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Re: 1st Laparascopy tomorrow morning. Scared and questions... Please Help
From: Tiana (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jul 1 15:23:47 2004
I know what it is like to be scared, but you will get through it ok. Did
they want you to do the bowel prep? As far as the pain that you are
having with your stomach I found it to be associated with endo. I had
some of the same symptoms. My specialist suggested that I start eating
more fiber and it has helped tremendously. Taking a good multi-vitamin
helps too. You should also tell your doctor about your bowel symptoms
just in case, to rule out any other problems. I am pretty sure the
doctor explained what type of surgery it is and how it will be
conducted. I assure you that it is not as bad as it sounds. Once you
wake up from the surgery you may feel a bit dizzy or like you might be
sick, but it will subside. I suggest that after the surgery you don't
try to move much and have someone there with you that can take care of
you atleast for the first couple days after the surgery. If they don't
find endo, don't worry...there might be something else like adhesions or
polyups causing the pain. As far as the lupron, don't go on it until
you are sure that is what you want to do. I have heard women say it is
great and others that have complained about it. Everyone's body is
different. I am sure you will get through it just fine. I hope what I
have said helps a bit. I will keep you in my prayers. Please keep us
posted on how it turns out.
Tiana
At Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Angela wrote:
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>At Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Megan wrote:
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>>Hi!!! I hope you are all doing well. After 2 trips to the ER, a
>>ruptured ovarian cyst and dying of pain (I have constant pain but it
>>severely increases during my period), I am having my 1st5 lap tomorrow
>>morning. My doc didn't want to. She wanted to put me on depo lupron
>>but I pushed for the lap. becasue the lupron sounds horrible. She says
>>she will excise any small amounts of isolated endo but if I am covered
>>in it she will just prescribe the lupron. Does anyone have any stomach
>>problems associuated w/ the endo? I gt constipated w/ this wierd
>>pressure arounf my period and it hurts to go to the bathroom. Have you
>>heard of this? I am also getting increasingly tired and worn down. I
>>have had chronic pelvic pain since I was in 7th grade but drs never
>>figured out what it was. They said i couldn't have endo cause i didn't
>>have cysts. They never did a lap. Now, 15 years later I am getting one
>>after the pain has gotton almost too hard to bear. Anyway, any
>>pointers? anything I should tell/ask my dr?? What do I do if they don't
>>find endo??? am I going crazy then?
>>Thanks so much,
>>Meg
>>
>>--
>>megan.wagner@comcast.net
>>newbie who needs help
>>
>--
>Hi there,
>I had my second surgery for endo in may. I've also been on the Lupron for 5 months. Being pain-free is the best but this drug is AWFUL. make sure you read all the side effects before you go on it. I've experienced ALL of the effects X100. The Lap went VERY well, better than I expected. I returned to work (office) after a week and a half. This is my last month of Lupron, my doctor's appt is July 8. My husband and I are still trying to have our children.
>I'm going to try a liver cleanse...read up on this at sensiblehealth.com (I think) you may want to try it, It sounds very promising. I wish I would have known about it before taking the Lupron.
>Good luck tomorrow! Don't worry about the scarring, it is very minimal.
>angela
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