ENDO Messages for October, 2002: Re: Anyone had a Laparotomy performed?

Re: Anyone had a Laparotomy performed?

From: Dena (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Oct 17 20:11:16 2002

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Hi Heather,

I have had three laparotomies in the past four years. It took only three weeks to return to work after the second one. The first one was tough, I think because it was totally unexpected and I couldn't prepare. The third would have been a quick recovery if I hadn't developed an infection two weeks after surgery. I ended up back in the hospital for a few days. Total time out of work for that one was a month. I think you should be fine to return to school in three weeks. Just don't push yourself. Take any help that is offered.

The best advice I can give you is: prepare. Set everything up in the bedroom (reading material, snacks, small refridgerator if you have it, etc.)

Please feel free to email me if I can answer any other questions for you. Try not to be nervous. You'll do fine.

Take care, Dena

At Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Heather wrote: >
>I'm having diagnostic laparotomy done in december and was looking for
>suggestions, etc.. I'm a bit nervous. I had an unsuccessful diagnostic
>laparscopy done in august and I've heard that recovery from the
>laparotomy can take 4-6 weeks, any insight? How long did it take you to
>recover, etc? I have three weeks to recover before I have to go back to
>college in janurary for second semester, so I'm hoping I'll be okay...
>how long were you in bed, etc? Any insight would be great, thanks.
>
>Feel Free to email me if that's preferred- I'll probably get it sooner
>;)

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Dena

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