You may find you have several questions about what happens after tubal reversal surgery. In this article we will answer a few questions that arise and that you may have considered. Any other questions you have about tubal reanastomosis will be covered in other articles.
After the tubal reversal, how soon can I go home? You need to know this in order to make flight reservations before you even fly out for the operation. Since going to a well respected surgeon such as Dr. Gary Berger is probably the wisest choice you can make for your surgery, this is one question that is sure to come up.
While you may want to get back home right away, if you live outside the US where it may take you more than a few hours to get home, you might want to wait another day or two before heading out. Since you could become pregnant before you know it, take a chance of having a little time to yourself before it is gone even if it is only another day or two. If you live in the contiguous states, you can go home the day after the surgery.
Now you know when you are leaving, your next thought may be about the trip home itself and what you should do to be more comfortable. You will find that a small pillow will come in handy to lay across your stomach area to provide bracing. It helps if your companion likes to keep you laughing, too.
Be sure to take your pain medication along with a couple ibuprofen just before the flight to help take the edge off the pain. Most women have little pain after a tubal reanastomosis but the effort and bumpiness of a flight or car trip could aggravate things for you. Of course, you should check with your own surgeon to learn what he suggests. Also, if you do get a little motion sick, you might want to check into some medication to help with that. Discuss this with your surgeon.
One last thing to do is to try to get a direct flight. If however, you must change flights along the way, ask for a wheelchair or one of the "golf" carts available at most airports to get you from one gate to another. Be sure to tell the gate attendant that you just had surgery and need to board as you may be moving slower than usual.
Your next question is probably should you get an appointment with your own doctor when you get home after tubal reversal surgery. This is up to you. If he referred you, then you probably should. If he didn't, then it's your choice and whether or not it would make you feel better.
Lastly, you want to have some way to contact your surgeon with any other questions or concerns that come up, so the question is how do you get in contact with him. Although a phone number may be the best way for emergency concerns, for the not-so-pressing questions and concerns it is nice to have other means of contact. Having an email address you can send questions to or, even better, a message board you can contact the surgeon or his staff through is great way to get your concerns and questions answered. Furthermore, with a message board you can meet and talk with other tubal reanastomosis patients. - 16492
After the tubal reversal, how soon can I go home? You need to know this in order to make flight reservations before you even fly out for the operation. Since going to a well respected surgeon such as Dr. Gary Berger is probably the wisest choice you can make for your surgery, this is one question that is sure to come up.
While you may want to get back home right away, if you live outside the US where it may take you more than a few hours to get home, you might want to wait another day or two before heading out. Since you could become pregnant before you know it, take a chance of having a little time to yourself before it is gone even if it is only another day or two. If you live in the contiguous states, you can go home the day after the surgery.
Now you know when you are leaving, your next thought may be about the trip home itself and what you should do to be more comfortable. You will find that a small pillow will come in handy to lay across your stomach area to provide bracing. It helps if your companion likes to keep you laughing, too.
Be sure to take your pain medication along with a couple ibuprofen just before the flight to help take the edge off the pain. Most women have little pain after a tubal reanastomosis but the effort and bumpiness of a flight or car trip could aggravate things for you. Of course, you should check with your own surgeon to learn what he suggests. Also, if you do get a little motion sick, you might want to check into some medication to help with that. Discuss this with your surgeon.
One last thing to do is to try to get a direct flight. If however, you must change flights along the way, ask for a wheelchair or one of the "golf" carts available at most airports to get you from one gate to another. Be sure to tell the gate attendant that you just had surgery and need to board as you may be moving slower than usual.
Your next question is probably should you get an appointment with your own doctor when you get home after tubal reversal surgery. This is up to you. If he referred you, then you probably should. If he didn't, then it's your choice and whether or not it would make you feel better.
Lastly, you want to have some way to contact your surgeon with any other questions or concerns that come up, so the question is how do you get in contact with him. Although a phone number may be the best way for emergency concerns, for the not-so-pressing questions and concerns it is nice to have other means of contact. Having an email address you can send questions to or, even better, a message board you can contact the surgeon or his staff through is great way to get your concerns and questions answered. Furthermore, with a message board you can meet and talk with other tubal reanastomosis patients. - 16492
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For any other questions that come to mind after tubal reversal procedure, go browse the website http://www.tubal-reversal.net/ and review the resources. Research the message board or the available frequently asked questions.
