What to expect during your Tubal Ligation Reversal

1. Look over our Tubal Ligation Reversal Web site and decide if this is something you and your partner would like to do.
   
   
2. Contact Lakeshore Surgical Center at 1-877-588-5594 or email us using our contact form and we will send you a Health History form and a Medical Release of Information for you to fill out so we can request a copy of the operative report from your tubal ligation. You can also download the forms directly form our Web site.
   
   
3. One of our doctors or a Case Management Specialists will review your records and call you to discuss your chances of successful tubal ligation reversal. This will give you the opportunity to discuss questions you may have about tubal reversal, IVF or other concerns.
   
   
4. Before our doctor speaks with a patient we must have a health history form and an operation note.
   
   
5. Call us to schedule a surgery appointment.
   
   See: Schedule your tubal ligation reversal
   
   
6. Make your travel arrangements if you are flying. Contact us if you need assistance. We recommend you plan on being at the tubal reversal clinic before noon on the day before the tubal ligation reversal. You should plan on leaving in the late afternoon of the day after your procedure, your third day in town. If you are flying into Atlanta there is a shuttle service available from the airport and back. We highly recommend renting a car from the airport. We will schedule motel reservations for the patient after a deposit is paid.
   
   See: Accommodations during your tubal ligation reversal
   
   
7. The day of pre-op you will be sent for a CBC and urinalysis. If you or your husband has engaged in high risk behavior, we recommend an AIDS and Hepatitis C screening. You will be given at the time of pre-op three medications: one bottle of magnesium citrate, two Zantacs and one fleet enema. We require you to do the bowel prep at times given to reduce post-op pain, gas and discomfort. We will go over the instructions in more detail the day of pre-op.
   
   See: Lab tests for your tubal ligation reversal
   
   
8. Two weeks prior to the scheduled surgery date, we recommend that you stop taking all dietary supplements. You may still continue taking a multivitamin.
   
   
9. We do not accept personal checks as a method of payment.
   
   See: Tubal ligation reversal costs and payment options
   
   
10. Two weeks prior to your appointment - If you are paying by cash, cashiers check, money order, Master Card, or Visa your payment needs to be in our office. If it's not possible we will reschedule you for when it can be done. There is a $500.00 charge to change an appointment once it is confirmed. There is a $1,500 charge to cancel your tubal ligation reversal, up to 6 weeks prior to surgery. Then no refunds.
    
    
11. Come the day prior to your tubal reversal to meet us and tour our surgery center. We will get your paperwork completed and answer any last minute questions. This visit will also allow you to meet the nurses who will tend to you the following day.
    
    See: Tubal reversal clinic
    
    
12. Come to our center for your tubal ligation reversal.
    
    
13. We will check you the morning after your surgery to make sure everything is okay.
    
    
14. Call us when your pregnancy test is positive!

"Dr. Greene will personally talk to you to discuss your changes of successful tubal ligation reversal, and to discuss questions you may have about tubal reversal, IVF or other concerns."

Our operating suite has five separate sections ready to accomodate the tubal ligation reversal.