Say a tubal ligation got rid of your eczema, wanna know how I got rid of mine?
Posted By: Linda on 2009-02-10
In Reply to: I have had that for years. Eczema. sm - They said what
Had severe eczema on my hands, thought once would lose my fingernails. I got divorced, the eczema went away and never returned. True story.
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Tubal Ligation
I had a tubal after my c-section when I had my second daughter 3 years ago. I was over 40 when I had my second child and I knew I didn't want another child since I was older so it wasn't really a problem for me. I will say though that it made recovering from the c-section a lot worse. Our best friend had a vasectomy and he had no problems at all.
I had a tubal ligation
I had it done while I had my last c-section. Maybe it's easier when it's done by itself, but I had a lot of pain and it took me a long time to recover. My husband even said that if he knew what I would have to go through he wouldn't have wanted me to have it. But again, that was because I also had a c-section so don't let me scare you. I'm sure someone here had a tubal separate from anything else and can tell you exactly what they went through.
I never heard of the Essure procedure. What does that actually entail?
Vasectomy vs tubal ligation
Okay, I am about 8-10 weeks pregnant. My husband and I definitely don't want more children after this one. We weren't even trying for this one actually. We talked briefly about our options. Every thing that I have read leads me to wanting him to have a vasectomy. It is cheaper, less invasive, done under local anesthetic, and recovery is within 48 hours. Tubals are more expensive, requires an abdominal incision done under general anesthetic, and a weeks worth of recovery. However, I don't know that my husband is really wanting to go with the snip snip himself. I'm hoping the cost alone will talk him into getting it done versus me as it is 3-4 times cheaper than a tubal.
Does anyone else have any helpful tips on this? I wouldn't mind having the tubal but I really don't think being unable to lift things and having light activity for a week will really go well with a 5 y/o and a newborn to take care of. Plus...there are more risks with a tubal than there are a vasectomy. So any additional tips on this subject to try and convince my husband into undergoing the ole snip snip would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Google post tubal ligation syndrome
Very many people find there are side effects to a tubal. My worst problem since having one is horrible, debilitating cramps. Every.single.month! Sometimes they get so bad I can't work at all, and I have to baby myself during that time every month as the least amount of physical activity brings 'em on. I have been to numerous docs (who act as if I'm exaggerating the pain), had numerous prescriptions - they finally put me on a strong psychotropic drug (where you still feel the pain but you're so stoned you don't really care).
I had never heard of PTLS prior to my tubal and had no idea what I was in for. Docs don't give full disclosure, IMO, as to the risks. Please look into the numerous websites on it - the testimonials of people who all have identical symptoms should be enough. This can mess you up until menopause - and its completely unfair to take on a sentence of pain vs some guy's ego!
Help for eczema, please!
Hi all:
My daughter, who is 16, has had eczema for years. When she was in third grade or so, she had such terrible flares that she would have large welts that would bleed. She saw several derm docs, tried all types of steroid creams, etc. and nothing helped. I finally tried an old Chinese juice that nourishes from within and it cleared her eczema up in a few weeks. She's been flare free for years until April of this year. This time, the juice is not doing it for her. I've washed all her bed covers and sheets and clothing in Dreft, using no soap soap, cotton only clothing, Cetaphil daily, etc. Does anybody have any tips or ideas? She's just miserable and the backs of her legs are covered; it has spread from the backs of her knees to down her calves and up her thighs. She cannot even wear shorts out in public because people stare and treat her like she has a contagious disease, not to mention the pool is open and she wants to go swim.
Thanks!
Eczema suggestions
I would try the derm docs again. There are new preparations all the time. Elidel does come with lots of warnings, but they have to be so careful from a legal standpoint these days that the warnings, truthfully, are almost meaningless. It's an excellent med for eczema. And there are even newer ones than Elidel. Finally, try the homeopathic preparations (such as the Chinese juice and zinc suggestion) too. Young Living out of Utah makes several excellent oils for different problems, and have a juice that sounds much like the one you tried before. And most importantly, limit her shower and bathing time, use a non-soap cleanser such as Cetaphil (their moisturizer is also excellent) and decrease the temperature of the water. Good luck!
i had problems with eczema too
years ago. A pharmacist put together a concoction for me that included urea -- it really helped alot. I was told NOT to use hot water and not to use soap. I hope she can get some relief.
I have had that for years. Eczema. sm
You need to go see a dermatologist.
I had really bad issues with it about 10 years ago. I had to have medications to get it under control.
Make sure you keep moisturized. If you have any allergies, they can make it worse. Eventually, it will calm down.
I have an interesting one for ya, as I made this connection years and years back. I used to be on birth control pills. The break outs were the worst while I was on them. About 6 years ago I got a tubal done and went off the pills. The eczema calmed way down after about a month.
Most of my breakouts were on my palms and fingers, but soon spread to my arms and neck, and then to my face. It was miserable, so I have to say I feel for you.
Go see a dermatologist, please!
You wanna really get creeped out?
Google "spank fetish" and watch the magic happen. Know what the main theme is? That's right, teachers punishing female students. Many, MANY get their kicks this way and aren't afraid to share it. This is not the same innocent era of bygone days when a spank meant something. There are perves everywhere, even in places that should be safe havens...our schools, our churches, even our own families. Sad state of affairs.
I wanna get me one o' them new-fangled,
I never ever wanna grow up
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Oh, I just wanna hug and kiss both of them! You
obviously enjoy, love and respect them. . . and they are dressed so beautifully!!
mmmm.....i wanna eat it all
I am the human garbage disposer!!
I'd certainly wanna see the procedure note
They should have some documentation of what happened. If not, I'd REALLY wanna know exactly what was so minor they'd not document it, but left marks on your body!
Where? I wanna go pick 'em myself.
Ponchatoula?
You wanna mess your cat up for good?
Get a chicken...nay, a ROOSTER. My old cat thought he saw an all-you-can-eat buffet when he first met "Steve," my Rhode Island Red. He was stalking Steve from behind a bush (my chickens are free rangin'), started that low belly-creep towards his prey, and Steve saw him coming from the eyes that are in the back of his head. That bird actually turned on my old cat and chased HIM away. He's been reformed ever since and hardly goes outside anymore, even though Steve and his girls are long gone. He's totally shell shocked, even though Steve never got near him. Even the cute little chickadees in the window feeder make his hair stand on end now.
You got any extras you wanna pack up...
and send to Maine, you feel free! 
This is the first year I haven't had a garden and I'm totally bumming now that everyone's harvest is in. My downfall are the little sweet cherry tomatoes that are all warm from basking in the sun all day and wicked sweet...I ate so many one year I swear I was pooping crushed tomatoes! Totally gross but it was what it was. Man, they really were just like candy!
Congratulations on your harvest!
Wanna laugh? My husband who is a know-it-all always says to me, just ask me sm
I can tell you the answer. So, while transcribing tonight I came across an ESL who mumbled,"Avapro ____ mg." So, I asked my know-it-all husband, "what doses does Avapro come in?" And his reply was, "Avapro for humans?" Trying to hold back my laugh, I said, "yeah, for humans." And he said, "I think 10 and 30 mg," but it depends on how bad the patient's rash is!
Then I looked over at him and we both started laughing hysterically!! He always watches ER and will yell, "Give the patient 500 cc of LANACAINE STAT!" Lanacaine like the itch cream on the commercials. He's probably thinking lidocaine or Xylocaine....haha
Ya wanna hear what I said the other night?
I told DH I was worth more dead than alive because I can't find a decent job and my life insurance policy is paid up. I don't feel so good today. Bad pains in both left and right upper quadrants.
I'm so clueless, I wanna play......how??? :( nm
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Tubal
Yep, me too. I had a tubal with my C-section 3-1/2 years ago. My monthly cramps are MUCH WORSE!!! My doc told me it was caused by blood backing up in to the tubes and having nowhere to go. (Gotta love my technical explinations, lol). I now have cramps that radiate around to my lower back and down both legs to my knees. No one warned me either! My doc said to take ibuprofen right before my cycle and every 4 hours throughout the week. This does nothing! I wish my hubby would have gotten "fixed" instead.
I had a tubal at age 27 (sm)
I do not advise a tubal for anyone.
I experienced very heavy flow and excruciating pain after my tubal (tubes were cauterized), and this lasted until menopause at age 55. From onset of menses until the tubal, my monthly cycle was never a problem. I changed OB/GYN, who said the painful cycles after tubal was because BCPs had kept that from occurring prior to tubal. I told him I was not on BCPs and had not been on them since I was about age 21. Of course, OB/GYN does not want to think tubal creates any problems.
My family physician (female) explained that, after a tubal, every month during ovulation the egg ruptured through the wall of the ovary into the abdominal cavity (and body absorbed the egg or eggs), which could create the severe pain during mid-cycle.
I took multiple Aleve during this time. I have a high pain threshold, but just prior to menopause I needed pain medication.
I strongly encouraged my daughter not to have a tubal after her 2nd C-section. Her OB/GYN was not too pleased with her decision. Her husband had a vasectomy a year later.
I had a tubal the day after
the delivery of our third child. My husband and I had discussed it and he didn't want to undergo the vas. He is deathly afraid of needles. After going through childbirth 3 times, I was kind of used to it. I honestly don't remember a single bit of pain following the tubal. I had it done laparoscopically and I was already on "light duty" because of the delivery. I was discharged the day after the tubal. I had a 5-yo and a 2-yo at home plus the newborn. My husband was able to take a week off to help me out, but he would have done that regardless of the tubal.
As for cost, my insurance covered either. I would suggest that your husband wait until after the birth of this child to have the vasectomy, the reason being that you may end up needing a C-section (though I hope not) and they can do the tubal then if you've already discussed it with your OB.
Good luck and congratulations on your pregnancy! I hope your "surprise" brings you as much joy as mine does! We hadn't planned on our third one either, but I can't imagine life without him!
yeah..by choice...don't wanna *be in the loop*..sm
if you wanna see dying people, check out the news and watch Iraq...that's reality..not some made up music video...although I do love Josh Groban..for his voice.
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These are my babies and they really wanna go out and play but mommy has to work :( 
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hot!!
I had a tubal about 8-9 years ago. I would really...
suggest not going to an outpatient surgery center. When they did my tubal they found I had an ectopic pregnancy and had to yank the tube and ovary. I went home 2 hours later; if it had been done in the hospital they probably would have kept me overnight. Just something to think about. Had no problems afterwards. Was back to typing 2 or 3 days later and really did not notice a change in my periods. Good luck.
I had a tubal with my second c-section sm
i had a c-section with my second baby and while he was in there i told him to do a tubal. he cut and cauterized my tubes. i haven't had any problems since, that's been almost 6 years ago. when i'm ovulating, i do have some pain on my left. i don't know if that's due to the tubal, but i don't regret getting it done. good luck!
I also had a tubal during a C-section
I healed up OK, but have very painful cramps every month ever since. Other people who have had tubals have told me its a very common experience - nobody mentioned it prior to my decision. I'm talking 10 years of such awful pain I could not work during my monthlies without serious pain killers - worked my way up through every strength of ibuprofen, scrips included, until finally was prescribed a psychotropic drug that turned me into a happy zombie that barely noticed the pain. Finally around the 11th year the pain has slacked off enough I can get by on 2 regular strength ibuprofen every 4 hours, as long as I'm very careful not to get much strenuous exercise during my period - that brings back flareups of mega-pain. I had no warning in advance this was a supposedly common result of a tubal so I wanted to warn you to ask around and talk to as many people as you can that have had tubals and see if debilitating cramps have been their experience. Good luck in whatever you decide.
I had a laparoscopic tubal at age 28.
The procedure itself was relatively painless. I took one Tylenol and that was it. No pain meds, nothing. The doctor did cut out at least an inch of fallopian tube and cauterized the ends to prevent regrowth of the tubes, but I still wonder about the chances of an ectopic pregnancy especially with ovulation pain mid month.
I have had problems since then with extreme PMS (PMDD?), heavy flow, cramping, mood swings, headaches, hot flashes with sweats, not being able to sleep for 1-2 nights before Aunt Flo arrives, and a bunch of other annoyances. In reading the post tubal syndrome websites, it seems to fit. I don't know how much of this is related to not taking birth control pills, getting older, gaining weight with a sedentary job, just regular PMS, or the actual tubal. I was also recently diagnosed with uterine fibroids.
I had never heard of the Essure procedure, but I personally wouldn't choose it. I just don't like the idea of having something "foreign" inside my body. What if it dislodged, what if the metal springy thingies were recalled, what about scarring?
Update, might not have been the tubal
but getting off the birth control pills, sorry about that.
I also had my tubal after my second C-section
And it was incredibly painful. It took me way longer to recuperate from having both of them done at the same time. After my husband saw how bad it was for me he had second thoughts about me having the tubal. Even months after I still had slight stabs of pain in the area.
I know...and I was off the pill for about 7 years before my tubal (sm)
so can't blame mine on that. In the 7 years since I had my tubal, I have had to have a hysteroscopy for a thickened uterine lining and multiple period problems, very heavy, very painful. Before I had always had fairly easy, very average periods which lasted only 4 days. Now they last 7. Sometimes they stop completely for a couple of days right in the middle and then start up again. I will probably end up having a hysterectomy because of the tubal.
I had a tubal/ piece of cake sm
My husband is a big baby. I was working full time at an insurance company. I had my surgery the day after Thanksgiving. I was home by 10 AM feeding the baby (not my husband) in the high chair because my husband had to run to the store for stuff we needed. Not a big deal. Didn't hurt, woke up from anesthesia quickly.
Had a tubal 10 years, reversal 5 yrs ago and have a 15month old
What would you like to know lol.
I missed on day of work for the tubal and three for the reversal.
The tubal really didn't hurt at all but the reversal was a doozie (The doc forgot to warn me about the bendz??sp??)
I googled post tubal syndrome
What I found scariest is the way doctors commonly try to blow off your symptoms - blame formerly being on the pill as being why it was never this bad before, or just act like you're being a big baby. Many women on those forums saying "thank god I read this - now I know I'm not crazy". I went to several doctors (male and female)about the pain and not ONE of them said it could be related to my tubal. They don't want to admit these side effects are common, and they don't want to admit they don't know what to do about it. They want us to just shut up and deal with it. Its shameful the way they sweep this under the rug, and the only way you find out its common is word of mouth. No such thing as "informed consent" when it comes to tubals! We need to spread the word! Like call Oprah or something!
tubal in 98 reversal in 2002 and baby in 2005
I was in a really bad marriage and knew I wanted no more children in this relationship and so I spoke with my OB/gyn and her performed a tubal not removing any of the tube just cutting and cauterizing. In 2000 my hubbie and I married and he had no biological children so we had my tubal reversed at a cost of about $3000 and little or no discomfort. A couple of years later and some Clomid (because of my age) I gave birth to an almost ten pound baby boy and am planning on working on a little sister currently *~*~*weg*~*~*~
I had a tubal 10 months after my second child (11 years ago). The only real
"problem" I had was with the air left in my abdomen (it was a laparoscopic), I had sharp pain in my shoulder for a while, but other than that I have had no problems. Regarding Essure, I know they use coils in teh tubes, but don't know what the failure rate is. A friend of mine wanted that, but because she had endometriosis, she was not able to have it done.
Poster below said something about hormonal problems. I don't see how you could experience anything hormonal if your ovaries are left in. Tubal does not remove those. I still have "PMS" sometimes, but that is because my ovarires are still functioning.
My husband and I were deciding on a tubal versus a vasectomy....
after reading these responses about a tubal I told him he has to get a vasectomy....thanks for making my decision easier--I honestly never knew about menstrual issues afterwards...
Google post tubal peace of mind syndrome
Nah, just kidding but I had a tubal at age 29 after my second child, knew definitely did not want another, had always said no children at all after 30 and that is what I did. Never had the first problem with it. I would not try to talk a guy into a vasectomy if he had any drawback to it because lots think it somehow takes menhood away and men can be such big babies to start with sometimes.
Did ya ever just wanna talk about nuthin' just to talk?
As I said before in another post, I miss everyone so much...
So, I have absolutely NOTHING to talk about. Love my new job, love that spring is on the way, and I love that my belly is absolutely filled up with pancakes my husband kindly made for me just now...even though it's lunchtime and not breakfast. I'm one of those freaks that could eat breakfast-type foods at every meal.
...and that reminds me that it's almost that time of year to order some baby chicks for next month. Laying hens, not for meat or anything, just eggs and entertainment. I can't wait for warm weather--it's been a long HARSH winter this year. In fact, I think we're due for another ice storm at the end of the week.
I hope everyone who stops by to read my note about nothing finds themselves and their families in good health. Miss you all, even the ones that can't stand seeing that "Hayseed" name up there.
Don't know about your God, but mine
my God is more forgiving than that!
She is not doing anyone any harm, so to say she will burn in h*** for celebrating the fun part of Halloween, not evilness, is the whole reason I do not attend church!
I never did it with mine. For one, I would have been
too embarrassed. My mother used to do it, but we have come a long way since then. I find it kind of primitive. I think nothing is wrong with it in your own home, but in public, I really think you should think about it. There are all kinds of weirdos out there and you just don't know what is in their minds. I see nothing wrong with breastfeeding INSIDE YOUR HOME, but there are folks who would get offended by doing it in public. I would not be offended, but really...I think you could put some of that breast milk in a bottle before you go out.
Mine is up
and FAKE -- Me and my fam are all allergic!
Have red/white/blue/silver these. Looks awesome. Have lights up outside too!!!!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Mine would be...
Laxatives
Laytex gloves
a metal detector
mine too
have to light a fire under his butt in an attempt to get him out of the house.
Mine did nothing at all, at least he went out and tried - sm
more than my DH did, though mine did ask me what I wanted, I told him, he told me to go buy it. This is typical for him. He used to get me beautiful jewelry for b-day, Christmas, annivarsary, that lasted for about 2 years or so, then it has been buy yourself what you want. I do not get bent (what is the point) though a little effort on his part would be nice. He did surprise me on our 10-year anniversary though this year, got me a beautiful opal necklace. As for the kids, my one daughter gave me 2 things, my other nothing, but she gives me wonderful drawings and such all the time, she just has a selfish streak I guess and does not think of others only herself. I just talked to her about this, maybe in the future she will remember our little talk and some good will come from it. My DH needs to learn somehow to have the kids get things for mom on special occasions, yours does too it seems. My neighbor has the same problem with her husband. Basically they are lazy people. He does none of the shopping, gift wrapping, packing to leave (except for his stuff of course), etc. He did buy 1 or 2 gifts, which I of course wrapped. This will probably never change until the kids are gone and he is an old man. I have seen it happen but not until grandchildren are on the scene and these men become model husbands for some reason, whether it is out of boredom or fear of the wife finally saying "I'm out of here, go fend for yourself", or they get struck my lightening, who knows, but beating yourself up about it is not the answer. If you are truly unhappy, get out, or kick him out. But if this is his "flaw" then either live with it, and buy yourself what you want each year or do something about it. It is your call how you deal with it.
mine went away
I had one on my nose for about a year and all of a sudden it just vanished and has never come back. It always bothered me because it was so ugly, but it never hurt and I didn't have to pay to zap it.
Two of mine have had and he will run
fever if he does not drink or eat the popsickles and get sicker. You probably know but you can cool him down with tepid water, try that. You will really have to keep up with you have to drink or eat cool, cold so he will not run that fever.
Yes, mine are
never and I mean never tempt fate. i could never say I was sick or someone else sick say if I wanted to be off from work, no, no, might come true. I have to knock on wood when I say something that is an iffy thing, don’t want to jink.
LOL, I had mine do just that
I gave him a testing tape. It took him hours to get through a page, typing with two fingers, with everything lumped together in one big paragraph, headings and all. Not to mention all the mistakes. lol He now says he has no idea how I do this. I told him I don't know either. : )
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