being able to sleep for 1-2 nights before Aunt Flo arrives, and a bunch of other annoyances. In reading the post tubal syndrome websites, it seems to fit. I don't know how much of this is related to not taking birth control pills, getting older, gaining weight with a sedentary job, just regular PMS, or the actual tubal. I was also recently diagnosed with uterine fibroids.

I had never heard of the Essure procedure, but I personally wouldn't choose it. I just don't like the idea of having something "foreign" inside my body. What if it dislodged, what if the metal springy thingies were recalled, what about scarring?
Update, might not have been the tubal
but getting off the birth control pills, sorry about that.
I also had my tubal after my second C-section
And it was incredibly painful. It took me way longer to recuperate from having both of them done at the same time. After my husband saw how bad it was for me he had second thoughts about me having the tubal. Even months after I still had slight stabs of pain in the area.
Should say the child found in Florida proved to be the Caylee child, homicide.
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Vasectomy vs tubal ligation

Okay, I am about 8-10 weeks pregnant.  My husband and I definitely don't want more children after this one.  We weren't even trying for this one actually.  We talked briefly about our options.  Every thing that I have read leads me to wanting him to have a vasectomy.  It is cheaper, less invasive, done under local anesthetic, and recovery is within 48 hours.  Tubals are more expensive, requires an abdominal incision done under general anesthetic, and a weeks worth of recovery.  However, I don't know that my husband is really wanting to go with the snip snip himself.  I'm hoping the cost alone will talk him into getting it done versus me as it is 3-4 times cheaper than a tubal.


Does anyone else have any helpful tips on this?  I wouldn't mind having the tubal but I really don't think being unable to lift things and having light activity for a week will really go well with a 5 y/o and a newborn to take care of.  Plus...there are more risks with a tubal than there are a vasectomy.  So any additional tips on this subject to try and convince my husband into undergoing the ole snip snip would be much appreciated.  Thanks!


I had a tubal/ piece of cake sm
My husband is a big baby. I was working full time at an insurance company. I had my surgery the day after Thanksgiving. I was home by 10 AM feeding the baby (not my husband) in the high chair because my husband had to run to the store for stuff we needed. Not a big deal. Didn't hurt, woke up from anesthesia quickly.
I googled post tubal syndrome

What I found scariest is the way doctors commonly try to blow off your symptoms - blame formerly being on the pill as being why it was never this bad before, or just act like you're being a big baby.  Many women on those forums saying "thank god I read this - now I know I'm not crazy".  I went to several doctors (male and female)about the pain and not ONE of them said it could be related to my tubal.  They don't want to admit these side effects are common, and they don't want to admit they don't know what to do about it.  They want us to just shut up and deal with it.  Its shameful the way they sweep this under the rug, and the only way you find out its common is word of mouth. No such thing as "informed consent" when it comes to tubals!  We need to spread the word!  Like call Oprah or something!


tubal in 98 reversal in 2002 and baby in 2005
I was in a really bad marriage and knew I wanted no more children in this relationship and so I spoke with my OB/gyn and her performed a tubal not removing any of the tube just cutting and cauterizing. In 2000 my hubbie and I married and he had no biological children so we had my tubal reversed at a cost of about $3000 and little or no discomfort. A couple of years later and some Clomid (because of my age) I gave birth to an almost ten pound baby boy and am planning on working on a little sister currently *~*~*weg*~*~*~
My husband and I were deciding on a tubal versus a vasectomy....
after reading these responses about a tubal I told him he has to get a vasectomy....thanks for making my decision easier--I honestly never knew about menstrual issues afterwards...
Say a tubal ligation got rid of your eczema, wanna know how I got rid of mine?
Had severe eczema on my hands, thought once would lose my fingernails. I got divorced, the eczema went away and never returned. True story.
Google post tubal ligation syndrome

Very many people find there are side effects to a tubal.  My worst problem since having one is horrible, debilitating cramps.  Every.single.month!  Sometimes they get so bad I can't work at all, and I have to baby myself during that time every month as the least amount of physical activity brings 'em on.  I have been to numerous docs (who act as if I'm exaggerating the pain), had numerous prescriptions - they finally put me on a strong psychotropic drug (where you still feel the pain but you're so stoned you don't really care).


I had never heard of PTLS prior to my tubal and had no idea what I was in for.  Docs don't give full disclosure, IMO, as to the risks.  Please look into the numerous websites on it - the testimonials of people who all have identical symptoms should be enough.  This can mess you up until menopause - and its completely unfair to take on a sentence of pain vs some guy's ego!


Google post tubal peace of mind syndrome
Nah, just kidding but I had a tubal at age 29 after my second child, knew definitely did not want another, had always said no children at all after 30 and that is what I did. Never had the first problem with it. I would not try to talk a guy into a vasectomy if he had any drawback to it because lots think it somehow takes menhood away and men can be such big babies to start with sometimes.
of course it's real!!! It's all real, hence the title
gross
wow. several months for TAT...wish we had that!--nm
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Nine months later?

That's unreal. I would be interested to hear his explanation after your phone call. If you cancelled the appointment you should not have been billed, much less that amount. Good luck with that one!  


Definitely let him do it. It's only for a few months.
It must be awful to spend that much time driving every day, and gas is so expensive right now. Just let him do it. It's only until spring, and it will make things so much easier on him.
When my son was 9 MONTHS old SM

we lived in South Carolina, and his daycare center asked me to sign a form giving them permission to spank him if he misbehaved.  He was a BABY and they wanted to spank him!  Holy Cow!  I refused to sign it and took my son out of their daycare, but it was legal there (this was 14 years ago...not sure what the law is now).  But I was shocked.


I'm not anti-spanking...I just think only a parent should be able to spank their child.  Definitely not someone who doesn't love your child and who may be too heavy handed.


Chickadee


They are now - it took several months for them to
get like this. Whenever one is curled up sleeping, the other will slink over and rest their head on the other one. :)
my son will be 11 in a few months
and never had anything like this. He's very forgetful and seems to lack common sense the last year or so. He also likes to turn his back and put his head down when he doesn't like something but hsn't cried in a long time unless he's hurt.

It sounds to me like maybe other kids (or someone) is telling your son he is fat or maybe making fun of him with clothes and that's why he suddenly changes his mind about what's cool and what's not.

I know my son is really starting to look at the high school aged kids for direction on what to wear, haircuts, etc. The long hair, no shower, messy look. We have had a talk that we understand he is growing up and with that comes priviledges but also he can only "grow up" so fast and he's not 15 or 16 and will not be treated as such until then. We have also told him at his age it is our job as parent's to make sure he is clean, fed, gets good sleep and grades, has clothes, and a roof over his head...and with that means we will make sure he takes a shower and makes himself look presentable. Long hair is fine, messy-look is fine...but rolling out of bed and tossing wrinkled clothes on is not - until he's 18 and then he can do what he wants.

Maybe you could sit down and have a talk with your son and ask him about why he's so emotional and changes his mind a lot. Could also call the school guidance counselor (even anonymously) and ask if it is normal behavior or might be signaling something more going on. They are really the experts on behavior at that age and for some reason many kids will talk to them when they won't talk to their own parents.
I have been seeing one the last few months.
I was a skeptic for certain. My husband ended up in the hospital with back problems and all the doctors would do is prescribe him meds to alleviate the pain. He started going to a chiropractor looking for relieve. It took a while but they helped him tremendously. After that I decided to give it a shot. The past few months I have been going weekly because insurance would pay for a certain number of visits in a year. Now that the year is renewing I have told my chiro that I am cutting back to once a month, or as I feel I need it. I will continue to go just not regularly at 1-2 times a week. She saw nothing wrong with that.Like you I can definitely tell a difference with less stiffness, better range of motion, better sleep, etc.
I think everyone should wait at least 3 months.
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Hopefully in a few months we'll both...sm
be bragging about our new babies. I haven't had morning sickness yet - didn't have it last time either, so we'll see if that develops. I'm spending my lunch hour from work napping each day and sleeping after work for a while. Hopefully I'll wake up before the baby is born in September. :o)
I waited about 7 months.
I wish I had done it sooner. I couldn't eat anything without getting sick by the time I gave in.
6 months and both hips fxd? Where'd ya get..nm
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3 weddings in 3 months...
Same family; 1 in July, then 2 weeks later, then a month later....would wearing the same dress to each wedding be```tacky```?  All 3 evening weddings...so would be appropriate for each. Whatcha think?
sorry should be couple of months.
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daughter had one then none for six months
the it was every other month and has now settled into a regular 28 day cycle. But occasionally when she is super active she will miss but its all normal.
I quit 3 months ago!
I feel great! I can even be around others and not have a craving. I am just starting to be bothered by the smell.

GOOD LUCK! YOU CAN DO IT!!
I got my Wii at Target 2 months ago
They seem to be getting more and more in lately. I HATE Walmart.
Just started a few months ago
And I love it. It's very easy to deal with, since you brush on such a tiny bit at a time. I start with the big brush, then use the middle one to go over where I need more coverage. If you have very dry skin, I can see where it might be a problem, but that's not me. I do try to avoid putting it on heavily where I have crow's feet around my eyes, because I think maybe it does make them more prominent.

And don't let that video scare you - they make it look like you'd be putting on 40 coats of this stuff or something. I just use the basic color, some of the warmth and then the mineral veil. I don't think you need anything more.

Finally got rid of one after several months

Had to buy a cage trap online and bait it.  Eventually got lucky and put something in there it was in the mood to eat, and it didn't manage to spring the trap that time.  BF took it for a ride and released it somewhere far away.


Now there's a possum looking to get in....maybe I need to get a dog, my house seems to attract critters.


After 6 months of looking and living
like a pauper I am now pretty happy in the new job I have. I am also behind on every bill in the house! Has anyone used a credit counseling service to help them with debt and paying off everything to get their credit back on track? I want to use a legitimate company and not worsen my situation more than it is. Thanks everyone.