Re: Just diagnosed with endo after a laparascopy
From: Aimee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jun 29 05:57:53 2006
Hi,
You need to give it a good few months to see if the lap has worked. They
normally say wait 6 months to see if the pain has eased up. Don't feel
deflated yet it's still early days since your laser treatment.
x
At Wed, 28 Jun 2006, Carla wrote:
>
>Hi, I had laparascopic surgery 3 weeks ago and had endometriosis
>cauterized. What I am wondering about is how this surgery will change
>my endo symptoms? Right now, I am due to start my period any day and my
>cramping and pelvic pain started 4 days ago which was typical before the
>surgery. What I am wondering is if the surgery itself is going to solve
>the 5-6 days of cramping I have been having before my periods? And if I
>will still have bad pain when I ovulate. I ovulated after my surgery
>about 7 days after and it hurt pretty bad, but I had just had the
>surgery and figured it would for at least the first month of ovulation.
>I wasn't expecting to hurt like this before my period since I had the
>surgery that removed all of the endo. So, if anyone has any insight
>into this, I sure could use some help. If this is how I am going to
>feel every time I ovulate and every time I have a period from here on
>out, this illness is more complex than I had counted on. I have
>fibromyalgia and I have my hands full with it every day of my life and
>getting endo was just like a complete shock to my system. I am only 34.
>I haven't had children yet, and very much want to. The dr. says there
>isn't any reason why I shouldn't be able to have children. But, with
>this much pain associated with endo, how would I make it through a
>pregnancy? ............ Carla
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