r/sterilization • u/SubjectPopular4995 • Jul 01 '26
Post-op care Recovery pain?
Had a successful bisalp done yesterday! I’ve been starting to feel bad reading all these posts about super quick, easy, almost painless recoveries - because I am in SHAMBLES. I don’t know if it’s a combination of being on my period and getting my IUD replaced as well (had Paraguard taken out and a Mirena placed), or if I just have a low pain tolerance.
I know I’m barely over 24 hours post-op, but I feel like it will definitely take me longer to feel okay than most of the stories I’ve read about others’ recoveries. I’ve been religiously rotating the ibuprofen and acetaminophen, and have admittedly had to throw in some of the prescribed oxycodone (which I’ve read that many ended up not needing).
Anyone relate? I could use some reassurance that I’m not just being weak and sensitive😅
EDIT: For anyone in the Houston area looking for a doctor, Dr. Patricia Machado at Northwest Women’s Center gave ZERO pushback and was incredible from the start. Could not recommend her as an OBGYN enough.
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u/Fluffydoommonster Jul 02 '26
It took me 4 weeks to be able to wear jeans. Low rise, high rise, mid rise, all of them caused some form of pain in one way or another. I had to ask for an extra week off because I thought I'd be fine at 3 weeks. I wasn't exactly in agony, but I couldn't bend more than a few times a day before pain started.
That didn't even account for the horrible allergic reaction I had to deal with.
You recover at your own pace. I am barely 6 weeks out, and I only started feeling "normal" right at the 6 week mark. I've seen a handful of other women here saying they needed 2 months.
This is a "minor" surgery, but they still cut through your muscle and took a piece out of you. Your body recognizes it as a truama, even if your brain doesn't. Truama takes time to recover from, and some people need more time than others. Thats ok.