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by Elizabeth

Dear Tammy,

I have just read your letter and want to give you a lot of information. I am 47 years old and had my tubal ligation performed 23 years ago. I had 3 cesarean sections in 4 years time and my doctor recommeded that I have a tubal. Prior to my tubal my periods were regular, like a clock. They also lasted for 5 days gradually tapering off. After my tubal, my periods were very irregular. For the last 20 years my periods can come from day 24 to 28 and I never know when. I am still having my periods and therefore have pleanty of estrogen. My periods last only 3 days and stop suddenly. Then within 24 to 36 hours I will get a spot of fresh new blood, and then continue to spot old blood, for another 7 to 10 days. I never feel clean. I am in good health, but have suffered for the past 23 years with all of the same symptoms as you. I have been patted on the head and told by many doctors, that my menustral cycle had changed, and that this was nothing to be worried about. I have experience and still do aching in my muscles, that started after my tubal. The doctors thought I had arthritis, but after test, could find known. They had no answer. I suffer from irritabile bowel syndrome, hair loss, lack of libio, can fall asleep just find, but can tell you everytime I roll over. In the morning, I have to drag myself out of bed. My skin is dry. my eyes are dry, my lips are dry, and my thyroid test is normal. I have developed circulation problems, and have just gotten used to waking up to pelvic cramping.
I have been a diligent exerciser, have taken calcium suppliments for 7 years, don't smoke, drink coffee or soda, and really try to eat healty. Inspite of all of the things I had been doing to try to help myself, I felt awful. In the last 2 years all of my problems, had only been getting worse. Now, I was also experiencing memory loss, severe back pain, and depression. I kept going to the medical profession for help, and found none. I finally starting researcing and found my own answers. I read a wonderful book by Dr. John Lee titled, "What Doctors may not tell you about menopause". He has one know which is about perimenopause, and is a must read for all women between the ages of 30 to 50. Why I am telling you all this is because, you are not ovulating, because your ovaries have been damaged by the tubal. You need to have your hormones tested by a saliva hormone test not a blood serum test. The saliva test is much more acurate, cheaper, and easier. The Aeron LifeCycles Clinical Laboratory in California is a fantastic facility that offers this testing. They have qualified professionals to assist you and are a reliable lab. Their number is 800/631-7900. They do testing for hospitals and Physicians, but you can order the test without a doctor.

I hope you find your answer, like I did. I feel 100% better, since I was tested and found out what I was missing. I am telling you this, because I truly believe all of the problems that I have experienced for the past 23 years are directly related to my tubal. I hope you can get your help sooner than I did and prevent some the of the damage that I incurred because I was not diagnosed properly, such as bone loss.

Hang in there and call the lab right away,

Elizabeth

Posted on Apr 16, 1999, 1:00 PM

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