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I thought I would share my sterilization story here in case anybody was thinking about it for themselves. I’ll copy my story below.

I had my bisalp May 21! My surgery was at 3:30PM, but because the OR was behind, I actually had my surgery around 5:30PM. Pre-op, I was waiting in my room, dozing off, watching TV, and reading a book on my phone. When it came time for surgery, the anesthetist gave me a sedative. It started taking effect QUICK, and I started feeling it in the hall to the OR, and in the actual OR itself. Last thing I remember was the gynecologist telling the resident, the OR nurse, and the anesthetist what procedure was happening and safety protocols. Then I woke up in recovery, groggy but was aware of things going on. The recovery room nurses went over recovery procedures, and basically went over the packet they gave me. One of them helped me get dressed and wheeled me downstairs to where my friend picked me up. Got food, ate, took my pain meds, and now I’m feeling good. I’m so happy that I don’t have my IUD nor my tubes anymore!

As for pain, the tenderness in my abdomen (which made it hard to get up from bed and the couch) lasted around 4-5 days from the surgery date. The pain from the gas (they use to inflate your abdomen) lasted about 5-6 days. The pain reduced in severity though so it wasn’t as if it was severe pain the whole time. I was given prescriptions to help manage the pain.

As of today, the incision in my belly button is pretty much closed as is the one on my left side. The incision on my right side is halfway closed and healing very nicely!

If you’re in Southern California and need a gynecologist to remove your tubes (who also serves LGBT patients!) then l can recommend the physician who did my surgery. Hope this helps!