She was being responsible, even if she didn't have a tubal ligation (which Sorrentino apparently thinks you can get just by asking for one. What world is she living in, and can I move there?)
Ugh! There is absolutely no understanding of how that shit works, is there? Last summer, 39 weeks pregnant, I had to switch midwives because of insurance reasons. I told my new midwife that I wanted a tubal ligation immediately after birth, because that had always been the plan. There wasn't enough time for him to get it passed with a doctor (some nonsense about a 30 day wait time). I figured it wasn't a problem, I would have it done a month or so after. Except no, because I was in and out of the hospital constantly for surgeries to try to take care of hemorrhaging. After being told by 3 different doctors that my uterus is just defective I asked to have it removed. My insurance won't cover it, though.
Yeah, permanent sterilization is really easy to get. =/
Sorry. I know it's a bit off topic, but the people that I always hear bitching about it and how easy it is have no idea. None.
As usual, the rest of your post is fantastic as well.
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Date: 2010-03-23 08:28 pm (UTC)Ugh! There is absolutely no understanding of how that shit works, is there? Last summer, 39 weeks pregnant, I had to switch midwives because of insurance reasons. I told my new midwife that I wanted a tubal ligation immediately after birth, because that had always been the plan. There wasn't enough time for him to get it passed with a doctor (some nonsense about a 30 day wait time). I figured it wasn't a problem, I would have it done a month or so after. Except no, because I was in and out of the hospital constantly for surgeries to try to take care of hemorrhaging. After being told by 3 different doctors that my uterus is just defective I asked to have it removed. My insurance won't cover it, though.
Yeah, permanent sterilization is really easy to get. =/
Sorry. I know it's a bit off topic, but the people that I always hear bitching about it and how easy it is have no idea. None.
As usual, the rest of your post is fantastic as well.