ENDO Messages for July, 2003: Re: LAPAROTOMY/ New to board

Re: LAPAROTOMY/ New to board

From: Alexandra (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jul 3 12:08:10 2003

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At Thu, 3 Jul 2003, Cookie wrote: >
>I know exactly how you're feeling. I had a laparotomy with my gyn and
>had no idea what to expect. I had never been in a hospital before for
>anything! I had huge ovarian cysts also and she recommended a laparotomy
>fearing spillage. The recovery was slow and arduous.. I remember it
>being a huge deal to walk across the street to the park, rest on a bench
>and then walk back home. I also had severe gas pains, which no one told
>me about. My recovery took 6-8 weeks, but everyone is different.
>
>After this surgery, my gyn told me that they only removed 20% of the
>endo and she put me on Lupron. You could imagine how frustrated I felt!
>I felt great on Lupron, but it does not remove the endo.
>
>I had another surgery 6 months later with an endo expert who excised my
>endo and I've been pain free for over a year now. I had endo
>EVERYWHERE, including my bowel, appendix, etc. and everything was stuck
>together.
>
>Make sure that your surgeon is an expert on excising endo or you'll just
>end up going through more pain. I wish I had the time to research endo
>before having had my 1st surgery.. everything happened so quickly. If
>I had, I would not have had the laparotomy. Good luck!
>
>At Fri, 27 Jun 2003, Denise wrote:
>>
>>I am scheduled to have Laparotomy on Monday, July 14th at 5:00P.M. I
>>have Stage IV Endometriosis attached to my bladder, bowel, and an 8cm
>>cyst on my left ovary. I have had a Laparoscopy, which is what
>>identified all this. I AM PETRIFIED!!! I was hoping some of you on this
>>forum could tell me what to expect. I don't want to go into this with
>>my blinders on. I want to honest feedback, good or bad please. Any
>>info or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Where is your surgeon?

--
Alexandra

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