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Re: ovarian cyst removal and laparoscopy v. laparotomyFrom: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu Apr 8 18:18:41 2004
At Thu, 8 Apr 2004, Endo wrote: > >In case folks didnt see my question, I'm moving this back up. If folks >here have endo then there must be one person at least that has had cysts >removed either via laporscopy or laparotomy and can provide me with >their experience. > >At Tue, 6 Apr 2004, Endo wrote: >> >>Hi >> >>Just wondering if anyone has had a complex ovarian cyst removed larger >>than 5cm and whether or not the surgery started as a laparoscopy and >>ended up as a laparotomy and reasons why surgeon decided to go that way. >>Also curious to know if you agreed to BSO or USO (for the side that had >>the mass) and why surgeon felt it was necessary to remove ovary. I >>understand that if the ovary is really really damaged (without >>salvation) surgeon will remove it (with prior permission of course). Last June I underwent a Laporotomy for multiple ovarian cysts on both ovaries,and had one ovary removed partially due to my request and also the extent of the disease. I had the remaining ovary saved so I could try IVF one more time. I now have the cysts back again on that ovary that I saved. I had some difficulty with the laporotomy in terms of the recovery. It is hard to recover from since you can't use your stomach muscles at all, you have to "baby" them until the incision heals--at least 6 weeks. I would definitely prefer a laporoscopy to a laporotomy but I guess my surgeon did not have enough experience with scopes to feel comfortable enough to perform the surgery that way. Get somebody experienced! Find a surgeon who does scopes all that time and feels that they are confident enough to help you. I would never have a laporotomy again if I had a choice. I mean, I did get up and walk around the day after surgery, but it was like a miracle that I could do that. I was very exhausted and in discomfort. Notice that I did not say I was in pain, they give you medication for that, You will get a morpine "drip" to help you through the pain, but morphine is something you don't want to be on for long, get off it as soon as you can. It makes you feel really drugged. I was off it within 14 hours of the surgery, and went onto taking pain pills. Good luck and like I said, do your shopping for a good doctor.
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