Anyone Had an Endometrial Ablation? and Getting Tubes Tied?

I think I'd consider doing a hysterectomy instead of an ablation.
I'd rather have it out and done with - because if the ablation doesn't work or heals up - you'd end up doing a hysterectomy anyway.

ETA: I apologize, I forgot to tell you the recovery time. For the ablation? I had the procedure done on Thursday afternoon, home that day, back to work on Monday. No heavy lifting for 2 weeks.

The hysterectomy - I was in the hospital for 23 hours, home and in bed for 2 days. I was out shopping on Thursday. I couldn't drive for 2 weeks.
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I had the ablation and tubes tied when i was 38. At 40 I had a full hysterectomy.

If you are done having kids and want a permanent solution? Ask about a hysterectomy. My insurance wouldn't allow the hysterectomy without doing the ablation first. When the ablation failed after 18 months? They approved. BEST THING I DID!!

My issue turned out to be polyps but before I had the ultrasound with biopsy my gyn had talked about possible medical things and treatments. I was told that he wouldn't do an ablation without having my tubes tied at the same time.

A friend had the procedure done. She had a lot of cramping for a few days after and was recovered for the most part within a week. Her physician told her the usual recovery timer in 10 to 14 days and to plan on taking it easy for a couple days.

I was offered the ablation but told my fibroids could still come back so I opted for a partial hysterectomy. I didn't see the point of the ablation if I had to in turn have a hysterectomy later. Good luck with your decision..

I had both procedures. The tubal was done after the birth of my son. I recovered easily.

Ablation I had for the same symptoms you are talking about. Back to normal activities in 2 days. It took 3 months before I was period free so at first I was really disappointed. Just wanted you to know that happens sometimes. When my doc told me to give it a few months I thought fine, it didn't work like I hoped. She was right though and my period went away completely.

2 years later I had a partial hysterectomy. It was out patient and besides being really tired, it was an easy recovery. No driving for 2 weeks, no lifting for 6. The hardest part was remembering that although I didn't have a massive scar, my body had been through the same surgery.

I lost my brother in law 3 weeks into my recovery and had to travel several hundred miles to go be with family. That set me back a lot, but I wouldn't have worked it differently.

I don't regret any of the procedures I had done. Good luck in your decisions. I hope you have a complication free recovery and feel so much better.

the vasectomy wouldn't do anything for your periods anyway, would it?
getting your tubes tied and the ablation done all in one fell swoop seems very sensible.
haven't any of it done myself, but have had friends who've recovered easily from the outpatient procedure of tube tying. the after effects were along the lines of menopause.
good luck!
khairete
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I'm 49 and had the ablation in January, along with a d&c. I was home within a few hours and no need for pain relievers whatsoever. Recovery was nothing and I was back to normal right away. I had been having severe periods with 2 week bleeding, heavy cramping, extreme clots that made me almost pass out when I passed them, gigantic fibroids, and enlarged uterus. I felt half dead for half the month and was housebound several days each month. The ablation, unfortunately, never took my periods away. I had a light period the first month, then went back to normal except for now I had longer periods. In June I had reached my breaking point and called the doctor again. She agreed to a hysterectomy after I told her I would be refusing birth control pills or hormones to reduce my periods. Since the ablation failed, the insurance covered it. Since my uterus was so big, she had to do the abdominal incision and took everything except one ovary. The recovery from that was brutal (I hear the vaginal or laparoscopic versions are much easier to recover from), but now I cannot believe the difference! I feel like a human being again and keep feeling better and better. I have no more symptoms, no more bleeding, no more cramping. I still "cycle" because of the ovary left and can tell when I ovulate, but the doctor says that will end within a couple of years. If I were you, and at your age, I would definitely consider the hysterectomy and be done with it. I wish I had done this 10 years ago! Whatever your decision, good luck and good health to you.

I had an ablation, but not a tubal ligation.
Recovery from the ablation was a breeze. I had some cramping the first couple of days after, but it was nowhere near as bad as the cramps I had with my periods from hell before. They gave me Lortab 5's with instructions to take one three to four times a day as needed, and I took a half of one twice a day, and that was plenty. After a couple of days, I didn't need them at all.
I had it done on a Friday, and was back at work the next Monday.
The effect on my sex life was positive. No more worries about getting pregnant, and no more "Not tonight, I feel awful" because of period issues.
My only regret is that I didn't know about the procedure sooner.

Sympathies, R.! I am 40 and my periods also keep me housebound. I have not sought medical solutions for it at this point. My husband did get a vasectomy so the birth control part is not something I will have to consider. I know women who had ablations for various reasons with good results.

I was about your age when I decided to get an ablation. I was having frequent periods, sometimes lasting for weeks. I had bleeding every time I had sex. I had tried several different kinds of birth control and nothing helped. My ablation was the burning kind and I had a D & C with it. My dr said done that way it is more effective. He did NOT do a tubal ligation despite it being his office policy that it be done. I didn't know about the policy or even the option to have a ligation done until I went with a friend to her appointment to have an ablation done. She had hers done by a different doctor and I about flipped when I heard that I should have had the ligation done at the same time. Anyway, I have no regrets and it worked. I did have an infection of my uterus after the surgery which was painful but a round of antibiotics got rid of it. Some women need 2 ablations to stop the bleeding but that's rare with what I had done. I do not agree that this is even close to a man having a vasectomy. Men can get theirs done in office or in surgery. My BIL had his in a hospital and was knocked out for it. Every other man I know has had it done outpatient with just a local. I have never stayed in bed after a surgery and I've had 10 different ones. As for my sex life, this procedure was a godsend in most ways but since I still have to worry about birth control it sucks.I am 49 now.

I had an ablation for heavy periods but it didn't work :(. The procedure wasn't very painful and I hardly took anything for the pain afterwards. I can't remember having much downtime either. Fwiw, I had a freezing ablation, not a burning one.