Tubal Ligation - McKeesport,PA

Hi C.,

I had mine back in July of 2000. They put me out for it. The recovery wasn't bad. I was sore for maybe a week.

There is more you should take into considerations besides these 2 things. There can be bad side effects to having a tubal. I'm not trying to scare you, just help you make a more informed decision. Here is a website that explains some of them:
http://www.tubal-reversal.net/post_tubal_ligation_syndrom...

I wish I would have read this prior to my decision. I have suffered from some of these symptoms ever since. I think I would have had my husband get a vasectomy if I knew.

L.

Sorry but I have to agree with Shannon. Why with 4 small children are you the one going in for the surgery?

A vasectomy is a very short, local anesthetic procedure. Your husband will be down for 1 day and then back to work the next. It is done and over in 1/2 hour.

With a tubal ligation, it will be a long while before you are up and around again and back to your routine. Its like getting a C-section again. No lifting, no steps, .

My husband had a vasectomy. No big deal. Back to work the next day. I would talk to my husband again if I were you.

C.,

You have already had a bad experience with epidural & have given birth to 4 kids. You are going to be in pain for a while and still have to care for your kids. I would strongly suggest your husband man up and have a vasectomy. It is an easy outpatient, most of the time in office procedure for them. In three days he will be up and running about without any problems. You on the other hand will have to be in the hospital and be done for a week or two at least until you feel better.

I'm only suggesting this because a lot of my friends were going to have it and after reading up on it they decided against it. Their husbands have gone ahead and ha a vasectomy. the one friend that still had the tubal, it took her almost a month to be able to do her "normal" routine. If your husband's freaked out about his "manhood" there are probably a plethora of men, he probably knows, that have had a vasectomy. Man usually don't talk about it but he should ask some of his good guy friends. Good luck!

C.,

First of all, it seems as though you are unsure, which is NO place to be! Unsure if this is the right thing, unsure of the procedure, and unsure of the outcome!
My friend just had an outpatient procedure where they made a small incision through her belly button and went in that way. They used a laser to "tie" her tubes. She said she was only sore around the belly button for a week - and she has three small children. Unfortunately she had it done in Annapolis, MD where she is from, but maybe you should do some research on that procedure vs. going under totally!

Also, I must agree that it is much less invasive for the man to have the procedure!!! I think the two of you need to have the discussion again! Best of luck!

As far as pain relief goes, I had mine done during my c-section, so they just did the epidural they would have anyway, so I can't help you there.
As far as recovery goes, (please keep in mind, like I said before, mine was during a c-section), but, it took me only a few weeks to feel up to my old self. The hardest thing for me has been the sharp cramping I have during my periods or when I should be ovulating. Keep in mind that my son, who was delivered at the same time as the tubal is only 4 months old today, so this may lessen as time goes by.
I wish I could have been a little more experienced for you, but it wasn't too bad, all in all. I hope you do really well and feel good quickly!

I'm going to give you my experience and let you decide. I tried very hard to get my husband to have himself taken care of, but he was scared. Now, I've had a c-section and then a vbac. I had the tubal done in November. My doctor put me completely under and aside from me not doing the greatest coming out of the anestia, which is a trait my mother has too, I was fine. I was only down 1 day. The biggest problem is the gas they have to fill you with. I have a very clingy 2 year old and was basically not allowed to lift her until all was cleared from my doctor. About 2 weeks. Time to give your stitches to come out. But I will say that I came through my c-section just as well. I had people telling me they couldn't believe how well I was walking around.

Carolyn,

I had my tubes tied almost 17 years ago, so some of my experience may be out of date. However, it was a breeze. They put me to sleep and I woke up in the recovery room. They did the incision right inside my belly button and put a couple of stitches in there. I don't remember any pain or discomfort afterwards at all. Maybe a little, but compared to child birth...

For my last child, the epidural didn't take effect until AFTER the child was born, but I had no problem with the anesthesia used for the tubal.

Once in a while it has made me sad that I was unable to have more children, but for the most part I have enjoyed the freedom of knowing that my family is complete and I don't have to worry about contraceptives anymore.

If you know that for sure, and no matter what, you will NEVER want to have another child, then go ahead. The questions the doc asked me were, "What if one of your children dies?" "What if your husband dies and you get remarried?" These are the kinds of questions you have to search your soul for the answer, and if you know that you still would not want another child even under the most dire of circumstances, then the surgery is a safe and secure procedure.

I wish you all the best,
L.

Has Essure been discussed with you? That's what I'm having done. They plug your tubes, instead of tie, and its an outpatient procedure with local anesthetic and (supposedly) only an afternoon of cramps.

I agree with pressing for a vasectomy tho!

I also agree that your husband should do it. I think that is the norm nowadays.

i had one and i would tell your husband to do it. It was very painfull and i had a spinal because they would not knock me out.
take care

I agree about the vascetomy,my husband was gone to the doc office and back within 30 minutes.He was back so soon I though something must have happened and he didn't get it done.He was sore for a couple of days and back to work 3 days later.So much easier for him,unless he is totally prepared to take a week off and help totally with the kids.

I had my tubes tied in March of last year and to try and answer your questions, I was put to sleep and it was an outpatient procedure. The pain was not too bad but you should not be lifting anything heavy right away, including yoru chilren. I know that's tough because at the time my son was only four months old and my dauther three. The recovery time isn't too bad. After a couple days I was up and moving around and feeling little pain. Just be careful of bending and such. Take your time. I think that it, like anything else, goes differently for everyone but I do not expect that you would be down for weeks. I would say worst case senario maybe a week and you'll be good to go. Also, no exercising for 3-4 weeks and things of that nature. Good luck.

I had a tubal done the Thursday before Labor Day. I decided it was better for me to do the tubal because my hubby was nervous and a big baby. I’d rather deal with a few days of discomfort than listen to him whine around for a week.

They knocked me out and the whole thing was over very quickly. One nice thing about the tubal (at least my doctor did this {Dr Cherry from State College}), she was able to take a quick look around at my gall bladder etc to see if she saw anything wrong.

Problems: I was tired the first day; my shoulders got very sore the second day (apparently they tilt the bed so you are resting on your shoulders) that was actually worse than my incision; my belly was sore, I just had to wear loose pants and I had to watch how I held my baby (he was 8 weeks at that time and I was breastfeeding). I took Tylenol for pain, the doctor gave me stronger stuff, but with breastfeeding I wasn’t comfortable taking it. The Tylenol worked fine. I did have a bloody discharge for a few days, but it wasn't heavy at all. Within a week or so, I was as good as new. Actually the very next day after the surgery, I had to take the baby and my 5 year old to the doctor's and run other errands. I was tired when I got home, but it was not impossible. Plus that weekend when we have a huge family reunion we attended.

The doctors and nurses will ask you several times that day if you have any questions etc, so if you think of anything else by then, be sure to ask. Good Luck!

Hi Carolyn,

The Doc's will have you under general anesthesia. There wouldn't be any problems unless the doc takes up your ureter in his stitch.

Just make sure you know your surgeons track record.

Good luck. D.

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Vasectomy

That way you don't have to worry about the little ones and the recovery time. He will be up and around the next day.

I had mine done about five years ago and they put me all the way alseep and I was only down the day of the surgey. My was a good one and I am glad I did it. I have three boys and that was enough for me and my husband. We have no problems and I love not having to worry about anything.Good luck and let us know how it goes.

A vasectomy for your husband is a less invasive surgery with much less recovery time. Only a local anesthetic is used. My husband had one 20 years ago when we felt our family was complete. No complications and no complaints from him OR ME!!

I just had it done on Jan 2. I had it done with a c-section. So i was dealing with the pain from healing from that. I think that the worse part is for me right know. Is the emotional part of the process. I knew before that i had it done that it ends the chance of any more kids, ( well after 3 c-sections it is not safe). But there is no way to perpare yourself for it. Just take it one day at a time, and make sure your husband understands that you might be very emotional afterwards and sore, Depending on what type of pain meds they give you afterwards.

As for the epidural not working, I understand your pain there. With the last c-section i felt every cut, every pull. It had sent me into a eraly signs of shock. Nothing worse then watching your blood pressure drop. Just talk to the doctor about how they are going to put u under and let them know if you have had any proublems with anestia before.