Thread: Tubal Ligation Failure or...??

Hello ladies!

So, a little history before the current crisis... this thread seems to belong in several different areas, but figured this might be the best one.

I've never wanted kids. The why's and what not's are really not important, and I don't really feel like getting into it -- please suffice it to say that the reasons are numerous, and the decision has not changed.

two and a half years ago, my gyne finally agreed to a tubal ligation, which had my husband's complete support. So 27 years old, no children -- awesome. I beat some statistics and I'm worry free! The chances of getting pregnant with a tubal were slim to none (3% chance after the first year. I did my reading.)

After the surgery, my gyne asked me to follow up in a month, which is very strange because they don't typically ask for it -- they offer if there are concerns or complications, so I thought it was odd but didn't think anything else of it.

Ends up I had the beginnings of endometriosis at that time, which did not come to a surprise at all. My mother had it to the extreme of nearly dying from the infections that resulted and she ended up with a complete hysterectomy at about 35 years old.

Ok, good to note. We knew to keep tabs on anything if it came up.

My first few periods after the surgery were extreme, but they balanced out after that and all was very well. I'd have the occasional heavy flow, but nothing that made me worry excessively.

Since about last January, however, the pain started increasing ALOT. I griped and groaned, any pain killers I tried didn't work, but when I felt like my right ovary was ripping through my abdomen in May, and the blood flow was dark and clotted, I decided it was time to do a follow up visit with my surgeon again.

We looked at a few things, and he recommended I go on Lupron, which he explained would "fake" menopause and hopefully suppress the pain (and my period) for awhile. A note I do not believe is related but worth mentioning anyways is that at the time I was weaning off of Effexor, which I finally finished about three weeks after the appointment.

I always look into medications I am not familiar with, and in looking into this one I decided I wanted to wait -- the side effects were too much and too extreme to try something that might not even work, so wait I did.

And wait.

And wait.

Very important to note that about a week after my gyne visit, I had breast tenderness and the beginning of cramping, which is usual the week before my monthly. The tenderness and cramping became severe, however, and I noticed the slightest hint of blood ONCE after urination, which had also become painful (burning) giving the impression I had a UTI. I have not had my period since. Some occasional, random cramping, but no other signs or symptoms. I fought the UTI symptoms for about three weeks, which abated as well.

A pregnancy test was performed this morning, which gave a negative result.

I guess I should also point out that, after going through some extremely bad menses, a shattered knee, root canal with no anaesthetic, ect ect ect, I have an extremely high pain tolerance, so what would normally render people bed ridden, I'll try to walk off. So when I get debilitating pain, I tend to listen to it.

So, with all of that, any input or suggestions would be very welcome. The only thing I can possibly think of is an ectopic pregnancy or mole. Choriocarcinoma sounds like a possibility, but less likely.

I've tried to find a timeline of symptoms in regards to ectopic pregnancies and have come up short -- someone told me today that it would have resolved after one week, but I've read much more differently....

Upate: blood test came back negative, much to my relief.

I was told someone was to call me today with it, but they didn't. I called the office this afternoon and it was already closed, so I called my FAMILY physician (thank goodness for NetCare) to get the info. And then I made an appointment to talk to him about what's going on and to get a referral to a different gynecologist. I don't have time to waste with a physician who doesn't care enough to at least try to find out if there's something wrong. There could be MUCH more than "just pregnancy", and I think it is inappropriate for him to play the "wait and see" game when I've already had several issues.