Symptoms of Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome
Have you had a tubal ligation? Have you had weird things happening to your body? And no matter how many trips you make to the doctor nor how many tests she runs, you still don’t have a diagnosis…or one that makes any real sense. If so, then it’s possible that you are suffering from the symptoms of post tubal ligation syndrome. Others call is post tubal syndrome.
Although many in the medical establishment believe PTLS to be nonsense, the things the women who are suffering from it go through are not myth. Doing research on the Internet could lead you to lists containing 35 up to 45 different symptoms. However, there seem to be some very consistent ones shared by most women who suffer from this medical myth as you will see in our following stories.
Take for instance the case of Brenda. Her complaints began with feeling numb in the pelvic area, a sensation which did not improve over time as she thought it would after surgery. She also had hot flashes and night sweats, fatigue, depression, mood swings, bad cramps, and heavier bleeding. Her libido dropped away. Loss of libido is a very common complaint. Of the night sweats, she said she would wake up with her nightgown stuck to her and soaking wet. I don’t think we can put it down to aging and menopause as she was only 33.
Tracy complains of being fatigued a lot and having no interest in sex. She couldn’t sleep and just stayed tires all the time. Her periods went crazy. What had once been like clockwork became longer, much more intense with heavy bleeding and clotting, then trail off only to start again a day later. She had bad cramps as well. Her other symptoms included occasional dizziness, a memory that got worse, feeling like she was in a fog all the time, headaches, hair breaking and fingernails cracking, tingling in her extremities and acne.
The same general symptoms seem to be shared by many of the women. Rebecca became extremely angry and had emotional outbursts. She also suffered from terrible cramping, headaches and a loss of libido. These last two plus the mood swings seem to show up in many of the stories of post tubal ligation syndrome women.
Skate is another woman suffering from what begins to seem like the same list over and over. She has loss of libido, migraines, anxiety off the charts, and weight gain. Her periods are longer and harder and have clotting and painful, absurd uncontrollable bleeding. It makes it difficult to be in society with these type of symptoms not to mention the suffering the your family must endure as well.
If this article has helped you put a name to what you yourself have been suffering, then I feel it has been well worth the writing. I thank the ladies who let me share their symptoms in an effort to help other women who themselves might be suffering from post tubal ligation syndrome. Seek out some support. If you can’t find it from your doctor or off line friends, then try to find it online. Not only will your online friends give you virtual support, they may also be able to help you find an alternative that just might help you overcome the symptoms of ptls.
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