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Re: After Laparoscopy Problems - Please Respond - Anything Appreciated
From: Christina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Feb 25 21:20:04 2004
You gals are so great!!! I was starting to get really down about all
this, but with all the comments I feel a lot better. I think I may just
go to the ER if I'm not feeling better tomorrow. It's almost an
unbearable pain. If it weren't for the big lump that looks like a tail
I think I would actually feel pretty good. Thank you all for your
comments I really appreciate it very much. Please please don't hesitate
to email me or respond with any other opinions since I am very open.
Again thanks for the support.
Christina
At Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Laura wrote:
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>Christina,
>I had a lap done in December, and while the doctor supposedly didn't
>find anything or do anything in there, I felt awful for about a week and
>a half just from the incisions alone and from the side effects from the
>pain killers. My doc gave me the impression I would be back to work on
>Monday (my lap was on Friday.) Give me a break! It was a full week after
>the lap before I could even stand up straight. For several days
>afterward I could hardly move, the incisions were so painful. I just
>laid around with ice packs on my stomach. As for weight gain, I
>actually lost weight because the pain killers made me lose my appetite.
>
>I would be concerned about the lump under your incision, Christina. It
>might just be regular swelling but it could mean that the incision
>wasn't closed properly. Maybe you should go to a clinic or something if
>you can't see your regular doctor yet--it doesn't sound like his office
>is very helpful anyway. (It never ceases to amaze me how some doctors
>and nurses can be so mean to someone who is in so much pain!).
>
>As for sex, I think it was about three weeks after my lap that I had sex
>again (it took that long for me to feel myself again). I had to be
>careful because my incision sites were still tender. But the vagina is
>not affected by a lap so sex shouldn't be a problem as long as you don't
>try positions that use your stomach muscles!
>
>Don't feel stupid and lazy--take care of yourself. You need to take it
>easy so your body can heal. Some people just seem to take longer to
>heal from this kind of surgery. But you will get well again. Good
>luck, and let us know how you make out. :)
>
>>>At Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Christina wrote:
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>>>>I am 24 years old and just had my first laparoscopy last Tuesday on the
>>>>17th. The doctor found a small amount of endometriosis. The doctor
>>>>cauterized the endo, and voila surgery was over. I was told that I
>>>>would be feeling pretty good after 24 to 48 hours after the surgery. Its
>>>>been 1 week and 1 day and I feel AWFUL! I have a lump a little bigger
>>>>than a quarter sticking up out of my skin underneath one of the
>>>>incisions (kinda looks like a tail) and it hurts like heck, and its
>>>>hard. I'm still swollen, I'm walking like a duck and I have no energy.
>>>>I even gained about 10 pounds since the surgery. Is this normal at all?
>>>>I don't go in to talk to my doctor for another week and his nurse is
>>>>unhelpful. I get the feeling I irritate her to call and ask a medical
>>>>question, and my doctor doesn't call me back. I feel stupid and guilty
>>>>for being lazy and not being able to take care of everything around the
>>>>house. Also, how soon after laparoscopy can you have sex?
>>>>
>>>>Thanx,
>>>>Christina
>>>
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