Re: 2 days off for lap -- is that enough?
From: Irene (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue May 3 17:55:38 2005
Hi Belinda,
I think it varies for everyone, but I was hurting for at least 5 or 6
days. I also seemed to bleed for a while, and had a lot of swelling and
huge bruises. On the day after the surgery I walked around a bit, with
the result of more swelling. I called the doctor and was pretty much
ordered to be off my feet for a few days.
So I would try to take it easy for at least a week.
Hopefully your recovery will be faster than mine.
--
Irene
At Tue, 3 May 2005, Belinda wrote:
>
>Hello everyone. I'm having lap done on the 18th. This will make my 3rd
>lap but it's been about 5 years since my last one. The dr is also going
>to do a D&C and uterine ablation (balloon therapy) at the same time.
>I've requested off of work 2 days -- the day of the surgery and the day
>after. From what I can remember, I "think" I was feeling better after
>2-3 days after the lap. Is this about the normal recovery time? Also,
>I'm having trouble remembering how long it took for the swelling to go
>down. This will be my first time having a D&C and uterine ablation.
>Does anyone know the recovery time on these procedures? My mom and dad
>are coming down to help out with the kids so that it will take some
>pressure off of my husband and myself. Like I said earlier, it's been
>years since I've had the last lap and I'm having trouble remembering
>about the length of recovery time. I'm just trying to figure out how
>much time I'll need off of work & get a quick "refresher course" on what
>to expect afterwards...Thanks!!
>
>--
>Belinda
>
--
Irene
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