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Hi Cheryl, thanks for the welcome. Yes, my message was my first posting and to answer your questions, I had my tubal in 1993, 32 y.o. and naive! I don't know what method the dr. used as my concern at the time was no more children. I was blessed with a boy and girl and I knew that was it. My husband wanted the sex, but didn't make the move to do a vasectomy, so I did the tubal. I don't have copies of my records (didn't know I could), nor have I read them. At my post-surgery appt., I recall viewing some pictures. I can't remember what it exactly was, perhaps he (the dr.) was showing me that my ovaries were "just fine." Naive.....Anyway, about two years ago I started noticing hard, painful periods---cramps heavy flow first day with clots ("little livers"). Initially, I thought nothing of it because before pregnancy, I used to get cramps terribly. Then, they went away. Emotionally? Well I don't think I've ever in my life been so aware of every emotion. Ugh! I don't even want to begin. I really strive to be a positive-thinking person. I've also developed one-two small, raised bumps, had them checked and the dr. says their "nothing." Well, couple months ago, the dr. just "popped" a larger one with fluid and sent me home saying it was "normal, these happen in some women." I was really upset and am looking for a female gyn. I obviously need to keep reading and see if I have pts. I know this wasn't brief. It reassuring that I know I'm not making these symptoms up. Karen.

Posted on Mar 22, 1999, 1:04 PM

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