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Tubes removed without consent

caryeese • Mon, Sep 23

So ladies, please allow me to share my story, and kindly provide thoughts and feedback. In January, after ttc for 2 years, i had an HSG done, the results of which were normal. The wording described my tubes as patent and open, with clear spillage on both sides. Based on that, my doc put me on Clomid and wished me luck. 3 months later, no result, she referred us to an

clinic to have my husband's semen analyzed. He was diagnosed with teratozoospermia, (irregular shaped sperm heads) but with such a high count that it may not have mattered. The

clinic asked to see copies of my scans again and upon inspection, realised that my tubes were not in great shape. One of them was swollen and wrapped up almost like a hairball, and the other was in the wrong place amd twisted. It was advised that we either perform surgery to open the tubes or proceed straight to

. we chose the surgery because it gave us the higher chance of natural conception.

I met with my surgeon, the same lady who initially told me that my tubes were fine, and we went over the procedure. At no point did she say we may need to remove the tubes. In fact, she was not worried about the put of place tube, but more concerned about the hairball one. She said that after she gets in there, if she needs to take any drastic measures, she would consult my husband.

On the day of the surgery, i had to stop the anesthesiologist from putting me out becaue i hadn't seen the doc yet and i wanted to make sure all was well. She came in, i spoke with her and told her to check in with hubs.

I was awoken 3 hours later and informed, cheerfully, might i add, that both my tubes were a mess, and had far too many adhesions, and as a result, both were removed. She never spoke with my husband about it and went ahead. She didn't come to see me post op, and she forgot to discharge me. The next day i kept trying to get ahold of her but her receptionist kept blocking for her. I sent my hubs to speak with her in person as no aftercare instructions were given and we didn't still understand why she took my tubes out.

She told him that before they put me out, i consented to have my tubes removed if it was going to be a problem. I have absolutely no recollection of this.

So now my question is, was that ethical of her to remove without his consent? Was i medically fit to make that type of decision?

I am a 34 year old woman with one mc, no tubes, and now no money to do amy

cause the surgery ended up costing double the initial estimate.

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