Re: LAPAROTOMY/ New to board
From: anne-marie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Jul 4 17:22:04 2003
Cookie,
What are the symptoms of endo on the bowel? I have pain in my lower left
side where my only ovary is. The pain seems to crawl up my left side almost
under my left rib cage. To read my history please read "Endo after
Hysterectomy" which is my story on the endo site. If you want to talk to me
privately you can reach me at atannehill@cfl.rr.com . Thank you
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Cookie" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ENDO" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: LAPAROTOMY/ New to board
> 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.
>
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