Going next week to get tubes tied!!! :-(?
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The method that Cher is talking about is Essure. It is a non-surgical (not the same as non-invasive) method.
The doc inserts small wires into your fallopian tubes (through your vagina-cervix-uterine cavity) and scar tissue grows to eventually block the tubes. You will still get your period (just like if you had a TL because you're not having anything done to your ovaries - those affect whether or not you get your period!), but be aware that there is a 14% or better rate of complications, AND it is not effective for at LEAST 3 months. Read about it below.
As for a TL, I've been considering it for a few years now (I'm 38); be absolutely sure you want this! Birth control is an ok option till you're in your 30's and you don't change your mind as much (women tend to regret the surgery more often if they have it done before 35).
Physical discomfort/reactions for each person is different. My friend had it done when she was 42, and she was out for a week from work. Another friend had it done on a Thursday (she was 37) and she was back to work & the gym the following Monday.
Pain management is a good step - be sure you get a pain medicine that works good for YOU (I don't do well with Codeine, but Percocet is NICE!) - and don't be afraid to use it!
And don't push yourself too hard. Having had other abdominal surgery, I can tell you personally that it really depends on your personal stamina level & pain tolerance how quickly you'll be up and around and how much pain you'll experience.
As for your period changing there's a couple reasons this might happen: first, you're older - your cycle will change and become heavier/more uncomfortable the older you get. That is just a fact of life.
Second, if you've been on chemical control for a long time (I've used it almost continuously for 20 years), your cycle is not what you're used to - another fact of life.
If your period becomes too much for you to deal with, there are surgical options (balloonoplasty - they use a water-filled device inside your uterus to super-heat the endometrium to lighten period flow and cramping, but it does make you infertile in most cases - not a big deal if you've got a TL!).
PLEASE do your research, and take a list of your questions and concerns to your doctor and make SURE you get the answers you need.
Don't worry, you will be doing house work by the next day. No down time for the woman of the house.
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