I came to the clinic to have a tubal reversal done because of what I had discovered were Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome (PTLS) symptoms. The surgery was quick and my recovery surprisingly easy to manage.
After the surgery, the relief of my PTLS symptoms was almost immediate. When my first menstrual period after surgery came around, it came solo without the violent angry mood swings that had come to characterize its presence. My bleeding was back to normal (light) and my period back to a manageable 4 days. No more large clumps of blood, nor extreme sharp pains in my abdomen. Crazy headaches gone, weird bone tiredness gone, funny GI symptoms, Gone too! It was literally the miracle I had prayed for. The icing on the cake was 3 months later when my breast tissue began to fill back in and I no longer felt “emptied”. Smile. At that point, I considered my excursion to North Carolina a resounding success and told everyone around me who cared to hear my story. What I told no-one however was I had secretly hoped that not only would my emotional and physical state return to my pre-tubal state but that perhaps my fertility would to. It was a hope so silent and so close to my innermost self that i didn’t speak it for fear that it would take flight and disappear.. It was the prayer that was left unspoken, the dream left unwritten.
A few weeks ago I began to feel that perhaps my unspoken was heard by God and he had used the skill and genuine empathy of Dr. Monteith to bring this hope to life. And yes, pun very much intended. A pregnancy test three days ago put it in “Clear blue”. As it turns out, I have been given another opportunity to work with the creator and bring another being into life. Happy doesn’t do justice to how I feel. Blessed? Humbled? Over-joyed? Loved? All of the above. That the silent wish of the sacred part of me would find its way into life, it blows me away. Thank you guys at the center for not only working out the many details with me, but for also making me feel warm and welcome and being ok with me and my pre-surgery quirks. May the magnitude of what you are part of on a woman-by- woman basis bless you and keep you forever in awe and peace.
Mariama M.
Toronto, Canada
ahmeda.mansaray@gmail.com
Doctor who performed your surgery: Dr. Monteith
Date of your tubal reversal: 11/04/2013
Date of positive pregnancy test: 04/11/2014
Due Date: 12/10/2014
Number of pregnancies since TR: 1
Ligation method: Resection (tied or cut)
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