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Re: Three weeks post-op...A couple of questions
From: Alyson (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Dec 4 17:44:59 2006
I think you would probably be surprised how much you rely on your abs
even when using arm weights. Maybe stick with the light cycling for a
bit longer. It took me well over a month before I was really
comfortable using any kind of wieghts. Your body did just go through
alot and it may take a little longer to fully heal than you would
anticipate.
Alyson
At Mon, 4 Dec 2006, Bulaone wrote:
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>Hi there. I'm three weeks post-op from my 2nd lap surgery to excise
>endo and have a couple of questions. It seems to be different this time
>around--probably I blocked the first from my memory! On the right side
>incision, I have an almond-sized lump beneath the skin. When I bend
>over it sort of indents/puckers. Not painful, just pulls a bit. At
>first I thought it scar tissue, but and spoke with the surgeon yesterday
>and he says that would be unusual on the side incision. He wants to
>check it out next time I'm up in the city (2hrs away) and in the
>meantime, I wanted to know if any of you have had this?
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>Second, I tried going back to the gym yesterday and went very, very
>lightly with my trainer. I rolled my legs on the bike for about 20
>minutes and then did a few arm weights, but nothing requiring much in
>the way of abdominal muscles. I had a few tweaks/twinges on the right
>side--around the ovary (where they removed some gunk underneath that had
>formed after the last lap). Wasn't too bad at first, but seemed to get
>me on and off throughout the day. Still here this morning. The doc
>says I could have tweaked an adhesion, but that pain usually subsides
>quickly or the other possibility is ovulation. He says that can last a
>couple of days to as much as a week after surgery. Because my cycle
>came a bit early due to the surgery, it's hard to gauge whether this is
>ovulation or not. So far I'm not having the normal "mucous" discharge
>that happens with ovulation. Anyone have similar experiences? I'm a bit
>anxious that something has decided to stick to something else and that
>it's not right. I would think a post-op infection would have happened
>sooner? Please share if you can.
>Bulaone
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