Dear Dr. Berger,
Thank you for the amazing care we received at CHTRC! Never have we experienced such dedicated, meticulous, professional, knowledgeable and personal attention from a doctor and his staff. Everyone at your clinic gives 110% to their jobs, and it shows in the way they truly care for each patient. A Personal Choice was the absolute best place for my surgery, and Todd and I have commented on that many times since our arrival home. You fixed my left tube, were able to repair my right tube (which two other surgeons said was not possible), and corrected other issues which you discovered during surgery. You have given us hope! We now understand why women travel thousands of miles to have their surgery done at CHTRC – there is no better place to have it done.
We also want to thank you and your staff for so promptly answering any questions that have arisen since our arrival home. It has been a tremendous help and gives us peace of mind about the choices we are making on our journey to have a family.
Todd and I are so thankful that you were willing and able to help us even though we weren’t a ‘tubal reversal’ couple! I know that for some women with tubal issues, IVF is the only realistic option for a biological family. But I also know from personal experience, that there are many more ‘tubal repair’ (and ‘tubal reversal’) women out there than we know of who are told that IVF is their only option because the doctors do not have the skill and knowledge (or desire to develop and keep the skill and knowledge) to repair tubes in the manner that you do to achieve the success rates that you do. IVF, which is a considerably more costly procedure allowing for conception for one month only, is given as the only ‘realistic’ option for a biological family.
Couples should be able to choose whether tubal surgery or IVF is the right option for them. Many are not given a realistic option for a choice that will not go against their moral or religious beliefs. Surgical success rates when portrayed against IVF success rates are very low, and if you do want surgery, you are not viewed favorably if you say that IVF is not an option for you. For us as a couple, we were given a very low surgical success rate and looked upon unfavorably by the surgeons we spoke to here in Canada about the procedure, and were again very thankful that you were willing and able to perform the surgery. I had considerably more peace-of-mind (the difference was unbelievable) about traveling the distance to your clinic for my surgery, and staying in the U.S. for two days post-surgically without any sort of medical insurance to cover me until I got back to Canada (because I couldn’t find any that would), than having the surgery done for free at the IVF clinic at the women’s hospital in a city two hours away from our home where some of my family live. We knew that you had the skill and knowledge to give us the best chance at having a family without ‘artificial’ intervention. We definitely saw God’s hand of Providence in all of this as He provided the opportunity and orchestrated the timing for us to travel to CHTRC!
Thank you for being honest about our circumstances, but for also giving us hope. You are in our prayers. Have a great weekend!
Kimberly T.
toddturner@telus.net
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