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Re: Laparoscopy Recovery Period/ PONV
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Jul 23 11:39:15 2004
Make sure you tell the hospital staff how you react. It makes me sick
too, so I always tell them and they give me something through the IV
that makes it better. I just had my third lap in June and felt OK from
the anethesia. I did get sick when I got home, but I think that is
because I am a smoker and tried smoking a cigarette. Note: Smoking a
cig after surgery is not a good idea! I just laid off the cigs for 24
hours and was fine. Was even able to eat some crackers and yogurt that
evening without getting sick.
Good luck!
Amy
At Fri, 23 Jul 2004, hi wrote:
>
>At Sun, 8 Dec 2002, Ashli wrote:
>>
>>My doctor recently diagnosed me with endometriosis. I have to have a
>>laparoscopy sometime in the near future, and was wondering how the
>>recovery was? I read that gynecologic laparoscopy has a high percentage
>>of post operative nausea and vomiting. Wouldn't that be intolerable,
>>due to the muscle being lacerated? I know I am a "power puker" (sorry),
>>and I will not go through with the surgery if I will be getting sick
>>after. It hurts so bad at the best of times, let alone with a slight
>>muscle injury. There is a tendancy to harsh anaesthetic reactions in my
>>family. Let me know, I'm a full time student and can't afford a long
>>recovery period, and really don't want to throw up all over my
>>boyfriend's truck on the way home from the hospital. Can you 100%
>>prevent PONV?? Thanks a lot ladies!!!!!!
>>Ashli
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>--
>Hi Ashli,
>
>I am actually just recovering from a Laparoscopy to remove a cyst I had
>on my right ovary. The anestesiologist will go through these things
>with you and a tthat time you will be able to tell him/her that you have
>a weak stomache, and he will then give you an anti-nauseant in your IV.
>They will also ask if your family has a history of bad reactions to
>anesthetic. I didnt feel sick or get sick during that entire day or
>evening so it worked really well. Although I did feel a bit nauseous on
>the 2nd day but I think that was from not eating yet. So i just ate a
>couple crackers, drank only clear fluids and it passed. I took about 4
>days off after the surgery to recover, but still have some post
>operative bleeding, bruising around the incisions and some stiffness in
>the stomache. You'll feel like you got hit by a truck for a couple
>days, but after that its a speedy recovery. Good luck!
>
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