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Re: Had Laparoscopy Done!
From: Lauren (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Dec 22 01:39:46 2001
Hi Samantha,
I am recovering from a hysterectomy, sub total with rso, plus apendectomy,
that was done on the 5th Dec, I am doing very well.
So sorry that you had such a yucky experience.My heart goes out to you.
I was pleased to hear however that I am not the only one that is afraid of
needles and doctors and hospitals etc. I am so bad that I only stayed in
hospital two nights, and then signed myself out of hospital.
I HATE the whole hospital thing sooooo much.
It is so bad that my doctor and therapist arrange for my husband to be with
me, even in theatre up till I get my anasthetic. And he sleeps in the
hospital with me. Sounds silly, but I really am terrified, but working on it
with my therapist.
I have had 7 laps and nine D & C's as well as a cesarian and now the lap, so
I have had my share of hospitals.
I hope you recover well, I am sending you healing thoughts and prayers.
((((LOVE & HUGS))))
LAUREN
>----- Original Message -----
From: Samantha <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 8:54 PM
Subject: Had Laparoscopy Done!
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'm just letting you know that I've had my laparoscopy done on the 11th
> Dec, it didn't go quite as smoothly as hoped infact it was a nightmare.
>
> The surgeon went through a blood vessel in my abdomen and when I came
> round from the anaesethic I was in excruitating agony, I had also
> completely forgotten that I had come in for an op and thought I was
> waking up at home so it was all a bit of a shock.
> I had been told to tell the nurses in Recovery if I was in pain when I
> came round so I did this, but all they said to me was well you will be
> you've had an operation. The pain was increasing, and suddenly my face
> started to shake, then my legs did, they put oxygen mask on me and
> wheeled me back to the Day Case ward. I was crying and in alot of pain,
> shaking and getting frightend. I pointed to my abdomen and said the
> pain's getting worse, the nurses pulled back the covers and immediately
> saw the problem. Where the surgeon had cut the blood vessel 2 red
> patches were appearing under my skin. A pressure bandage was applied to
> stop the bleeding, I was put on a heart monitor, the head end of my bed
> was tilted back as my blood pressure had now dropped dangerously low and
> I could not stop shaking. A blood sample was taken ready to do a blood
> transfusion if needed. The pressure bandage eased the pain and the
> shaking began to stop, my blood pressure started to normalise and I
> managed to calm down. I was given a heavy duty painkilling injection
> and an antiobiotic injection. The surgeon came to see me, my blood
> pressure was taken and he was the one that administered the antiobiotic
> injection. I felt truly awful-sick and dizzy, I still had the oxygen
> mask on. My ex-boyfriend had arrived 30 mins before I arrived back from
> theatre and he was very worried, he couldn't see me for 30 mins after I
> had arrived back.
> In the afternoon I was violently sick then I was transferred to a ward
> where I spent the next 4 days. I went in on the Tuesday and came out on
> the Friday afternoon. The nursing staff were brilliant, so supportive
> and caring and acted so fast!
> My Consultant came to see me the following morning-he was not the one
> that performed the Laparoscopy. He drew a black felt-tip mark around
> the border of the bleed on my abdomen 7 inches across by 3 inches down.
> He told me to take it easy. I was visited several times over the
> following days by diff members of my Consultant's team. The surgeon who
> did my op said he had gone through the blood vessel because the
> instruments were sharp, my stomach was very tough, this he said was due
> to my previous operation scars (which I had been told would not create a
> problem), my stomach was not floppy because I had not had any children,
> and the anaesethic had not relaxed my stomach muscles. I have asked my
> Dr to get a surgeon's report because I would like to find out exactly
> what went wrong. I now have a 2 month recovery period instead of the
> hoped for week. My abdomen is yellow with the bruising from the blood
> clots underneath the skin. I have been told that if it starts to spread
> then I will need a 2nd op to drain the blood clots. It's been a
> painful, agonising, frightening experience which I do not want to
> repeat.
>
> The results of the Laparoscopy show there was no cause for the period
> problems and spotting/pain I have been suffering from since I was 20. I
> have spoken to my Dr and we have agreed for me to try the Depo-Provera
> injection, starting it in the New Year. My Dr paid me a huge
> compliment-he said he thought I was brilliant to have gone through the
> Laparoscopy and go on the Depo-Provera injection considering I don't
> like needles or hospitals. I told him if I ever have to have another op
> he's going to have a hard job on his hands getting me there!
>
> For those who of you who haven't had a laparoscopy and are waiting to
> have one done, my experience is one which not every woman experiences,
> and I would not want what happened to me to deter women from having a
> laparoscopy done. The actual cuts I have are very very small, and if
> the surgeon hadn't made his error then I would not have experienced any
> pain at all. I suffered no shoulder tip pain, it just stayed in my
> abdomen and I got very constipated.
>
> Hope everyone is ready for Christmas.
> Merry Christmas
> Take Care
> Samantha (in the UK, I notice there are 2 Samantha's now!)
>
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