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Re: Having LAP this Tues - anyone else having one?
From: indra (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Aug 30 00:51:03 2004
The recovery from a lap was quick for me. In about a week I felt well
enough to do my usual. Good luck to you.
At Sun, 29 Aug 2004, Kat wrote:
>
>Though this will be my (lucky) 13th surgery so far, I must admit I am
>more nervous about this one, then I usually am, PreOp. is pretty
>certain that I have Endo all over my Bowels and bladder, so he has me
>doing 2 Fleet Enemas - yuck - Drink this Magnesium junk, AND taking two
>kinds of antibiotics - 6 ills 3 times on Monday. He is planning on
>doing a lot more then the Dr's did in my
>previous two Laps:
>
>-Tighten up the opening to my bladder
>-correct my Retroverted and slightly prolapsed Uterus
>-Remove all Endo on Intestines, Bladder, and whereever else it may be
>-move the intestines over to the right side (most on the Endo is on the
>left
>side
>-remove cyst from right overy
>-Do a D&C
>-Since we will be TTC afterwards, he will also clean out my tubes if
>needed.
>- Depending on what my Ultrasoud showed (I don't know the results yet)
>he
>will remove my Gallbladder as well.
>
>He says he is going to try and keep it Laproscopic, but he said he may
>not be able to. He thinks the Endo may be too severe, since he can feel
>Endo
>noduals when he does a pelvic exam. I told him that while I would
>rather have a Lap, my biggest priority was for him to get everything he
>could.
>If he can do all that via a Lap, I only have to stay obernight - 23 hour
>observation - but will be a few days longer if he has to open me up I
>guess. Anyway, I'd love to hear from others having surgery, also those
>who have had procedures like what I am having, especially those who have
>had a Laparotomy. God bless.
>
>--
>Kat in Ga.
>
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