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Re: I Had My Lap! In pain... was: Re: 1st Laparascopy tomorrow morning. Scared and questions... Please Help
From: Christine (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Jul 4 09:34:29 2004
Meg,
I feel for you. I had an open Lap (laparotomy) in November; same as
you, after a ruptured ovarian cyst. The doctors tried the laparoscopy
(navel + 2 other small incisions) and couldn't see, so had to open me up
with full abdominal surgery. You probably have a 4-5 inch incision in
the bikini line. It will hurt for a while, but in about a week you will
really start to feel human again. Try to get up and walk around,
pressing a small firm pillow or folded towel against the incision site.
I did not walk around enough in the hospital and took a little longer to
heal. Keep the pillow or towel handy for when your friends try to
entertain you. It helps with the laughter.
As far as getting out of bed, I found it was easier to roll over toward
the edge and hang my feet off the bed before trying to pull/push myself
up.
I was not allowed to shower for 3-4 days, I think. And I am pretty sure
it was longer for the bath.
For the nausea, I tried to keep snacking on saltines, and always eat
something with the percocets; the pills made me more nauseous. When I
was back on food, I tried to take some tums before meals to calm the
naseau so I could eat. You might want to try it.
I know it hurts, but it DOES get better. There are lots of women out
here pulling for you.
GOOD LUCK,
Christine W
At Sat, 3 Jul 2004, Megan wrote:
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>Hi everyone!
>Thanks for all the words of encouragement. I need to keep this breif
>cuz I am so drugged on percocets... My Doc had to do an open Lap!!!???
>any idea what that means??? My hubby said something about she couldn't
>see and needed to open me up further... They founf endo! thank god!!! I
>know its bad to have but I am just so glad to finally know what has been
>killing me all these years... She zapped it off my ovaries.... I told
>her at my preop to excise but she lasered them instead :( I think I may
>need to find a new doc. She also wants to see me in 2 weeks... SHe
>wants me to start Lupron ASAP (says my hubby) She says I can go back to
>work right away. I am in sooooo much pain.... it hurts to move and it
>is so hard to get in and out of bed... plus I keep getting nauseous.
>Can I take bathes? I forgot to ask. Any suggestions on getting
>better??? will the endo come back??? Can I still wait to have kids ir
>will it be better for me to try now when I have no endo??? ahhh I think
>my head is going to explode I have so many questions.... Thanks all!!!
>Meg
>
>At Fri, 2 Jul 2004, Candace wrote:
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>>I understand what it's like to be scared hun. I admire you for pushing
>>for a lap. If you did Lupron and it didn't work, and they didn't find
>>any endo in a lap it would have all been done for nothing. I'm proud
>>there are women out there who can do that. I read here once you hire
>>your doctor don't let him push you around. Remember you're the boss of
>>your own health (I need to remember this sometimes too.) You have every
>>right to refuse medications. I hope all goes well keep us posted :)
>>
>>At Fri, 2 Jul 2004, Dee wrote:
>>>
>>>At Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Megan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>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
>>>
>>>No. You are not crazy and don't let any doctor convince you that you
>>>are (they will try). First of all, I agree with your decision to push
>>>for the laparoscopy. I did the same thing. It was the best thing I
>>>ever did in terms of the disease. If the doctors find scar tissue they
>>>can also remove during the same procedure. I do not understand why your
>>>doctor wants to prescribe the Lupron when they can find the scarring and
>>>remove it during the lap. In my opinion. Lupron is hell. I'm sure it
>>>has worked for some, but I refuse to ever get it again. I suffered with
>>>awful hot flashes that were so bad that I couldn't work because I could
>>>not stand to wear clothing. Who can live like that. Also, I too have
>>>been suffering with constipation for years. I began experiencing
>>>abdominal swelling and constipation about a year and a half before I was
>>>diagnosed. My doctors never said that it was connected but I thought it
>>>was strange being that I had never experienced any problems of that kind
>>>before. Furthermore, some scar tissue was found on my bowel during my
>>>lap. Unfortunately I am still suffering with constipation (my doctor
>>>says its IBS)that I believe is somehow linked to the endo.
>>>>
>>--
>>Best of luck!
>>
>>Candace
>>
>--
>megan.wagner@comcast.net
>newbie who needs help
>
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