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Wendy, Your life sounds just lile mine.. I felt totally "lost" and like I did not recognize myself. I have 3 kids and only want my life back too. We are not loking to have another at ages 43 and 44! I am healing well now na dfeeling more hpeful than I have been in quite a long time. I hope you can get the TR and I hope it is sucessful...
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That is true. You need to fax your TL operative report to the doctor for an initial review and then there is still no 100% gurantee until he gets in there and takes a look. The type of your TL makes a difference in some cases. From what I have seen on this board though I have not heard many stories about tubes being unable to be repaired but I know it must happen (I have read here that, occasionally,one side sometimes is beyond repair). Good luck!
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I put the wrong date of my TL. It was 2006. I have been told that there are some cases where a TL cannot be reversed. I was wondering if this is true? And how you know if you are a candidate or not?
You are quite blessed to have an insurance company that will pay for it if medically necessary. I hope all insurance companies jump on board with that in time.
My PTLS was medically diagnosed by 2 separate doctors, and the insurance company agreed it was medically necessary, but they will not cover it because it's code falls under a fertility treatment.
This is privately held Blue Cross, too! The PPO we pay premiums of nearly $600 a month, huge deductibles and $30 copays! Geez, that's the price small business owners have to pay in our day and age.... ** sorry...stepping down off of soapbox**
They did, however, agree to pay for hormonal treatments to cover it up (BC pills) and/or ablation and hysterectomy at 27.
Thanks, but no thanks.
I wish you the very best as you all seek to regain your health!
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I gave birth to my third and final child on March 29, 2008. I had a TL while on the operation table during my C-Section. My doctor NEVER discussed the side effects of a TL with me. I am furious with him today because he did not warn me. All I had on my mind, was that I did not want to have anymore babies. I never knew or thought about there being side effects. My life has changed drastically since that day. I have always been a happy, energetic, get the job done kind of person. After giving birth to my daughter I was not the same. My body just started going crazy! I have actually told myself that if this is the quality of life I am going to have to live with, then I would rather not. I have been hospitalized with what I thought was heart problems, gallbladder, etc. I now have to take high blood-pressure meds and never had a problem with that before. I feel like I am in a morbid state all the time now. I suffer greatly from Sever hot flashes, Migraines (to the point of vomiting and my blood pressure shooting up to stroke level), My heart feels like it beats out of my chest all the time, I have mood swings, no sex-drive, CRASHING fatigue, Anxiety, Depression, I feel like my skin crawls, I have trouble sleeping, My stomach stays bloated, I cannot loose weight, My periods are severe (never were before), I can't concentrate, I have memory loss, the list goes on and on. I have been miserable for the last two years and I don't want to live the rest of my life this way. I am a Southern Gospel Music Artists and this has put a major strain on my career, life and my responsibilities to my husband and kids. Everything is so overwhelming. I stay so exhausted. I am looking into having a TR. I don't want anymore kids. I have three. I just want my life back! ME BACK! Does anyone know of a good TR Dr. in S.E. Texas?
I found out that my insurance does not cover a TR, but they will if it is proven medically necessary. The last two years of my life has been filled with doctor visits. I have even been taking natural hormone injections every three weeks. It's the only thing that gives me a little relief. I can tell the minute it wears off.
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The light bulb just came on. After I had my TL I would spot after intercourse and it was very painful. I would also have spotting a week prior to my period and I went from 2-3 day of very light flow to 7 days of very heavy flow. Also when I O I can tell you the moment it happens. Thank you for sharing your story, Jennifer from Ga.
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Wow this really hits home. I am amazed I was not awear of all of this. My old Dr. diagnosed me with PMDD about a year after having my tubal (premenstral dysphoric disorder also known as sever PMS) he even put me on Zoloft for it. It helpe a little but not much. Last year I lost my insurance because of the divorce the ex carried it, so I weined off of it. The periods have been awful, achy joints, cramps, sore breast, head aches, severe lower back pain and pelvic pain mostly on the left. Now I am wondering if it could be PTLS Can the docter do anything for it, Will it deem a reversal medicaly necessary? Thanks for brining this to light for me so glad to know that I am not losing my mind and this pain is not just in my head.
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Thank you for your response Kay and that is good news. I'm mainly wanting a TR with the hopes of having two more children, relieving some of my PTLS will be an added bonus. Good luck to you ttc! Loma
So glad to hear you are feeling better since your reversal. Treatment of Post Ligation Syndrome is an added benefit of TR that is reported to us more and more. Good luck, and please keep us posted and informed!
Sincerely,
Caryn M. Hertz, MD Director of Anesthesia Chapel Hill Surgical Center
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loma, I had my TL in 1992, my TR September this year.
My first AF after TR lasted only five days,and three of those were spotting, when I was used to 7-9 days of heavy bleeding followed by a day or two of spotting along with horrendous cramps accompanied by a cyclic headache that no medications dented.
I've now had two cycles since surgery, and both have been great - the cramps I feel during ovulation are stronger than the AF cramping! No headache, I'm sleeping 7-8 hours a night, where before having my TR, I was lucky to sleep 4-5.
I'm sure women respond differently. I had my TR to hopefully have more children, but with just the easing of my cycle symptoms, its been well worth it.
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Today is the 11th day of my period. Yes 11th! Not to give TMI it's not heavy anymore just the dark spotting but really annoying. And I'm due again Dec 20th! I'm so angry about this and I know it's because of my TL. I get anemic every month. I pray TR fixes this. I just want my body back. I'm 31 years old and the best advice my ob could give me was something about considering a hysterectomy. (not doing that) Has anyone had a TR and noticed a shorter period?
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Hello all I had a TL done 2 years ago and suffer from all the symptons that are mentioned i live in a remote area where the doctors here can not understand ENGLISH not that there is anything wrong with that its just hard to exsplain to them ive even had to endure a blood transfusion cause the doc thaught the monthly bleeding and pain was not normal i was just wondering if any one had info about TL symptons just to make my doc aware that im not the only lady suffering
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It's just so amazing to know I haven't become a mental case. That I am not alone. That how I feel and what I am going through I am not alone. I even asked naive to that Post Tubal syndrom existed, is there some connection to my tubal to the pain and difficulties I was having. His reply to me was "life's not easy and this is just something you have to deal with". Since I have found this site, I am reading me over and over. It's nice to know I am not alone. Now I am on a mission to feel better!!
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