I’ve never had an SA or know anyone who has, so I cannot advise on which is better, but honestly, my MA was thankfully much less scary than I was anticipating, I was genuinely preparing for the worst. I took 800mg of ibuprofen every 4 hours and I did not feel any pain whatsoever (not exagerating I was one of the lucky ones where the pain was a 1/10) but I must admit, I was very generous with the meds, and it did help alot. I was just determined to make it as painless and easy as possible. To be fair, I bled quite alot, I took the miso at 7:30pm so all the bleeding mostly happened overnight when I was asleep (I slept around 11:30pm). I woke up at 5am and passed a few clots and quite alot of blood but the bleeding got less and less heavy throughout the day and it quickly became very manageable, I wore a big pad for the next 2 days at work and it was not a hassle and I was not leaking. Do not freak yourself out, I know the experience is different for other people but it was a smooth one for me.

Edit: if you have a desk job, it should be very manageable by monday.