sterilisation update

[adozenroses]

went for sterilisation appt today and have not been happy for the rest of the day. I was basically told that I was far too young to even consider having my tubes cut and still had another 10 years of baby-making to do!!! After convincing the docs that I was completely sure I wanted to be sterilised, they put me forward for the op. Now I have to wait a few months as I'm on a waiting list, even though other women in the clinic were getting appointments there and then

I am not happy that they have disregarded my feelings on this process and made their own judgement based purely on my age. How cheeky!!!

I am considering complaining about this as I always assumed my body belonged to me...from the appointment today, I really don't think it does. They treated me like I wasn't old enough to make my own decisions

how old are you honey? Not that that should matter....

Maybe they think that by making you wait for your appointment you may have a change of heart.

I do agree that it is your choice, but I guess they see an awful lot of people who go through this and then change their mind, especially if they are young.

Try and think positively about it, they want the best for you and you obviously proved that you'd really thought about this and that it was the right decision for you, otherwise you wouldn't have got on the waiting list.

I'm 28. I know it is young, but having my second child nearly crippled me. I think I'm just annoyed at being treated so different because of my age. They made me feel like a child, and I left feeling very insulted by the whole process.

Grrrrr

oh, i thought you were going to say you were about 20 or something. I think at 28, with 2 kids then you have a pretty good idea of what you want.

I had no problems beng sterilised last year (I was also 28}

I suppose they have to look at your age and the amount of children you have, because basically that is all they know about you.

My sister was refused a sterilisation when she was 25

I was sterilized at 30 and had no problems at all, stand by ur guns