Question - Can I still get pregnant?

Hi - I just wanted to ask this question, I keep hearing so many different things.  I am 43 and totally done having kids, I have 3 wonderful teenage daughters that I would not trade for anything in the world (I am totally serious when I say that) and I had my tubes tied 15 years ago!  I am 10 weeks out from my RNY and many are telling me that I can get pregnant if we are not careful!

My doc said it is highly unlikely that something like that would happen, with the tubes being tied.  So, I thought I would come here and just ask.  Has it happened?  What are the chances?

I mean, if it did - I would take it a blessing from God, but I really don't want to start over with babies.  We are not using any protection - other than relying on the tubes being tied.

I hope this is not just a dumb question being asked and thanks for any info you might share with me. 

Kelly

I honestly do not know who is telling you this or why. The RNY or Lap, which ever surgery you had, is your digestive system/stomach, intestines, etc which have nothing to do with the reproductive system. Your effective rate for the tubal ligation is just as one who is a non wls patient. One has no correlation to the other. WIth that said, if you did not have something like the tubal ligation, and were using oral contraception, then there might be some credibility because depending on your surgery type you will have malabsorption issues which can impact the effectiveness of the pill.  DO people who have tubes tied get pregnant, maybe, very rare or very soon after surgery for the tubes tied, but again, I dont think this surgery impacts your chances for success at all. Hope that helps.

I agree with Samara.  Your risk of getting pregnant should not be any higher because of your WLS.

I think you've just got the normal "sometimes ladies with their tubes tied get pregnant" risk.  And that's really low, isn't it?

Well, what people are telling you is right. If you didn't have your tubes tied it is easier to get pregnant. That's why most surgeons will tell you to use two forms of B.C. so you don't get preggers on accident. But I would think the tubes being tied would have the same chances of getting pregnant (it's like slim to none right?) no matter if you had surgery or not. Hope this makes sense.

I'm not an expert by any means but a drastic amount of weight loss per my doc will increases the circulation of your hormones whi*****reases chances of getting pregnant. I've been battling infertility for 5 1/2 years so my doc and I discussed this in detail. A separate situation is that my best friend who had her tubes tied 7 years ago has had two ectopic pregnancies within the past year. Her doc's answer is that tubes have been known to come untied completely or partially after a 5 year period. Knowing all of this info, my conclusion is that nothing is impossible. I would ask my obgyn to be sure if I were you.