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CHTRC News Archives 2008 Page 10

226) PTLS Nobody Wants To Be Around Me
Everytime I go to the doctors they say there's no such thing as PTLS and that it's all in my head so my family and friends believe them, if these doctors would admit to this, then I wouldn't seem so crazy.

227) How Much Time Off From Work After Reversing Tied Tubes?
A potential tubal reversal patient at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center asks other members of the message board how much time she should take off from work after having her tubes reversed by the tubal anastomosis technique pioneered by Dr. Gary Berger. After receiving many responses from other Tubal Reversal members Board members, she decides to take 3 weeks off since she has a physically demanding job and time available to take off from her job. Other women who have desk jobs have returned to work as soon as 3 days after their reversal procedure. Although everyone recovers at a different rate, the majority of women who have surgery with Dr. Berger can return to work in 5 - 7 days. Time off work is variable and depends on both the nature of a person's work and their comfort level.

228) Pain After Tubes Tied: A Symptom of Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome?
Most doctors have been taught that no such entity as Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome (PTLS) exists, much to the exasperation of women who are suffering from symptoms that began after a tubal sterilization. At the request of many women who are members of the Tubal Reversal Message Board, a blog series has been started about PTLS that will allow individuals to report about their personal experiences and case histories. Then, articles from the medical literature will be reviewed and discussed. Hopefully, this approach will help explain the discrepancy between what individual women have experienced and what medical doctors think about this complex subject.

229) Reversing Tied Tubes Sooner Rather Than Later
Alexsmom receives prompt follow up to her questions from Dr. Monteith regarding tubal ligation reversal. She is excited to report, "I have been in touch with Dr. Monteith and he wrote me right back promptly and took my questions seriously!" Communication with prospective patients is extemely important to the staff at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center, and we believe it builds trust as well as affirms our professional commitment to patients.

230) Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) Testing After Tubal Reversal
Tubal reversal patients often ask about having a hysterosalpingogram (HSG) to see if their fallopian tubes are open after tubal reversal surgery. Dr. Berger reccomends waiting for at least 6 to 12 months after a tubal reversal procedure for this test of tubal patency. HSG carries a risk of infection and often does not give conclusive results.

231) Reversing Tied Tubes
Tubal reversal doctors are reproductive surgeons who specialize in reversing tied tubes. There are few such specialists available in the US or other countries because of the lack of advanced training programs in reverse tubal ligation surgery. Fortunately, Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center has two tubal reversal doctors with the most experience in the operation called tubal anastomosis and who limit their practice to reversing tied tubes.

232) "Miracle Berger Baby"
Lorena gives hope to women who have been trying unsuccessfully to become pregnant. She reports to other members of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board that she had given up hope of becoming pregnant since she had only one tube untied back in 2003 and hadn't conceived for such a long time. There is no end to the possibilities of pregnancies following tubal reversal - unlike IVF. She is four months along and due to deliver her tubal reversal baby on Valentines Day.

233) Pregnancy Report 1st Week of September 2008 from Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center
This week's Pregnancy Report adds 8 more new pregnancies following tubal ligation reversal by Dr. Berger at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. The women reporting these pregnancies had reversals of Falope rings, electrocoagulation of the tubes, and tying and cutting (ligation/resection) procedures. One of the patients had just one fallopian tube of only 1 cm in length that remained after a coagulation sterilization. This confirms that there is no minimum tubal length that is required in order to become pregnant after tubal reversal surgery.

234) Anyone in the Maryland Area Having a Tubal Reversal Procedure?
Women from all over the United States go to Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center to have their tubal reversal procedure performed by the top experts in tubal ligation reversal surgery. In this message thread on the Tubal Reversal Message Board, 'Sweet Mommie' asks if there are other women from the Maryland area scheduled for their surgery at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. She receives numerous responses that allow women to connect with others from their locale who are also planning on having their tubes untied.

235) One Month Post Tubal Reversal At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center
A patient of Dr. Monteith reports to other women on the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Message Board how she feels 1 month after her tubal reversal procedure. "I just wanted to let everyone know who is considering a tubal reversal that CHTRC is the best place. I felt like I was their only patient on my day of surgery. Everyone greeted me with a smile and a kind heart. I can't tell you enough great things about that place. They gave my husband and me the opportunity to bless our family with another life and I owe them everything. I can't imagine even considering another place other than Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. Dr. Monteith was absolutely a delight to meet! He had such a caring tone and manner about him that you just couldn't help but feel 100% confident in his ability to care for you."

236) Dr. Berger Performs Tubal Reversal Surgery Five Days A Week At The Lowest Cost
When a doctor has limited experience performing TR surgery, anesthesia times are prolonged leading to increased nausea and vomiting and increased bleeding and pain. Dr. Berger's tubal reversal procedure takes one hour to perform, while a doctor with less experience may take 3 - 4 hours to perform the surgery. The increased procedure and anesthesia times can lead to an increased risk of complications and increased costs. At Chapel Hill tubal Reversal Center, Dr. Berger has pioneered a safe, low-cost, outpatient procedure that has resulted in the most tubal reversal babies born worldwide.

237) Family Complete - Tubal Reversal Testimonial #751
"My husband and I thank you so much for everything you did to make our family more complete. Every time I tell people I had a tubal reversal they just don't know what to say. We live in a really small town and it's just not heard of. I was my doctor's first patient to have the procedure done. Now that people see it really works, I have them asking me all kinds of questions because they are considering it." Melissa and Corey C.

238) Children After Having Tubes Untied at Chapel Hill
Women from the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board catch up after having tubal reversal surgery. They describe their busy lives after giving birth in the spring of 2008. Tubal reversal surgery enables women to conceive naturally and has a higher pregnancy rate and a higher birth rate than IVF. Most people are not aware that tubal ligation - usually considered a permanent method of birth control - can be reversed through low cost, one hour outpatient surgery.

239) Support Given For Women Who Untied Their Fallopian Tubes
Sharing advice and encouragement after having your tubal ligation reversal is one way Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center continues to support you in your desire to have a child. The Tubal Reversal Message Board is for existing and future patients of Dr. Gary Berger, Dr. Charles Monteith, and Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. It is a forum for sharing information about tubal ligation reversal. Questions can be posted and answered promptly by a doctor, nurse, or other members who have had their questions answered in the past.

240) Reversal of Uchida Tubal Ligation Procedures
The Uchida method of tubal ligation is a relatively uncommon one and poses more of a challenge to reverse than other more common tubal ligation procedures. The best success in reversing this ligation technique is likely when having tubal ligation performed by expert tubal reversal doctors. At Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center you are assured of having the most experienced and expert tubal surgeons.

241) Can Tubal Reversal Surgery Improve Your Mood?
A group of women discuss improvement of hormonal mood swings and PTLS (Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome) after undergoing tubal reversal surgery at the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center.

242) Successful Tubal Reversal Surgery Even In Difficult Situations
Dr. Charles Monteith details the unusual sterilization technique of Uchida on his blog page on the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center website. Dr. Monteith and Dr. Gary Berger are tubal reversal experts, specializing specifically and solely in tubal reversal surgery. There are multiple situations where other doctors could not (or would not) perform the tubal reversal surgery. Experience is an important indicator on whether surgery will be performed if a woman has a difficult situation due to short tubes, missing tubal segments, fimbriectomy, inherent diseases of the tubes, and certain sterilization techniques. While most doctors would be unwilling - or unable - to perform a reversal in one of these situations, Dr. Monteith and Dr. Berger are able to repair the tubes in 98% of cases, regardless of the type of sterilization that has been performed.

243) Seven New Pregnancies Reported By Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center
The staff at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center has posted the weekly pregnancy report with seven new pregnancies reported by women who had tubal reversal surgery by Dr. Gary Berger. Dr. Berger is the only doctor who tracks his specific success rate - others doctors may simply quote the industry average. Dr. Berger has taken the time and the expense to meticulously keep track of his individual success rate and make sure the procedure is as pain-free as possible. No other doctor, hospital, or clinic maintains such ongoing patient follow-up records after tubal reversal surgeries. Dr. Berger's commitment to providing accurate, up-to-date data is reflected in the fact that he requires this time-consuming but important procedure to be followed so that valid information can be obtained.

244) Miscarriage After Tubal Ligation Reversal
The rate of miscarriage in the general population is amazingly high - at least 33% of pregnancies - but many of these are not noticed, because they occur very early in the pregnancy. Tubal Reversal patients, on the other hand, tend to test at the earliest possible moment and so "catch" these very early conceptions that would otherwise be missed.

245) Been Watching - Finally on Tubal Reversal Message Board
TrulyBlessed, a new member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Message Board posts, "I have been researching Dr Berger for quite awhile and been reading the boards. I didn't really have regrets about my TL because I was in a position in my life where life was chaotic and I was choosing to be responsible and not bring in kids into the world that I could not adequately care for. My kids are really great for all the stuff that we went through and honestly I never imagined that I would ever be married. I am not a "typical" woman who is all gushy about babies and stuff like that but I would love to experience what it is like to be a "whole" family." She is welcomed to the message board by other women planning to have tubal reversal surgery with Dr. Berger and by the staff of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center.

246) You Tube Video Introducing Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center Staff members
Staff members at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center introduce themselves. We want you to know who we are and what we do to give you the best medical care you have ever had.

247) Pregnancy Within One Cycle After Tubal Reversal
A tubal reversal patient is concerned that she may be pregnant too soon after her surgery. Whilst Dr. Berger does recommend waiting one cycle before TTC, many patients have become pregnant within this first month.

248) New Forum on Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome (PTLS)
Members of the Tubal Reversal Message Board often discuss post tubal ligation syndrome and how tubal reversal surgery often alleviates these symptoms. These women uniformly disagree with the concept that symptoms that they have experienced since their tubal ligation are "just in their heads". They are certain that their symptoms are not imaginary and are grateful when their symptoms disappear after tubal reversal surgery. This new forum welcomes posts on the subject of PTLS.

249) Restoring Fertility After A Previous Tubal Ligation
Nearly 500,000 women undergo tubal ligation surgery in the United States every year. Of those women, one-fourth will change their mind and desire more children after the sterilization, leading to questions about the possibility of tubal reversal surgery. For most women, tubal reversal surgery is the best option. The decision to undergo surgery to restore fertility after a previous sterilization is a serious one for any couple. Where to go for surgery and with whom care will be entrusted is an important part of that decision. Potential patients should expect that they have been given detailed, accurate information regarding costs and recovery times, as well as careful analysis and reporting of accurate statistics regarding pregnancy and birth rates. Julia Smith, RN, Nurse Administrator at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center offers information on how to decide whether tubal reversal is right for you, choosing a tubal reversal doctor, and what to expect from the facility where tubal reversal surgery is performed.

250) Women Discuss Having More Than One Baby After Tubal Reversal Surgery
There are two treatment options for women who have had their tubes tied and later decide they would like to have more children. One option is in vitro fertilization (IVF) and the other is tubal ligation reversal surgery. For most women, tubal reversal surgery is more successful and less costly than IVF. Women who have their reversal performed by Dr. Gary Berger at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center have average pregnancy rates of 75% and a cost of only $5900. Compare this to IVF where pregnancy rates are 27% and the cost is $10,000 or more for each attempt. Even better -- tubal reversal surgery restores fertility and gives a woman the chance to conceive naturally at any time. Several members of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center message discuss having one or more children after undergoing tubal reversal surgery with Dr. Berger.

251) Tubal Reversal Surgery Cured My Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome
Dr. Berger did my TR in 2/02. I have not conceived yet, but the surgery did cure my Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome and give me my quality of life back. I have contacted Dr. Berger several times since the surgery and he and/or his nurse have returned my calls the same day and offered their expertise and advice. The whole TR experience from start to finish was very professional and caring and I don't regret the surgery even though I haven't conceived yet.

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