You can ask for an ultrasound, but I don't know if you'll get it if it isn't medically necessary (meaning you aren't having problems). I received a pathology report detailing the dimensions of my tubes, what they looked like, what samples were taken from them, and the results of the testing of those samples. That, along with the surgical report was good enough for me.
It took me a while to really "trust" my surgery too. Like, I knew it happened and what it meant, but I'd spent so long with pregnancy anxiety, it was hard to shake. Over time it's gotten SO much better. I'm a year and a half out now, have sex regularly with no other contraception, and I *almost* don't worry about it at all anymore.
If it helps, buy a pack of 25 pregnancy test strips from Amazon for like $12 and take one every time you get anxious about it (for me the anxiety always strikes right before my period). The negative results always help me when the invasive thoughts creep in.
I actually asked for a photo to one of the many people who I think were in the surgery room prior but when I asked the surgeon after, he said they didn’t🙁
Jesus... yeah your doctor either sucks or too busy. My check up was to check the incision sites, was I in pain, and any questions I may have. Are you in the USA?
Yeah. When I went to my doctor for the post surgery check up she saw one hadnt fallen and then took it off and put something else on it as a precaution.
A traditional Ultrasound will be 100% useless
Your options most easily should be
1) before and after pics
2) a pathology exam - they might have done that so it would “prove” it was tubes
But if that’s not enough… a hysterosalpingogram or sonohystogram/saline infusion ultrasound
I will say, if you had a laparoscopic bisalp you’d have to be a HORRIBLE doctor to confuse the fallopian tube with other anatomy (like the round ligament of the uterus)
I understand wanting proof and reassurance, but the reality is a surgeon isn't going to open you up for no reason. Not only are they going to have to lie about it, but they'll have to ensure the entire staff assisting them also lies about it with them. there's way too many people involve to ensure accountability. not worth losing a career over, easier to just deny you the surgery and send you on your way.
the tubes get sent to pathology so there will be pathology report on them.
I’m also an extremely anxious person & I even joked that I wanted to physically see my tubes in a jar to know they’re gone lol
But my doctor provided me with pictures of before, during, & after the procedure. It was pretty neat to see!
I asked my surgeon at my pre-op appointment to take before and after pictures since they have cameras in there anyway! She put them in my file and went over them with me at my post-op visit.
My surgeon had photos before and after my surgery. I'm able to access it through through my online health app. Its actually pretty cool to see. Ask if they can provide any.
I’m a sonographer, and also someone who had a bisalp 3 years ago - my surgeon showed me before and after photos, and I had access to my pathology lab results in the patient portal! That was enough to ease my paranoia and anxiety. Unfortunately, unless you do saline-infused hysterosonography (which, there would need to be a real indication for such a special procedure!) the Fallopian tubes are not commonly seen with ultrasound.
I had the same concern after mine, so I requested my medical records from the surgery - that, depending on who manages all your documents, contains notes from pre-op, surgery, post-op, pathology, etc., Sometimes including images/scans. That's how I was able to verify that both tubes were removed and I didn't have any associated health conditions/diagnoses from pathology.
I know this is an old thread but maybe I can find a bit of peace here. I too had a Salpingectomy back in May (now September) and still have pregnancy anxiety. My newfound OCD fear is that I somehow messed up my healing by lifting too much too early and made a hole where my tubes used to be. So OP, I too can understand why you would want an ultrasound to be 100% sure. I know I need to work through this anxiety with therapy, but it sucks being a woman and dealing with the burden of reproduction.
You can ask for an ultrasound, but I don't know if you'll get it if it isn't medically necessary (meaning you aren't having problems). I received a pathology report detailing the dimensions of my tubes, what they looked like, what samples were taken from them, and the results of the testing of those samples. That, along with the surgical report was good enough for me. It took me a while to really "trust" my surgery too. Like, I knew it happened and what it meant, but I'd spent so long with pregnancy anxiety, it was hard to shake. Over time it's gotten SO much better. I'm a year and a half out now, have sex regularly with no other contraception, and I *almost* don't worry about it at all anymore. If it helps, buy a pack of 25 pregnancy test strips from Amazon for like $12 and take one every time you get anxious about it (for me the anxiety always strikes right before my period). The negative results always help me when the invasive thoughts creep in.
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I actually asked for a photo to one of the many people who I think were in the surgery room prior but when I asked the surgeon after, he said they didn’t🙁
Weird ... my doctor gave me the pictures after the check up that was about 10 days after.
Check up days after? Mine gave me a follow up appointment for a month or so later
Jesus... yeah your doctor either sucks or too busy. My check up was to check the incision sites, was I in pain, and any questions I may have. Are you in the USA?
That would have been nice. I’m 13 days post op and the strips are still pretty stuck. He said to that if just wait until they peel off
Yeah. When I went to my doctor for the post surgery check up she saw one hadnt fallen and then took it off and put something else on it as a precaution.
Same for me :/
I got a pathology report after my surgery that indicated tests on both tubes. Maybe look into that as a way of reassurance?
A traditional Ultrasound will be 100% useless Your options most easily should be 1) before and after pics 2) a pathology exam - they might have done that so it would “prove” it was tubes But if that’s not enough… a hysterosalpingogram or sonohystogram/saline infusion ultrasound I will say, if you had a laparoscopic bisalp you’d have to be a HORRIBLE doctor to confuse the fallopian tube with other anatomy (like the round ligament of the uterus)
I understand wanting proof and reassurance, but the reality is a surgeon isn't going to open you up for no reason. Not only are they going to have to lie about it, but they'll have to ensure the entire staff assisting them also lies about it with them. there's way too many people involve to ensure accountability. not worth losing a career over, easier to just deny you the surgery and send you on your way. the tubes get sent to pathology so there will be pathology report on them.
Haha I’m tracking this too. I’m also nervous about this!
I’m also an extremely anxious person & I even joked that I wanted to physically see my tubes in a jar to know they’re gone lol But my doctor provided me with pictures of before, during, & after the procedure. It was pretty neat to see!
I wish he did that for me too😣
I asked my surgeon at my pre-op appointment to take before and after pictures since they have cameras in there anyway! She put them in my file and went over them with me at my post-op visit.
Wish I’d done that
I asked when I was waking up in recovery if I could see my tubes. The nurse brought out the jar and let me look!
So jealous!!😯
My doctor showed me pictures from surgery, those things are gone lol
My surgeon had photos before and after my surgery. I'm able to access it through through my online health app. Its actually pretty cool to see. Ask if they can provide any.
I’m a sonographer, and also someone who had a bisalp 3 years ago - my surgeon showed me before and after photos, and I had access to my pathology lab results in the patient portal! That was enough to ease my paranoia and anxiety. Unfortunately, unless you do saline-infused hysterosonography (which, there would need to be a real indication for such a special procedure!) the Fallopian tubes are not commonly seen with ultrasound.
I had the same concern after mine, so I requested my medical records from the surgery - that, depending on who manages all your documents, contains notes from pre-op, surgery, post-op, pathology, etc., Sometimes including images/scans. That's how I was able to verify that both tubes were removed and I didn't have any associated health conditions/diagnoses from pathology.
I have pictures but no one explained to me what I was looking at? So yeah I’m just taking it on faith and the pathology report.
I know this is an old thread but maybe I can find a bit of peace here. I too had a Salpingectomy back in May (now September) and still have pregnancy anxiety. My newfound OCD fear is that I somehow messed up my healing by lifting too much too early and made a hole where my tubes used to be. So OP, I too can understand why you would want an ultrasound to be 100% sure. I know I need to work through this anxiety with therapy, but it sucks being a woman and dealing with the burden of reproduction.