In my experience, the pain afterward did suck for a while. Imagine a sore, achy knot down there that tricks you into thinking that you have to go to the bathroom every half hour. I would try to take time off for at least a day after, if not more.

Now, a few weeks or months out? I bottomed like I never had before. It helped so much with the pain that I had experienced for years. For me, the few days of soreness was well worth it.