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Michelle, I have it from Walmart Inc.. my husband works at the DC nearby. Its a PPO plan.. I'm going to call them soon, haven't heard from them yet. ANY help would be great kwim?
I have BCBS of IL too, under State Farm employee group medical and I just found out that it "supposedly" is covered. The first time I called I was told no...now I'm hearing 70% after deductible...better than nothing, but I'll believe it when I'm holding a check!!
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Hi ladies, Dr. Berger says to wait untill after your first period to try ,but some dont!!!welcome to the board im fairly new myself.Good luck in your journey!!
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Hello, everyone, I am new to this also. I had my TL 1N 1996 and just remarried and we are going to have a TR. Can anyone give me some input on how it was for them after surgery??? How long you have to wait to get pregnant. I am scheduling for the end of Feb or Beginning of March.
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Hey everyone. I am new to this board as well. My husband and I want a tr but that horrible green stuff is in your way (money) haha You guys are such an inspiration!! You are so happy and energetic. I wish you each and everyone Blessings from above in every way! God Bless
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hi everyone, i thought i was the only one that felt this way, after my tl i have been the worse person to be around, and you are rite it is not fair, i hope u feel better soon, i was told that after you get a reversal done you do feel like yourself again. good luck to you and God bless
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Thank you Tina. I did contact my Ins. and I'll wait to hear from them. I can't find my packet at the moment so maybe I'll find it before I hear from them.
I hope my ins. will cover part of it, this is no way to live. I wonder if it ever gets better, or just worse? I suppose I'll find out if I can't pay for it myself or my ins. won't help, lol.
Thanks for all the support, I truly appreciate it. Now I know I'm not nuts, even though I felt that way lol!
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Welcome Christi! I'm fairly new to this board too and it's been a god send to find people who completely understand what you're going thru and feeling. When I went to my gyno. to ask why I was having so many problems after my TL, I was told it has NOTHING to do w/that * that I was just getting older * should expect those kinds of thngs - I was only 27 yrs old! I stumlbed across this site when I was looking to get a TR so that we could hopfully add to our family. After reading the info on PTLS I wanted to sit * cry - it explained to much! I was no longer crazy! Our ins. won't cover the TR but it will be worth every penny to have even part of my life back! I wish you luck in your decision - and you have definately come to the right place for support and understanding.
Take Care * we'll all be here for you! Tina G-H 33 DH 45 DD 11 DD 10 DD 7 DD 5 TL 9-9-99 TR 2-7-05
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I don't think there is anything to help with PTLS really. I guess you would just treat the symptoms as you have been doing. The doctors never tell anyone about the possible side effects because they truly don't believe the 2 are related. I don't think the failure rates of a TL are very high. I think that the clips are the easiest ons to reverse though!
You know, the antidepressants are fine for anxiety, etc.. but it does nothing for the physical pain which seems to cause alot of anxiety itself! I just hate that this happens to so many women, including myself. I hope that the future brings better understanding of TL's and more knowledge for people to consider before having it done.
My husband is being very supportive and is making me call the doctor monday morning. He is really concerned about my pains and wants me to look into it. I'm really scared though, who knows if there is anything wrong.. I'm young * healthy, but thats no guarantee. If they find nothing, I'll know its the PTLS.
I'm about 9 1/2hrs from CHapel Hill, and I"ll definitely consider a TR once I'm at my goal for my weight loss, etc... and have the money or ins. coverage (if my policy happens to cover any of it) lol!
I will check my policy to be sure. Is there anything to even help with symptoms of PTLS? Its really sad that so many women have this yet no one tells you about these things when you have the TL done. Or at least thats what happened in my case. I wish I had let my husband get a vasectomy, but I really wanted to prevent myself from having more children.
Does anyone know the failure rates of TL.. I had the filshie clip procedure here in Kentucky. TIA
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Christi, I know how you feel! After my TL I told my family "I don't feel like me anymore." I didn't know what was wrong with me. I was so depressed. I do believe that part of that had to do with my TL. My family didn't understand. My Dr. just put me on antidepressants. But when I had my TR I finally feel like me again! Good luck! I think some BCBS do cover TR check into it!
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Hi Christi, I'm sorry to hear you've had such a bad time. I found that after my reversal, a lot of my horrible symptoms went away, including migraine headaches and generally feeling like a homicidal maniac!! Insurance does not cover TR because there is no official diagnosis code for PTLS. Check your policy just to be sure, but there aren't very many who cover it. Good luck! You will love Dr. Berger and his staff. They are just fantastic!!
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Hi everyone. I'm brand new here and so glad to have found this site.
I'm 25yrs old and I have 2 beautiful children (boy * girl). I"m very happily married to their wonderful father... I had my TL (with the filshie clips) after our son was 8weeks old in 2001. For no more than a year, everything was fine. But it was downhill after that. I 100% regret having my TL for health reasons. I've always had bad periods, but they are MUCH worse now. I have bad (and big) clotting, very irregular periods, night sweats, hot flashes, horrible cramping, tons of anxiety (been on alot of meds for that), extreme irritablity, and lots of weight gain. Not to mention the horrible pain I feel during my periods, which isn't cramping. Its a BAD pain that comes on one or both sides, around my uterus/ovary area. As of yesterday, it started without being on my period. My husband squeezed me tight and I've hurt in the same spot (as I do when my period is here) ever since.
I've done some reading and I am just confused about everything. I am so tired of feeling this way, its not a fun way to live. I don't know where to go from here, other than seeing someone about this. I've never done that because I felt like they would think it was nothing, or that I was crazy. I know my body and this is not normal.
Does anyone know what they would do for something like this? I'm thinking this could be from Post TL Syndrome... I have BCBS of IL insurance... would they cover anything? I'm just ready to feel good all the time, other than normal cramping. These pains are so bad that I can't sleep well at all. Its not fair to me, or my family.
Sorry to ramble, I don't know where or who to turn to.
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