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Re: New to Endo
From: kristina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Sep 28 23:24:44 2005
Kelli,
I have had lap 4 times. Everyone's recovery is different. A lot of it
has to do with how close the endometriosis lesions are to nerves. If
they laser near a nerve, you are going to have a slower recovery. Take
it easy, and listen to your body - it will tell you how far to push
yourself.
Blessings - Kristina
At Wed, 28 Sep 2005, kellijean wrote:
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>Hi Rachel,
>yep, my name is kelli. (jean's just my middle name). i was also so
>glad to find out that there are women like me going through this same
>situation. It would somehow be even worse if there weren't (not that I
>would wish this on anyone, of course). For some reason, my post-op
>isn't until november 14th. I'm not sure why...I had my lap done at a
>huge university teaching hospital though, so maybe they're just too busy
>(?). You'll have to let me know what they tell you about your treatment
>options. This recovery is not fun at all. I can barely stand up
>straight. My doc told me he had patients up mowing the lawn the day
>after their lap. Gotta be a lie, right??
>
>At Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Rachel wrote:
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>>Hey Kelli (am I correct this is your name?) Thanks for responding. It's
>>great to know there's someone out there like me - my age, pretty much
>>same time frame and all. My worst fear is not having kids too. I'm
>>scared... and this hurts! When's your post-op appt? Mine's Tues to find
>>out my treatment options. Keep in touch.
>>At Wed, 28 Sep 2005, kellijean wrote:
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>>>Rachel,
>>>I just had my first lap on Monday and found out I too have endo. I'm
>>>only 21, so we're pretty much in the same crappy situation. Recovery is
>>>pretty awful, I agree. I'm scared too; mostly about being able to have
>>>kids, but also just in general. It's a terrifying thing to suddenly
>>>find out you have something wrong with you like this.
>>>I hope your recovery is quick and (relatively) painless.
>>>
>>>At Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Rachel wrote:
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>>>>Hi all. Well, yesterday was my first lap. Recovery is awful, eh? I'm
>>>>in SO much pain... this gas is the pits too! Well, just like we thought
>>>>they found endo. I'm 22 years old. For almost a year I've been
>>>>battling with sexual desire, anyone had this problem w/ endo? I asked my
>>>>doc, but he kind of brushed it off. Anways, I go in next Tuesday for
>>>>post-op and to get my treatments. I would really like to have some
>>>>people to talk to about this. Like I said, I'm young... and so scared!
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