Morning! I am new here and just beginning this journey.
I am 35 years old and have 3 children from a previous marriage; a 12 year old daughter and 8 year old twins. I had a tubal ligation in July of 2004. The method of sterilization was Falope Rings.
I remarried in September of 2009 to a wonderful man who has no children of his own. We would very much like to have a child together and decided to undergo a tubal reversal on October 15, 2010.
Before surgery, I was tested to make sure my hormone levels were normal and that I was still ovulating. My cycles were always regular, so my physician said there was no reason to think that I wasn't ovulating. The tests came back normal and I was indeed still ovulating.
My doctor said that everything went well with surgery. Immediately after surgery an HSG was performed and it showed that both tubes were clear and open. I have 5cm of tube after surgery on the left and 6cm on the right.
My doctor told my husband and I to waste no time TTC and to use an ovulation test kit to get familiar with my cycles. I have been doing exactly as I was told ever since.
I had my first positive ovulation test on 11/4 (cycle #1). The first cycle after TR was very painful and bizarre....I think it was just too early as I was healing from surgery.
I had the second positive ovulation test on 11/30 (cycle #2), and now I am on to cycle #3. My second cycle was almost "normal". Before I had the reversal, I had horrible cramps, headaches, bloating, exhaustion, etc., sometimes 10 - 14 days before AF. This past cycle was a BREEZE! I still had cramps, but this time only a few days before AF and they were mild, which was WONDERFUL. I think I will be ovulating about the 30th or the 1st and I am pulling out all the stops this time. I started taking Mucinex today, I purchased Pre-Seed, I will begin ovulation testing on Christmas Day (cycle day #9), and I also bought a BBT thermometer and am charting this month only to see if there is a spike in temperature after positive ovulation test kit. From what I understand, the ovulation test kit tells when the LH surge is, but that does not guarantee that ovulation will actually occur and one way to see if ovulation is occurring is to chart temps as well.
So...we'll see what happens. I am crossing my fingers that we are pregnant soon.
My doctor said that if I am not pregnant by April or May of next year, that we will do another HSG to make sure the tubes are still open and we'll go from there.
I am so happy to have found a board with stories of other ladies who have had a tubal reversal and are TTC! I am looking forward to hearing more from you all and sharing my story (and hopefully success) with you all as well!
Here's to a hopeful New Year blessed with bundles of joy for us all!
But I am praying for all my ladies and wishing you all the best. 
