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Re: Laproscopy for endometriosis and side effects afterwards
From: Jenn (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Aug 24 12:37:44 2006
Thanks I only had a little so I better be getting better fast LOL!
Thanks for the reply.
Jenn
At Tue, 22 Aug 2006, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>I was told my pain in my shoulder, back, and ribs was from the gas they
>pumped into my body to look around with the laproscope. I had surgery
>July 20th and I am just starting to feel somewhat normal. I had a
>csection like incision after the laproscope was inserted and my cysts
>burst.
>
>I got to drive for the first time today. I am getting out some although
>2 hours is my limit and then I have to come home and prop my feet up and
>rest. It just wears me out. Taking a shower wears me out. I
>understand exactly where you are coming from! I hear the major incision
>is harder than recovering from a csection b/c of all the cutting and
>scrping they have to do and everything moving back into place. My left
>ovary was squished flat and pressed against the back of my uterus from
>the 2 large cysts on my right ovary. Weird.
>
>Anywho, expect to rest, rest, rest. Since you only had lap your
>recovery should be 3 weeks but maybe a little longer if you had a lot of
>endo.
>
>Feel better soon!
>~Mollie :)
>
>At Sun, 20 Aug 2006, Jenn wrote:
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>>Thanks for the reply. As far as the Dr told me the adhesions werent too
>>bad I didnt have that much. So it kinda shocked me that I feel the way
>>I do. I had csections before and I feel worse now then I did after a
>>csection. Hopefully this week it gets better. Thanks again.
>>Jenn
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>>At Sun, 20 Aug 2006, Andrea wrote:
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>>>Hi. I had surgery several years ago and it took me about 2 months to
>>>feel normal. My doctor explained that the surgery is pretty rough on
>>>your insides. Everything gets moved around and, depending on how
>>>extensive your adhesions are, worked on. All those organs have to move
>>>back into their assigned spaces and heal. The shoulder and back pain
>>>went away after week or so.
>>>
>>>I hope you feel better soon!
>>>
>>>At Sun, 20 Aug 2006, Jenn wrote:
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>>>>I just had this surgery done on Aug 14th Im still not feeling to well. I
>>>>cant seem to get up and move around for more than 15mins or even sit up
>>>>for that long before I get nauseated and flush and start sweating like
>>>>crazy. I have had the pain in the shoulder as they warned me and I also
>>>>have this intense back pain and pain when I breath it feels as though
>>>>someone has their hand under my rib cage and pulling it up. It is
>>>>intense. I was wanting to know if any others have had these type of
>>>>problems.
>>>>Any help would be appreciated.
>>>>Jenn
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