Tubal Reversal Blog May, 2009

In January of 2009 I had the pleasure of working with Lisa and Marshal M.

After her reversal surgery, Lisa M. emailed me a picture she took with the other women who had reversal surgery with her on the same day.

Pictured from left to right are Tubal Reversal Sisters: Lisa M., Lisa R., Christina, and April.

For reasons I will explain, I felt a strong desire to share this picture with our blog Tubal Reversal Blog Readers. Read the rest of this article and comment on it. »

Trisomy – Most Common Chromosome Abnormality

There are many different types of genetic abnormalities. The most common is chromosomal (DNA) trisomy.

Trisomy means there are three copies of any one of our 23 chromosomes. Normally, we have two copies of each. Humans have  23 different chromosomes and each chromosome has a duplicate, or back up  copy, giving a total of 46 chromosomes. Read the rest of this article and comment on it. »

Denita and her husband Kareem share an inspirational story. Together they are a testament to how odds can be overcome after having a tubal ligation reversal. Denita became pregnant after tubal reversal at the age of 40.

She agreed to share her story with readers of our Tubal Reversal Blog. Read the rest of this article and comment on it. »

This series of articles has been created by the tubal reversal doctors of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center. We have dedicated this series to women over the age of forty who may be considering having their tubes untied. The information provided should be helpful to all women considering natural conception and reversal surgery. Previous articles extensively discussed adoption, IVF, and tubal reversal surgery.

The first and subsequent articles can be viewed at Tubal Ligation Reversal After Age 40 – Introduction. Read the rest of this article and comment on it. »

My first day back at work was the beginning of my second week of recovery.

I work as a receptionist so I have somewhat of a desk job, but I do have to get up and down to get files, answer phones, and assist clients. I took my heating pad to work with me those first few days.

I only worked half a day Friday and I was exhausted by the end of the half day shift.

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