I had the reversal done in 2014.
NOT to get pregnant but as a last-ditch effort to get rid of very severe problems & unusual symptoms that had been ruining my health for the 10 years my tubes had been tied.
Since I do not want to get pregnant I now am back to condoms for BC but it has been 1,000 X's worth the reversal surgery.
The fibroids. The flooding, clotting, painful periods. The painful ovulations (pain in my back/flank area radiating everywhere), the fluttering spasms (like phantom fetal movement), the abdominal weight gain (looked like I was pregnant ALL the time), the "thick" look in the small of my back (lost my curves), the bone-crushing fatigue, the wild mood swings (Momzilla). Again; the pain.
It's gone now. I'm still struggling with the microcytic anemia; I've had to have 9 blood transfusions thanks to those 10 years in hell but I'm getting there!
Speaking of abdominal issues:
(I only weigh 13 lbs less now than then & I'm 5'10")
Okay; I still have a tummy. Give me a little break; I've had 11 kids. But nothing like I had before getting the reversal done. No more heartburn, depression ... OMG. 6 months after having my tubes tied my doctor said I must be peri-menopausal. That was 12 years ago. Not peri-menopausal.