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To all - my experiences from my past laps - esp to those with upcoming laps.From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon Oct 27 16:13:12 2003
To be brief. I have stage iv endo and had 3 surgeries thus far. Each one I have healed differently. The one common thing I have noticed (for me) is that it takes a good 4 months to get back to normal. I work out everyday (I usually start lightly within a week after surgery) and the initial surgery pains are usually gone within a week and I never need basic meds more than a day or two after surgery..my doctor is very minimalistic on drugs and doesn't believe in Lupron especially after a lot of the new studies. He does put me on the pill for after which seems to lessen the discomfort but I tend to feel sick on them now. I think if you have a 'basic' endo lap with no major parts removed you shouldn't need to be on meds that long. That is not to say that I don't take it easy for a few weeks after each surgery and that I don't have weird aches and pains from healing. Each surgery I have had major ovary work done, endo removed off them and cysts removed from in and on them as well as from most other places. I find those first 1-4 periods after the laps are always uncomfortable and borderline nauseating bc the ovaries are still healing. I have seen my surg. tapes and they basically did 'war' on my ovaries(no they don't harm the good eggs I am miraculously pregnant now)but they look terrible after. I was shocked to see them..but they heal like new (until the endo returns). Also, for a lot of the first few months I am still bloated some of the time until the healing 'completes'. I have always had that bloated endo feeling over the years and after they remove it from my ovaries I am always bloated free..that's my personal opinion why I get bloated from it. I highly recommend going to a surgeon who can video tape the procedure. It is actually very interesting, it not only validates your pain/discomfort (I cried when I saw my first one) but you can understand why you were feeling the way you do. One more thing..it is in everyone's best interest to see the very best you can afford. The best ones usually never take insurance but if you can borrow a retainer (down payment) you can often make payments to pay the rest off. They are the ones who can give you the best chance for relief from pain and drugs. Also, you need to ask each surgeon if they can do cul de sac endo removal. My surgeon told me that he believes only less than 20 drs in the country can do this yet endo most commonly goes south which ends up there. There is no point in having surgery if they are not going to remove it all...DON'T EVER FORGET THAT!! You all need to ask them specifically if they are capable of removing from all areas including, intestines, cul-de-sac, etc. Good luck!
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