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Re: 3rd Lap + few questions
From: holly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Oct 16 15:46:57 2006
i had my 3rd lap in march, and each one gets easier. i've done the
bowel prep with all of my surgeries and for some other procedures, so
i'm used to it. just be sure to have soft toilet paper on hand. also,
drink a lot of water until your cut-off time. the water will keep you
from dehydrating. the tip with the bowel prep is to keep it cold
without freezing it. it goes down easier the colder it is.
good luck. hope you have some relief with this one.
~holly
mild endo and IC
At Mon, 16 Oct 2006, Hela wrote:
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>Hello ladies.
>
>On Tuesday the 17th I am gonna have my 3rd lap. I am a bit scared as my
>surgeon said my endo looks very bad (and that is only ultrasound) and he
>said he will have to work closely to bowel and there is a small chance
>that my bowel can get perforated accidentally, so I need full bowel prep
>(never had that before, it is really horrible??) Those who had their
>bowel perforated - how long did it take to recover completely? Can it
>cause some irreversable damage and long term consequences?
>I am also puzzled that he told me that I probably wont need a wound
>drain.. After both pervious laps I needed a wound drain for about 4-5
>days - and now I am approaching more invasive lap (as then I was in
>stage 2 and now I am in stage 4) and he says it is unlikely i'll need
>it..
>Also I probably wont but in case I do get period before or on the day of
>the surgery he said it is ok to go ahaed. I cannot imagine being sore
>from surgery and period at the same time! would have to be soaked with
>morphine to survive probably ...
>I must say, I feel lot more nervous than I felt before my last lap.. I
>so much hope I am doing a right thing.. I do not want the lap to do
>more harm than help (neither of the previous laps did make any
>difference to my pain or severity of endo!) I really trust this surgeon
>tho, he is not exactly an endo specialist, but has a lot of experience
>of endo as he is a head of fertility clinic.. Cant help having
>butterfies in my belly everytime I think of the lap
>
>Thanx for listening
>Do take care all of you..
>Hope you have pain free days
>
>--
>Hela
>
>xx
>
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