Tubal ligation during C section, side effects?

ncmc

I am due to have an elective section on my second baby in a couple of weeks. Given my age (38) and the fact that I 100% definitely do not want any more children, I am thinking of asking my doctor if he will perform a tubal ligation during the surgery. Now I am not even sure if it will be considered as I am a public patient in CUMH, but if he does agree to it, are there any side effect that I should be aware of? Is the recovery time any different from a regular section? Does it add much time to the surgery itself?

73trix

ncmc wrote: »

I am due to have an elective section on my second baby in a couple of weeks. Given my age (38) and the fact that I 100% definitely do not want any more children, I am thinking of asking my doctor if he will perform a tubal ligation during the surgery. Now I am not even sure if it will be considered as I am a public patient in CUMH, but if he does agree to it, are there any side effect that I should be aware of? Is the recovery time any different from a regular section? Does it add much time to the surgery itself?

Great thread. I'm in the same boat but I understand that being public makes no difference as rgds getting tubal ligation done, from some research I've done to date.

jlm29

I've no personal experience, other than to tell you that there was a few sheets with some information on them in my file when I booked in regarding costs, cover arrangements etc. (i am a private patient, but not in cumh), and there was a post script on the one with the costs that said "tubal ligation carried out at the time of a c-section is an extra €300 over and above the consultants private fee". I don't know if it would be done free as a public patient or if a similar fee would still apply.

Wesser

You can get very heavy periods and also menopause - like symptoms after a tubal ligation .

cbyrd

My gp (who specialises in womens and family care.) advised me that during pregnancy the tubes swell slightly from hormones. Getting them tied during childbirth can result in the clips slipping off once the hormones settle a few months after birth and the tubes return to normal size, resulting in failure. He said it's best to wait for about 10 weeks post natal to have it done by keyhole.
I looked into it as I can't take hormonal contraception even the copper iud resulted in heavy bleeding after about 6 months and most other methods have failed. I have 6 beautiful children but I have enough now!
An appointment with my consultant today (8 weeks post natal) resulted in no better advice than condoms..


My OH is going for the snip!

ncmc

Thanks for all the replies, it's definitely food for thought. If I don't get this done then mu husband getting the snip is the other option, but he has a lot of medical issues, and I'd prefer to avoid putting him through yet another procedure if I could help it. Plus it would be nice to get all done and dusted when I am already having the invasive surgery. But heavy periods and cramps sound awful, my periods have always been really light. I'm hopefully seeing my consultant this week so I will ask his opinion. A friend of mine had the same consultant and she was also public and he offered it to her. She is after having her third child but is a lot younger than me, so I'm hoping it won't be an issue that I've only had two pregnancies.