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Re: Lap Gone Wrong?
From: Amanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Sep 17 08:40:35 2003
Pansy, Boy does your surgery ring some bells. My first doctor did
almost the exact same thing. About the breathing treatment, sometimes
nurses will give you a breathing treatment if they suspect that your
throat or lungs were irritated by being intubated (tube stuck down your
esophagus) during anesthetia. It has nothing to do with the doctor and
more to do with the anesthetiologist. It's kinda just a better safe
then sorry treatment after being put completely under. It doesn't mean
that anything went wrong. When I was diagnosed I was only 17. My doc
opened me up, saw oh it's endo, sewed me back up and told me to come see
her when I was 18 so we could start Lupron. Uh....how about no. Be
very wary of any doctor who forces a treatment on you. It is your right
to decide what you want put into and done to your body. Now about the
post-op pain. Adhesions could be causing your pain. Anytime any
surgery is done some scar tissue will form. I have adhesions all around
my intestines that cause a lot of pain. However doctors can cut them
out in a laparoscopry. Doctors can also remove endometriosis through a
laparoscopy. Mine did. Here is my opinion about surgery. If you can
stand it, wait a while to give your body time to heal from the first
surgery. The more frequently you are put under anesthetia, the more
complications can arise. But many surgeries are performed within days
of each other. A reason why you might have not received a bowel prep is
that your old doctor felt unable to do any work on the bowel, which
probably was a good thing. As much as I would love to lose weight like
that, that amount of weight loss should always be a concern. Signs of
bowel or stomach problems are hard to diagnose by outward apperance. I
am scheduled for a colonoscopy to examine my bowel and make sure the
endo hasn't invaded it. My suggestion would be to visit a
gastroenterologist. They can help much more than obs when iot comes to
problems of the digestive track. I hope this helped ease you mind
somewhat and please let me know if you have anymore questions.
At Wed, 17 Sep 2003, Pansy wrote:
>
>I had my 1st Lap in August.I had bad periods when I was like 14 until I
>got pregnant at 17.After I had my son the cramps were gone.I didnt think
>anything of it.My son is now 5 years old.In June I started cramping
>again,mildly,not half as bad as they were when I was younger.I thought
>cramps were normal so I never mentioned it to my DR.So when my DR
>mentioned Endometriosis at my last Pap Exam.I did not know what to
>think.I did not even know what it was.So I researched everything I could
>find.And even though I didn't have many of the symptoms I decided to go
>through with the surgery because I had symptoms before I had my son and
>I did not want to go through that again.He thought I had it because he
>felt what he called "a rough spot" behind my uterus.And because I have
>painful sex with deep penetration he thought I had Endo.I should have
>become wary of him right off the bat.He didn't offer me alot of
>information on what it was,what it can do to you or treatments.I went
>into the surgery kind of *blind folded*.Before the surgery he told me
>that if he found anything and it minimal he would remove it,if it was
>worse he would leave it alone and go from there.So I agreed.Well I came
>out of surgery and the nurse told me they gave me a breathing treatment
>but I was never told why.Has anyone else had to have one during
>surgery?Wouldnt this be considered a complication of surgery? If so then
>why did they let me leave the hospital 10 minutes after I woke up?Thats
>only the beginning.He never explained to me anything besides that I had
>*minimal Endo* his words.And he offered me a 6 month treatment of
>Lupron.So I researched Lupron and decided I did not want to take the
>treatment so I declined.This made him mad.He told me that if I did not
>take the Lupron there was nothing more he could do for me.I think he
>meant there was nothing more he WOULD do for me because I know there are
>other treatments.Well,by now im getting very leery of him and start
>doing more research.I went and got the operative report.In the report it
>says I have 3 dark spots in the posterior Cul-De-Sac.Never does the
>report mention a breathing treatment being administered.My mom was with
>me so I asked her what he told her after the surgery.She said all he
>told her was that I did have it but he could not remove it without doing
>a Laparotomy.I thought this was very odd.Well the pain started during my
>1st period after the Lap.My lower back was hurting so bad I couldnt
>move.I cant eat without feeling so sick and bloated.I feel stuffed like
>I ate alot when I only ate a few bites.Then I get nauseaus,then gas
>cramps,then it all comes out n I feel fine.But I am losing weight
>because nothing stays in.I lost my appetite because I get so sick after
>eating.And I have a constant *pressure* feeling in my anus.Like I have
>to go all the time.Well I went to see him and asked him if he could give
>me something for the back pains.He called me a drug addict! That was my
>breaking point.I said adios.I now have a new DR who is going to give me
>an exam next week to make sure nothing went wrong during the surgery.I
>am really scared that something went wrong.Maybe its all in my head.I
>know this is long and confusing.I am trying to explain it all the best I
>know how.But the questions I have are:
>1) Should I ask for another Lap to have the Endo removed?
>2) Has anyones pain gotten worse after a Lap?
>3) Should I be worried about the weight loss? I was 140 before the
>surgery and now I am at 126
>4)Has anyone had a Lap without having a bowel prep done?
>5) What are signs of bowel or stomach damage?
>Thats all the questions I can think of right now.If any one has any
>insight about any of this pleeeease contact me.I am very scared right
>now.
> Thank you & God Bless
> Pansy
>
>3)
>
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>Pansy
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