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Re: Lap over a week ago and still a lot of pain
From: Alyson (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Nov 29 06:34:08 2005
E-
The memory problems are pretty normal for being on pain killers and post
anesthesia. I didn't remember much after my first lap.
The fact that you are having trouble peeeing really caught my attention.
Do you feel like you have to go and then sit down to do it only to have
a little trickle come out and then feel like you need to go again later?
That is what happened to me after my last lap. I went on like that for
a couple of days before going to the doctor. I couldn't pee and I was
in a lot of pain (i didn't realize the pain was from my bladder). It
turned out my bladder was paralized from the belly distention (gas) and
from the trauma to the area. I was retaining urine...essentially your
bladder doesn't contract to push the urine out and it keeps building up.
When I got to the doctor they had to drain 4 cups of urine out of my
bladder. So, they emptied my bladder and put in a catheter that I had
to have for a couple of days until my bladder recovered. I felt SO MUCH
better after that. If that sounds like what is going on with you I
would call and insist that the doctor see you.
Good luck,
Alyson
At Mon, 28 Nov 2005, E wrote:
>
>Hi guys,
>
>I had my lap done over a week ago. Friday before Thanksgiving to be
>exact. As far as I know everything went well during surgery. He
>found a little bit of endo and took it out, but not very much. He
>told my mom and showed her pictures of it. He also found that I have
>at least one vein in my pelvis that the valves don't work right and
>the blood pools in it, kind of like a vericose vein. My mom called
>it congestive pelvic syndrome or something like that. They didn't
>talk to me after my surgery because I was too out of it. They gave
>me a lot of morphine when I woke up and I had to stay pretty late to
>let it wear off before I could go home.
>
>Anyway, it's been over a week now, and I'm still having a lot of
>pain, and trouble peeing. The nurse said it could be from having a
>catheder in during surgery still, and the pain could still be from
>gas. All the pain is in my pelvis and it is bad enough at times that
>I'm crying from it. I was supposed to go back to school today and am
>supposed to take a test tomorrow, but there is no way. I do the
>littlest thing, and I'm so tired and worn out. Friday I went to the
>store to get some mouthwash, and got home and was exausted. Satuday
>my boyfriend's mom took me to see Harry Potter, and we went to dinner
>afterward and I fell asleep at the table. That was kind of
>embarassing. I haven't been able to study at all, and when I've
>tried, I'm having trouble remembering stuff.
>
>Did anyone else have trouble remembering stuff after anestesia?? For
>the first few days, any movie I watched, I wouldn't remember it a few
>days later and would think I never saw it. Part of that may have
>been the medicine I was on too. I still have pain medicine left, but
>only because I'm trying not to take it because it knocks me out and
>makes me really really dizzy. I've also come back to school, and
>need to be able to drive. My boyfriend had to drive back with me and
>help unload my car because I can't carry much. I was in more pain
>last night and this morning than I was the past few days, and I don't
>know if it was because I carried a few lighter things in, maybe the
>weight of a gallon of milk at the most.
>
>The pain meds or the antibiotic I was on made me sick one night.
>That was the worst. I threw up once, and that was plenty for me. It
>really hurt. I had some anti-nausea medicine and took it and went to
>sleep.
>
>Is all this normal? I know the nurse said it was, but the doctor had
>told me I could have the surgery Friday and be back in school on
>Monday, and this is Monday a week later and I still can't function
>real well. It took me 2 hours to take a shower and dry my hair. I
>still keep having to stop and sit for a minute. His nurse said she'd
>mail me an excuse for school, hopefully it will include tomorrow,
>since that is when my test is. I haven't been able to study for it.
>I think I'm repeating myself. I'm gonna go rest now.
>
>--
>E
>
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