Tubal Ligation

I'm just wondering, for those of you who have had this procedure done, what was the recovery like?

Did you have any complications?

I'm just trying to get an idea of what to expect. So I can suss how long I should ask DF to get time off for and whether I should try organize transport there and back and such. I know I can't drive. But wondering, would I still be ok enough to walk up the hill home if I catch a bus.

If you are having a general anaesthetic then a hospital would be unlikely to discharge you without an adult present to take you home. I previously worked at Wellington hospital's day surgery unit and if a person undergoing a general anaesthetic didn't have someone to pick them up then the surgery would be cancelled. Just something to keep in mind.

Ok, so I'm figuring I should factor a taxi fare into my budget that week.

Good to know. But I will catch a bus there, at least that'll save me some money.

are they really that fussy?

I would've thought, as long as they know you are being driven to your home, it'd be ok. I guess I'll have to call and ask then.

DF can't pick me up, as he's still on his Learners.

But he would be at home to look after me. So I wonder if they are ok with that.

Maybe I should get some quotes on the taxi price too

Isn't it basically like a c section - major abdominal surgery? So you couldn't drive for 6 weeks and probably on alot of pain killers for a few days, and no walking or lifting as much as possible in the first few weeks? Could be wrong but I thought thats what I was told when I had my c sections and it was discussed.

It depends on the technique being used I think. When mum had hers done she just had two small incisions, one on her side-ish, the other in her belly button. She said recovery was way quicker than her c-sects.
I remember her coming home after surgery (I was 15-16) and she was completely out of it, zombie, pretty much slept for 2-3 days. She's never done well with general anaesthetics though. They make me puffy and drooly, not attractive, lol.
The last one I had I reacted to the tape they'd used on my eyelids and my eyelids were all swollen and itchy, watery, drove me bonkers. The one before that they'd scratched up my throat while intubating (?) me and I kept coughing/gagging on blood afterwards.

Anyway, can your OH catch the bus in and then go home with you in the taxi? Some hospitals have shuttles too.

I'd ring up and explain your situation, you never know they may have a better alternative or be able to help with a taxi chit or something.

Only kind of anaesthetics I remember having are the local anaesthetic and some other kind of anaesthetic where you are conscious enough to respond to commands, but don't remember a thing and wake up in recovery. That was for an Endoscopy, where they put a camera down your throat.

Have they given you a time in & approx time out yet?