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| Sat, 03-01-2008 - 5:44pm |
Hi, I posted here a few months back concerning a failed tubal ligation. I had my first child in 1998. It was my first pregnancy. My second pregnancy was an ectopic pregnancy back in 2002, which resulted in the rupture and removal of my left fallopian tube. Since then, I went on to have 2 more children, one in 2004, and one in 2006, both with just the right tube. My dh and I decided that three was all we could handle financially, and we decided that we would get permanent sterilization procedures. I was really pushing for both of us to have procedures, for double reassurance. So far, it has been just me. I had mine during my c-section in 2006. I found out in Oct 2007 I was pregnant and lost the pregnancy very early on. I really do not want to have anything happen like this again. It really freaked me out and I felt horrible about losing the pregnancy, and horrible about not wanting to be pregnant. It was very confusing for me. I have since pushed for my husband to get a vasectomy, which is months away.
I don't want to go on birth control pill. I have an anxiety disorder (health anxiety, specifically), which I treat without medications, and I really don't want to take birth control, as I have heard it could elevate anxiety. To be honest, this occurence sent me back into my anxiety, which was under control until this time. So, we have been using different forms of contraception. But I feel that many of these are not completely reliable, especially since we conceived our third child using the some of the same contraception methods we are using now. I have also used them before and they did work. I also went for 14 months with an assumption my tubal ligation worked, so I don't know what to think.
My question is, I want to get my tube examined and the other tube piece that is remaining, though assumed non-functional, as well, to see if there is a way for me to see if my tubes are actually still functional. It seems so horrible and I feel so guilty to be actually wanting to not get pregnant again, especially after spending years hoping to get pregnant again, and being afraid it wouldn't happen. I recall back after my ectopic that there is a procedure, I think called HSG, to see if there is any tubal blockage. Would it be acceptable for a situation like mine?
Much of my fear of getting pregnant in my situation stems from the fact that I am not supposed to have functionally tubes, so I really don't want to end up with an ectopic, which was scary, horrible and painful. I also don't know if my 2 previous c-sections have affected my uterus, as there is some scar tissue (as decribed to me by the doctor). I really don't want to have another miscarriage, but this time further along.
Thanks for any help.

Welcome back doodlebugtoo.
Considering your story, it is understandable that you want to double check if your tubes are patent and fuctioning.
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