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Re: After Laparoscopy Problems - Please Respond - Anything AppreciatedFrom: Mia (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed Aug 17 21:25:51 2005
Just curious? Did you ever find out what was wrong and why the weight gain...I am experiencing the same thing. I haven't eaten hardly anything, I look seven months pregnant and I've gained almost ten pounds. Thanks, Mia At Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Christina wrote: > >You gals are so great!!! I was starting to get really down about all >this, but with all the comments I feel a lot better. I think I may just >go to the ER if I'm not feeling better tomorrow. It's almost an >unbearable pain. If it weren't for the big lump that looks like a tail >I think I would actually feel pretty good. Thank you all for your >comments I really appreciate it very much. Please please don't hesitate >to email me or respond with any other opinions since I am very open. >Again thanks for the support. >Christina > >At Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Laura wrote: >> >>Christina, >>I had a lap done in December, and while the doctor supposedly didn't >>find anything or do anything in there, I felt awful for about a week and >>a half just from the incisions alone and from the side effects from the >>pain killers. My doc gave me the impression I would be back to work on >>Monday (my lap was on Friday.) Give me a break! It was a full week after >>the lap before I could even stand up straight. For several days >>afterward I could hardly move, the incisions were so painful. I just >>laid around with ice packs on my stomach. As for weight gain, I >>actually lost weight because the pain killers made me lose my appetite. >> >>I would be concerned about the lump under your incision, Christina. It >>might just be regular swelling but it could mean that the incision >>wasn't closed properly. Maybe you should go to a clinic or something if >>you can't see your regular doctor yet--it doesn't sound like his office >>is very helpful anyway. (It never ceases to amaze me how some doctors >>and nurses can be so mean to someone who is in so much pain!). >> >>As for sex, I think it was about three weeks after my lap that I had sex >>again (it took that long for me to feel myself again). I had to be >>careful because my incision sites were still tender. But the vagina is >>not affected by a lap so sex shouldn't be a problem as long as you don't >>try positions that use your stomach muscles! >> >>Don't feel stupid and lazy--take care of yourself. You need to take it >>easy so your body can heal. Some people just seem to take longer to >>heal from this kind of surgery. But you will get well again. Good >>luck, and let us know how you make out. :) >> >>>>At Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Christina wrote: >>>>> >>>>>I am 24 years old and just had my first laparoscopy last Tuesday on the >>>>>17th. The doctor found a small amount of endometriosis. The doctor >>>>>cauterized the endo, and voila surgery was over. I was told that I >>>>>would be feeling pretty good after 24 to 48 hours after the surgery. Its >>>>>been 1 week and 1 day and I feel AWFUL! I have a lump a little bigger >>>>>than a quarter sticking up out of my skin underneath one of the >>>>>incisions (kinda looks like a tail) and it hurts like heck, and its >>>>>hard. I'm still swollen, I'm walking like a duck and I have no energy. >>>>>I even gained about 10 pounds since the surgery. Is this normal at all? >>>>>I don't go in to talk to my doctor for another week and his nurse is >>>>>unhelpful. I get the feeling I irritate her to call and ask a medical >>>>>question, and my doctor doesn't call me back. I feel stupid and guilty >>>>>for being lazy and not being able to take care of everything around the >>>>>house. Also, how soon after laparoscopy can you have sex? >>>>> >>>>>Thanx, >>>>>Christina >>>>
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